Who am I? Who is the other?

We are not just a body with gestures or a face with expressions.
We have a personality and character that animate us. If we could better "see" ourselves, in order to gain a better understanding of ourselves and of the other, what peace of mind we'd have and how many problems we would be able to solve!
What a pleasure to discover ourselves and others with their positive inclinations, their points of interest and to be able to finally live without arousing any negative inclinations which spoil our lives!
We often resort to our intuition. But is it always the right one?
This is not about clairvoyance. This is about techniques and human sciences that allow to interpret and analyze a character, based on a body's forms and the face's features. When the analysis is well developed, it reveals the person's concealed potential and as such, it helps in developing it.

Ever since the world is as it is, man has been interested in the face and body's form and movement. Engravings, sculptures, paintings and written works all bear witness to this. Later on in 1778, physiognomony appeared and in 1937, morphosychology.


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In the Middle Ages, people were classified according to four types of tempers that could be discerned in the manners and on an individual's face:
1- The choleric: a quick walk, jerky gestures, a high-pitched voice, and a constantly alert expression.
2- The melancholic: a weighty walk, slow movements, a low-pitched voice, and a soft expression.
3- The confident: a feverish walk, agitated gestures, a high-pitched voice, and an open expression.
4- The placid: an undulated walk, blurred gestures, a deep voice, and a dreamy expression.

The Chinese divide the body into three parts:
1- The first zone above the shoulders.
2- The second zone from the shoulders to the waist.
3- The third zone from the waist to the feet.

As such, a harmonious nature would reside in the balance between these three zones.
And when there is no such balance, one could say that:
1- for a cerebral nature, the first would dominate (the world of thoughts and projects)
2- for a sentimental nature, the second is dominant (the world of feelings and relations)
3- for a down-to-earth nature, the third is dominant (the world of instincts and achievements)

If the three zones follow each other in a decreasing way (1>2>3), the person first thinks, then reaches toward and then establishes the bases or delegates.
If the three zones follow each other in an increasing way (3>2>1), the person acts, likes or dislikes and then projects.
On the other hand, the Chinese believe that each body resembles a specific animal:
- A person with a massive and solid body resembles an elephant and has a good character,
- A person with a slender and muscular body resembles a horse, and therefore has a noble character,
- A person with a small and slim body resembles a monkey and is sensitive.

As for the physionomist, he studies a face's characteristics and reveals a character according to the place and form of the features. This remains very static, as the study is that of isolated features, which are only significant as such. But some observations however are based on good common sense, as indicated by:
- A furrowed brow for latent worry
- Eyes wide open for curiosity
- A big nose for a need to exchange
- A mouth with droopy ends for tetchiness

As for the morphosychologist, he analyzes the continuous interaction between the face, the psyche and the environment.
Four basic types are related to four stages in life:
1- The dilated (childhood): all round and full
2- The laterally retracted (adolescence): the profile and forehead are oblique, and the nose and mouth stand out.
3- The retracted from the forehead (maturity): the forehead and the profile are straight.
4- The extremely retracted (old age): the face is narrow and the eyes and mouth are deep-set.

In an similar way, we can say that an individual who is:
- Dilated: is merry and easy to live with, likes food and stays very attached to his family and roots.
- Laterally retracted: has impetus and dynamism, likes challenges and changes, is independent and seductive.
- Frontally retracted: has control and balance, thinks and analyzes, likes and assumes responsibilities.
- Retracted: has great sensitivity and selectivity, gets tired very quickly and is subjective, loves solitude and the world of ideas.

But as the human being is not one pure type, there are various types that are called mixed-types, and they are blends that are found in the three zones of the face.
The face is divided into three zones:
- Instinctive zone (jaw, chin and mouth): home to instincts and activities.
- Affective zone (cheekbones, cheeks and nose): home to sentimental and social lives.
- Cerebral zone (forehead, crest, temples, eyebrows and eyes): home to mental functions.

Similarly, one could say first-handedly, that when the largest zone is:
- Instinctive tonic: ability to materialize and need to possess
- Passive instinctive: greediness and tendency towards easiness
- Affective tonic: passion and spontaneity, spirit of conquest
- Affective passive: need for love and tenderness, need for the other to reach out to him/her.
- Cerebral tonic: dynamic and down-to-earth intelligence.
- Cerebral passive: memory made of images, intuition, aptitude for arts.

The mosphosychologist interprets each frame, feature, type and zone in relation with the whole face and in relation to other features and zones too.
For example, a droopy mouth doesn't only indicate tetchiness; analyzed through other aspects, this same mouth can also express a "difficulty" at the affective/instinctive level that the person can be either living through well or with difficulty.

So be careful of caricatural interpretation or photo fit and avoid falling in the trap in the likes of "He has a large forehead! He is certainly very intelligent!".
Intelligence can take various forms: down-to-earth or abstract, reflective or intuitive, analytical or synthetical and applies to all fields that are so wide and varied that, to my humble opinion, no one can quantify it!

A big nose does not mean great intelligence, or a small nose, little intelligence. A large forehead that is based on a strong jaw and firm frame translates an intelligence of the abstract world, of ideas and ideals, which will be achieved.
As for a small forehead, with the same factors, intelligence is down-to-earth, practical and reflective.

A thin mouth does not mean cruelty, nor do full lips mean indolence. Thin lips indicate finesse, and full lips suggest sensuality.

Small eyes don't mean a lack of openness, nor do globular eyes signify that the person doesn't keep his distances. Small eyes indicate selectivity, and globular ones receptivity.

Some other indications:

A large frame indicates that the person has significant vital reserves, and a narrow one means that the person gets quickly tired.
A fleshy face is that of a welcoming and diplomatic person. A flat face is that of a person who is on his guards. A flat-undulated face is that of a person who nuances his contacts.

An oblique forehead: quick and straightforward thought. Straight forehead: the thought is controlled; circular forehead: the thought is intuitive.

Large cheekbones: needs and exchanges are very important in the sentimental and relational domains.

A nose that is projected shows a conquering nature, and a small nose indicates a nature that waits for the other to make the move.

Vibrating nostrils indicate hypersensitivity, and closed nostrils show sentimental protection.
An oblique ear indicates dynamism. Straight ear: control and balance. Unglued ears: independence.


Now, are you better equipped? In any case, we are all, in a certain way, similar in the sense that we all have our uncertainties, gaps, hesitations and lack of confidence. Each of us will express it in our own way, but we must not subjugate the quality of expression and communication.