Physiognomy is the study of one’s face to discern things about them. Scientifically, this has been proven to be less than perfect. Historically, at least within Ninjutsu, it was considered an esoteric art. You used to look at a sloping forehead and say that that person was going to have a long life or other character traits. While this is hokey, we may also study other aspects to get a better overall picture. The scrolls say to look at the “heart” as you look at their face and you will see a mirror.
Let’s get started. Gravity pulls our earlobes 0.22mm longer every year and shrinks our height 1cm every ten years after the age of 40. Older people even give off a smell called 2-nonenal pheromone. People after about 25 can no longer hear 17.5 khz, sometimes called the mosquito tone.
Identifying people on a dark night
Stay along the sides of houses and building and under eaves. You ears are your eyes. Large men walk with a heavy step and smaller men walk with a lighter step. Suspicious people come quietly. Troublemakers come quickly. Violent drunks breathe heavy and their steps are confused.
Face
Look at a person’s posture, movements, voice, face colour, expressions, and behaviour.
Tenchū 天中 — Top part of the forehead
Tentei 天庭 — Upper part of the forehead below the tenchū above the shikū
Shikū司空 — Upper mid part of the forehead below the tentei above the chūsei
Chūsei 中正 — Lower mid part of the forehead below the shikū above the indō
Indō 印堂 — The glabella, between the eyebrows and above the nose
Sankon 山ん根ん — The base of nose
Nenjō 年上 — The top of the nasal bone
JuJō 寿上 — The top of the nasal cartilage
JunTō 準頭 — The tip of the nose
Ninchū 人中 — The philtrum (lines under the nose)
Suisei 水星 — Mouth
Shōjō 承漿 — Between the bottom lip and the chin
Chikaku 地閣 — The chin
Jōtei 上停 From the hairline down to the eyebrows. A long jōtei indicates you will be happy in your old age.
Chūtei 中停 From the eyebrows to the tip of your nose. A long chūtei indicates you could be a king of men.
Katei 下停 From the nose to the chin. A long katei indicates bad luck in most cases.
These point names are the same as acupuncture.
Women who have a masculine voice or with a prominent uneven forehead, or who are angry looking will have bad luck.
You can see how much of this seems ridiculous by today’s standards. Try not to stare too much at someone while looking at their features. But using a little psychology, some things can be deduced. What do cartoon villains look like and why? How about villains in movies?
By listening to an accent, can you tell where someone is from?
If someone is drunk, what does that tell you? Can you tell if they are habitual drinkers or why? Maybe they are self-medicating a problem. Being drunk in itself might cause them to tell you secrets.
What nationality is a person? What so they do for a job by looking at their clothes, their hands and fingernails, or tan lines?
Can you tell if they are married? Do they wear a ring? Do they have kids, how many, how old?
Do they walk in such a way that it gives away injuries, or do they have band aides?
Can you tell how fit they are and if they work out or eat healthy? Are they healthy enough to fight?
How old are they? What sex are they really? Are they gay?
What do their tattoos or piercings tell you, such as club affiliations or interests? Goth looks generally want to keep people from talking to them. Are there scars from self-harm? From a fire? Are they a criminal?
Women who take selfies is pretty normal, but a guy who takes selfies is considered pompous and arrogant.
Can you tell what their fears or phobias might be?
Do they act overly aggressive?
Are they introverts or extroverts?
A person (especially women) with lower back dimples indicates high sex drive and are squirters.
A big nose is said to be Jewish. Is this true?
Do they keep care of their teeth, hands, and fingernails?
I recommend revisiting the Lie Detection course and notes as there was much related information there.
Machines are even being developed or have been developed to use AI to detect criminals, homosexuality, and other traits for government and private work positions by measuring facial features.
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