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About PhysiognomyEveryone to some degree intuitively reads faces.
Face reading, that is, the interpretation of character through the features and lineaments, is a method probably as old as man.
The first systematized approach that we know of, originated in Greece, with the philosophical speculations of Empedocles, whose ideas where later on, taken further by the "father of medicine" Hippocrates.
The first written work on Physiognomy came from Aristotle, whose scripts are considered to be the base upon which Western Physiognomy was erected. Alexander the Great, his pupil, used to collaborate by sending material from his expeditions.
Physiognomy was popular among the Romans, after the Dark Ages during the Renaissance, the 16th century and up to the 19th, when it reached its peak in the West.
Some of the most renowned Physiognomists, whose important observations contributed to the development of this method, are Gerolamo Giardano,
Giovani de la Porta, Johan Lavater, Dr. Camper, Sir Charles Bell, Dr Gall and many more. These Physiognomists, observed the relation between human tendencies, dispositions and facial features.
They found that that the various features of the face betray characters traits.
That nature’s law displays an order, correctness, an unmistakable Causal relation. That one's destiny depends upon inborn traits, which however, may be altered to a certain degree, positively or negatively, by the person's will power and/or by accidental influences.
The 21st century has arrived and with it the promise of genetics. Scientists predict that genetic research will lead to the eradication of many diseases and disorders.
Inside the minute, twisted double-helix of our DNA lays the answer to many of our problems. Genetics is a key factor in Physiognomy.
Physiognomy is NOT a fatalistic theory. It is upon the person, to master his flaws and reinforce his merits. One cannot change his face unless he changes himself.The face can be accurately interpreted, only by combining all the comparisons and analyses of every feature, individually and together.
By weighting the strength and influence of each facial zone and feature;
One must consider whether there is balance or not, if there are any contradicting features; study the inborn and developed qualities, find the prevailing tendencies and the secondary dormant ones. Determining the temperament, analyzing the impression and marking the whole manner of the face is of uttermost importance. One must always bear in mind that it is a face and not merely one feature that is analyzed.