The influence of the stars : $b a book of old world loreBaughan, Rosa
Religion
The influence of the stars : $b a book of old world lore
Baughan, Rosa
Astrology; Palmistry; Physiognomy
A forehead which is very full over the eyebrows and rather low than
high, shows intuitive faculty, artistic perception and idealism; we see
this form of brow in all the antique statues of Apollo. A very
projecting forehead, fuller above than below, and so large as to appear
to dominate the whole face, is generally the forehead of a slow if not
a dull intellect. A perpendicular forehead, well rounded at the
temples, rather high than low and having straight, well-defined
eyebrows, shows solid power of the understanding, love of study and
power of concentrating the attention, but it is not the forehead of the
poet, painter, or musician.
Arched foreheads, somewhat low, but full at the temples, with long,
sweeping and mobile eyebrows, appear properly to be feminine, since
they show sweetness and sensitiveness of nature.
High, narrow and wholly unwrinkled foreheads, over which the skin seems
tightly drawn, are indicative of weakness of the will-power, want of
imagination and very little susceptibility. They are the foreheads of
narrow-minded, commonplace persons. Of course other features may soften
these indications; intelligent eyes may give intellect, or a sweet and
tender mouth feeling enough to, at any rate, diminish the unpleasant
indications of this type of forehead.
Foreheads not altogether projecting, but having angular and knotty
protuberances upon them, denote vigour of mind and harsh and oppressive
activity and perseverance. To be in exact proportion, the forehead
should be the same length as the nose. In Greek art, however, it is
generally shorter, which gives softness and elegance to the face. It
should be oval at the top, or somewhat square; if the latter, it gives
more force--if the former, more sensibility of character. It should be
smooth in repose, yet have the power of wrinkling when in deep thought,
or when in grief or anger; for foreheads over which the skin is so
tightly strained as never to change under these circumstances show a
dull, unsensitive and unintellectual nature. A forehead should project
more over the eyes than at the top, and there should be a small cavity
in the centre, separating the brow into four divisions: but this should
be so slightly accentuated as only to be seen when the forehead is in a
strong light coming from above it.
When the eyebrows are far from each other at their starting-point
between the eyes, they denote warmth, frankness and impulse--a generous
and unsuspicious nature. A woman or man having such eyebrows would
never be causelessly jealous. Eyebrows, on the contrary, which meet
between the eyes in the manner so much admired by the Persians denote a
temperament ardent in love, but jealous and suspicious: all Saturnians
have these eyebrows.
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