In case you were more focused on the two coiling snakes at the bottom of the statue, you are a very intuitive person who likes to keep things close to their chest. In that situation, your flaw would be either manipulation or secretiveness.
Snakes are symbols of transformation and change, but they are also creatures of secrecy. If the snake was the part of the statue you paid attention to first, then it’s possible that you do like to keep secrets for yourself. That’s not to say you have malicious intentions, but there is a sense of secrecy or even manipulation that surrounds you.
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4. The Fish (The Nose and Eye Detail)
The fish are placed inside the heart of the face, symbolizing emotions and the subconscious mind. Should the fish be the first thing you see here, your flaw might be escapism or indecisiveness.
Fish flow along with the current. You may discover that when faced with problems, it is your natural tendency to “swim away” instead of dealing with the problem directly. This shows an inability to hold a stance in regards to important matters because you prefer to keep things fluid and prevent others from being displeased. Although this allows you to adapt easily, you run the risk of losing yourself to the surroundings.
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5. The Birds/Swallows (The Forehead and Brow)
Most individuals can easily see the nimble swallows flitting around in the area of the forehead and brow. This suggests that your fault could be restlessness or lack of focus.
You are an individual who likes to look into the future. But this is because you never stay still long enough to finish one idea before starting another. While your head is constantly brimming with ideas, you might not have enough of the earth energy necessary to put these ideas into practice. Your flaw would be giving up on anything when the thrill wears off.
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6. Otters or Small Animals (The Mouth and Jaw)
In case you have seen the smaller and earthier animals such as the otters at the mouth level or even the cubs at the head level, your weakness will probably be dependency/people-pleasing.
The animals stand for relationships and socializing. You see, if you spotted these animals first, then you place more importance on social harmony than your own happiness. This is what they call the “nice person” weakness; you do not want to risk rejection and therefore keep quiet about your own needs.
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The science behind the “first glance”
Why would individuals perceive varying perceptions from the same set of geometric shapes and shadows? In most instances, there would be a reason for this variance. The human brain does not operate like a camera in terms of perception but rather operates like a narrator. In order to make sense of the perceptual mess around us, we rely on top-down processing. Psychologists describe top-down processing as a technique that allows us to apply our prior knowledge and emotions to our perceptual experience.
The “flaw” that shows up as a result of such an analysis isn’t some sort of a scar etched into the very depths of your soul or even something static related to your personality structure. Rather, it is an indication of how you spend your psychological resources at the moment. What is seen is determined by how the person perceives reality at the time – if you are extremely conscious of your vanity recently, then the image of a Lion will be like a flashing neon sign for you.
The purpose of the task you have performed here is not to criticize yourself but, rather, to assign you to a category in order to humiliate you. Quite to the contrary, the purpose of the task is to help you perform Shadow Work. This term denotes the technique used widely by the Swiss psychologist Carl Jung. This approach suggests that one should identify the elements of their character, which the person tries to hide because they seem “unacceptable.”
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Once you become acquainted with your shadow, you become whole. Here is how you can apply the results of your “first glance” to your personal growth:
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