An infinite number of movements proceed from these various seats.
We have now reached the semeiotic standpoint, that of these very clear plans, the very starting point of gesture.
The articular centres of the arms are called thermometers: the wrist, that of the organic physical life; the shoulder, that of the sensitive life; and the elbow, that of the relative life.
The thumb has much expression; drawn backward it is a symbol of death, drawn forward it is the sign of life. Where there is abundance of life, the thumb stands out from the hand. If a friend promises me a service with the thumb drawn inward, he deceives. If with the thumb in the normal state, he is a submissive but not a devoted friend. He cannot be very much counted upon. If the thumb stands outward, we may rely upon his promise.
We still find life, soul and mind in each division of the body.
There are also a buccal, an occipital and an abdominal life.
The body of man, with all its active and attractive foci, with all its manifestations, may be considered an ellipse.
These well-indicated divisions may be stated in an analytic formula:
| Attractive Centers. | { | Life: Occipital. | } | ||
| Mind: Temporal. | |||||
| Soul: Parietal. | |||||
| Mind: Frontal. | } | } | Expressive centres. | ||
| Soul: Buccal. | |||||
| Life: Genal. | |||||
| Mind: Thoracic. | } | ||||
| Soul: Epigastric. | |||||
| Life: Abdominal. | |||||
| Life: Shoulders. | } | ||||
| Soul: Elbows. | |||||
| Mind: Wrists. | |||||
| Life: Thigh. | } | ||||
| Soul: Knee. | |||||
| Mind: Foot. |
This is the proper place to fix the definition of each division by some familiar illustration.