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The Metal Element
Sandra Moore Williams, Face Reader
In this fourth article on Chinese Face Reading, we will look at recognizing and understanding the Metal Element.
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The Metal people are the perfectionists, the practical, calm organizers, the shy, aloof people with impeccable taste.
Physically, the Metal trademarks are high eyebrows, long elegant nose, high cheekbones, and a lustrous complexion, usually rather taut across the bones. Exceptionally attractive, most fashion models are Metal with their sharp, angular features and flawless skin. Typically, they will be delicate looking with a thin chest, small wrists and ankles, and prominent collar bones.
Many Metal people look as if a strong wind would blow them away. It could. Usually they are not strong, and have no extra fat to fill them out. Think Sarah Jessica Parker. If you see someone who is thin, with excellent posture, not a hair out of place, impeccable taste and a detached calm, you are looking at a quintessential Metal personality.
The primary emotion is Grief and its complement is Compassion. The organ associated with Metal are the lungs. They often seem to barely be breathing.
Psychologically, Metal people are stuck in a sense of profound loss that's core deep. Most can't articulate it, nor tell you why they feel that way, but somehwere along the way, they got caught in one of the first three stages of grief and remain there, feeling inadequate, broken, incomplete, and empty. They withdraw and hold themselves apart as self-protection, numbing their feelings in order to cope. So they seem detached, cool, and aloof. It's really shyness and a fear of letting the world back in again.
Their deep sense of loss and grief makes them very empathetic to the pain of others, though they may not articulate it. In fact, their expressions of sympathy and concern are so low key that others often fail to pick up on them. And when Metal people make philanthropic bequests it is usually anonymously. Which brings up another key characteristic: poise and propriety. They appear so perfect and distant it is hard to get to know them. Being competent and organized is how they cope with the chaos the world seems to hold.
It is almost like living inside a bubble of self-protection: frequently called an Ice Queen or King, cold, and snobbish, they are concerned with appearances, the air of being above it all. Success is important because they don't want pity or sympathy and have great difficulty fighting for themselves. They won't stoop to the level of getting into battles or letting others see their pain. Instead, they will simply walk away in silence.
Because they feel broken, there is a deep sense of being inadequate, they feel that what they do is never quite good enough. Though others may think their work is exceptional, they seldom can hear the praise or believe it. They know it could have been better. It isn't perfect.
They long for praise and any criticism is devastating, because they already feel inadequate. On the flip side, no one can cut as deeply as an angry Metal, nor as precisely on point. One cold look and a few perfectly chosen words will slice to the core. (Think of Meryl Streep's character in "The Devil Wears Prada.")
Perfection seeks absolute quality. The quintessential Metal will not settle for anything less than the best, the cutting edge, or the utterly unique. They would rather do without if something fails to measure up their exacting standards.
In crisis situations, Metal people are calm, detached, exceptionally practical and organized in their approach. As they are all the time.
Some famous people with a strong Metal element include: Sarah Jessica Parker, Reese Witherspoon, Judy Woodruff (NPR news anchor), Audrey Hepburn, Heidi Klum, Ryan Gosling, Jimmy Stewart, Stephano Sarzani (orchestral conductor - quintessential Metal!)
Sandra Moore Williams
is a certified professional Face Reader and author of Faces: What You See Is What You Get, a guide to reading faces. She has fifteen years' experience reading faces, consulting, speaking, and entertaining.
Website:: www.sandramoorewilliams.com.
Email: sandra@sandramoorewilliams.com
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