This organ imparts a relish and a desire for the beautiful, the
elevated and the exquisite. It renders its possessor constantly alive
to impressions of beauty, and leads to a desire of improvement. Those
who possess it large are never satisfied with sober reality; but
delight to revel in the illusions of fancied existence.
Predominant.--With Ideality predominant, one will live in a state
of constant illusion. He will be enthusiastic and chimerical in all
his views and opinions. His enjoyments will be of the most intense
description, and his suffering of the same character. Plain matter of
fact and sober reality will disgust him. He will be ever striving
after the refined and the ideal. He will be an enthusiastic admirer of
poetry and the fine arts, and all objects of taste.
Large.--With this organ large, one will possess a rich and glowing
fancy, and a natural refinement and exquisiteness of taste. With
Benevolence large, he will be much afflicted at the miseries of
mankind, and will long for a state of existence where happiness is
unalloyed and pleasure interminable. With Adhesiveness large, his ideas
of friendship will be of the most exquisite and refined description.
With Colour, Form and Size large, he will be an excellent judge of
paintings, and will be exceedingly fond of them; with Locality and Form
large, will take great delight in picturesque scenery, in flowers,
trees, &c. With large Language and Comparison, will employ many
metaphors and figures of speech in his writings and conversations; with
Self-esteem and Comparison large, he will be exceedingly choice in his
use of language; and if, with this combination, Language be large, and
Causality small, he will have many more words than ideas, and will
converse much more than think. He will be superficial and showy, rather
than solid. With Amativeness and Adhesiveness large, will be fond of
such poetry as is the subject of love and passion. With Imitation and
Marvellousness large, will never relapse in his efforts for improvement.
Moderate.--With Ideality moderate, one will not be insensible to
the beauties of nature and art, yet will never allow his fancy to
obtain the mastery over him. He will seldom experience a high degree
of enthusiasm and rapture of feeling, and be rather a plain and
matter-of-fact character. If Causality is large, he may relish fiction,
but it will be more for its sentiment than for its ideal qualities. If
Self-esteem is small, his language will be exceedingly plain, and he
will never attain a high degree of refinement and polish of manners.
Small.--With Ideality small, one will be incapable of appreciating
beauty. His views and sentiments will be coarse and unrefined. His
expressions will be low and vulgar. He will have great aversion to
poetry, paintings and all works of taste.