Foot reading is made up pseudoscience junk to fool people. There is nothing to it and is for the gullible and should not be taken seriously. It is nonsensical rubbish. It really only has any value as entertainment. Despite that it does appear to have a cult like following in some places.
What is Foot Reading?
Foot reading (sometimes called, ‘solestry’ or ‘podomancy’) claims to be able to analyse our emotional lives and personality traits from the toes and feet.
Some of the deluded claims that get made for Foot Reading include:
Unlike palmistry, which claims to tell your future, foot reading can only reveal your personality because you are just carrying around the imprint of everything that’s happened to you. I can tell you about your past and your present, but not predict your future.
If your big toe is much longer than your other toes, you are a clever, creative thinker.
The longer your second toe, the more leadership qualities you have. You are dynamic and resourceful, but your desire to get things done, ‘my way or no way’, can tip over into bossiness.
people with flat feet generally feel that they lack support in life or are not supported by those around them…It is as if the foot collapses in an attempt to feel grounded and supported. And because they may not feel grounded, they may very often have boundary issues.
Bunions are telling you that you are bending over backwards doing too much for others and not enough for yourself! The degree to which the big toe is deformed towards the little toe shows the degree that you are out of balance in this area of your life. Ask yourself, what would I be doing with my time if I had more time for me. Many people with bunions can’t answer this. Until they work out what they really want to spend their time on for themselves, they will continue doing too much for others
High arches are commonly found on people with strong inner resources. You enjoy spending time on your own. That’s not to say that you aren’t sociable, but if you do go to a party, you need the next day as quiet time to re-energize. You are very resourceful but find it hard to accept help from others because you feel you can do it all yourself.
If you have athletes foot you have developed a tendency to let things get under your skin. You experience extreme irritability. It annoys you that people constantly interfere and doubt and question your ideas, hindering your progress. Why are you letting them bother you?
If your little toe is on its side with the nail facing the wall instead of the ceiling then you are unconventional, rebellious; it’s my way or the highway!
Hard skin around the outside edge of the heel – this indicates that you are feeling insecure about how you want to move forward and take the next steps.
Listed below are a selection of books on Foot Reading that these quotes came from, purely for entertainment purposes.
What is the evidence that supports foot reading?
There is none. Not one piece of evidence supports foot reading. Like astrology they deal in made up vague statements that can appeal to some people. Properly controlled blinded trials on astrology have shown it is no better than chance and it is randomly made up.
‘Podomancy’ has apparently been practiced in India and China for 5000 years and this is often cited by practitioners of Foot Reading as evidence to justify what they do and to try and give it credibility, but that is just the appeal to antiquity or tradition logical fallacy and does not work.
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