The Osseous Type: "The Stayer" – Physical Makeup



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When the Osseous or bony framework of the body is more highly developed than any other system in an individual he is said to be of the Osseous type. The Osseous system is made up of the bones of the body and what makes up our skeleton. Their bony framework is extremely pronounced, and its function is to hold the body upright. A first impression of an Osseous type would be that they are rawboned. A man we all know, the 16^th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln, was largely of the Osseous type. The faces, noses, jaws, hands and fingers of this type are generally longer than most.



“Prominent ankles, wrists, knuckles and elbows are sure signs that such an individual has a large osseous or bony element in his makeup. When you look at any person you quickly discern whether fat, bone or muscle predominates in his construction. If fat predominates he leans toward the Alimentive, no matter what other type she may have in combination; if firm, well-defined muscles are conspicuous, he is largely Muscular; but if his bones are proportionately large for his body he has much of the Osseous type in his makeup. The power of his physique is evident to all who look at him. The strength indicated by his large joints, angular hands and general bulk intuitively warns others to let this kind of person alone.”



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The Osseous tend to look the most rugged out of all of the types and tends to remind us of “the rugged Rockies.” His appearance is firm, fixed, impassive – as if everything about him was permanent. He looks this way because this is how he is. He tends to be the tallest of all of the types – “the six-footer” – and has high, prominent cheek bones. His hands are best described as ‘gnarled’. When an Osseous holds his fingers close together his hand runs straight down instead of tapering. His hand matches his body, head and face – it is bony, angular, large-jointed and just as rigid as it appears. His hands are extremely inflexible, and this is apparent in his handshake. His fingers are knotty and their irregular appearance comes from the size of their joints – which are large.

Citations:

Benedict, Elsie Lincoln., and Ralph Paine Benedict. How to Analyze People on Sight through the Science of Human Analysis; the Five Human Types,. East Aurora NY: Printed and Bound by the Roycrofters, 1921. Scribd. 4 Dec. 2009. Web. 28 Jan. 2012. <http://www.scribd.com/doc/41132983/Analyze-People-on-Sight-eBook>

Boyd, Thomas P. "PsiTek - The Mental Highway - FREE." PsiTek - FREE Metaphysical Books. Web. 29 Jan. 2012. <http://www.psitek.net/pages/PsiTek-the-mental-highway-Contents.html>.