Who Are You?: 101 Ways of Seeing Yourself (Compass) - Softcover

Godwin, Malcolm

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140196099 ISBN 13: 9780140196092

Publisher: Penguin Books, 2000

Synopsis

* What does the shape of your head and your hands tell about your personality?
* Are you left-brain or right-brain dominant? Yin or yang?
* What is your spiritual tendency?
* Are you sanguine, melancholic, choleric, or phlegmatic?
* Which is your most essential element--wood, fire, earth, metal, or water?
* Are you a sensualist, romantic, or courtesan?

Created by a renowned artist/illustrator, this beautiful and practical book contains one hundred and one intriguing, easy to follow, and often amusing devices that will help readers determine their abilities, personality type, psychological strategies, and deeper potential. As fun to use as it is profound in its revelations, Who Are You? is drawn from ancient teachings and contemporary findings. The "tests" it contains are divided into four sections--the body, the emotions, the intellect, and the spirit. The result is one hundred and one separate identity mirrors that work together to give readers a comprehensive self-portrait that is both revealing and informative.

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Review:

In this comprehensive and colorfully illustrated "identity kit," readers examine themselves through 101 lenses, including the sun signs, the "Sevenfold Faces of Siang Mien" (a test that examines facial shapes), the models of Chinese medicine (are you a nurturer, explorer, magicia, or alchemist?), and even which sections of your brain are the most dominant. Numerous ancient and modern traditions and sciences are used to uncover how we think, feel, relate to the divine, and physically embody this lifetime.

Of course, the information will seem contradictory at times. For example, if your body type is endomorph you probably have a sluggish, go-with-the-flow personality. Yet, if you were also born in 1963 you are ruled by the tiger, indicating you are rash, impulsive, and quick-tempered. But never mind all that. This is meant to be a tool for self-exploration, not a tidy, compact formula. The quality stock paper, lovely illustrations and photographs, and stellar research make this a fascinating household staple--guaranteed to capture everyone's curiosity. A perfect party book. Gail Hudson

From the Back Cover:

101 fascinating ways to discover your true self and gain insight into your friends and family
-- Are you left-brain or right-brain dominant?
-- How well do you cope with emotional stress?
-- How do you think? Verbally? Analytically? Spatially?
-- What does you palm tell about your personality?
-- What type are you spiritually? Prayerful? Philosopher Sage? Devotee?

This beautiful and practical book is designed to help you find out more about yourself. It contains 101 mirrors of self-discovery in which you in which you can recognize your dominant behavior, your body type, how you feel and act, how you think and approach your spirituality. Drawn from ancient and modern techniques from both the East, and the West, these "tests" are divided into four sections -- the body, the emotions, the intellect, and the spirit.

Each assessment takes no more than a few minutes to complete, and is accompanied by a brief description of the history an principles behind the method or technique. As fun to use as it is profound in its revelations, this book will help you understand how others see you -- and how you see yourself.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Books
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0140196099
• ISBN 13: 9780140196092
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 224