There’s a reason why evil villains in Disney movies have those infamous furrowed brows.
The so-called and much maligned 11 lines, etched between the eyebrows, are formed by irritation, annoyance, anger or deep concentration, according to hypnotherapist and face reader Lori Bell.
“People who use punishment as a tool [enforcing unpleasant consequences] will have their 11 lines swing underneath the eyebrows,” Bell told The Post.
Bell shared that in Chinese medicine, the eyebrows are known as the siblings’ palace
“People who have this punishment line typically fought their siblings; they grew up punishing each other. As a result, they’re very good with the tool of punishment,” she said.
And it goes even deeper than that.
Whether the line hooks between the left or right eyebrow indicates who and how you punish, according to Bell.
“The right side of the face is seen as your public persona, and the left side of your face is your personal persona.”
She notes that when there are significant differences between the halves of the face, the person is incongruent, behaving one way in public and another in private.
“With respect to the eyebrows and this punishment line, if it’s on the right side of your face, you’re probably using this tool more in business and in your public life. If it’s on the left eyebrow, you’re using it in your personal life; you’re punishing the people closest to you rather than the people you do business with.“
And on the occasion, if the line swoops under both eyes — “You’re a d–k to everybody,” she said.
Bell shared that the deeper the line, the more pronounced the energy.
“If they’re there and they’re not super intense, or they’re lighter, punishment might not be something that the person uses all the time or is always thinking about.”
She points to the example of Gaston from Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast.”
“The punishment line is the main feature of his face, and punishment is the main part of his personality,” she said.
Other cartoon villains who display the line include Captain Hook, Jafar, Scar, Ursula, the Queen of Hearts, and the Grinch.
In terms of celebrities, Dwayne Johnson, Russel Brand, Lena Heady, and Michéle Lamy all have the punisher lines.
Bell notes that author Stephen King has a line of punishment under the right eyebrow, along with a deep line of concentration in the center of his brows.
“This is deep concentration about punishment and how to use it in a professional context. For Stephen King, this is perfectly fitting.”
Before you stare at your 11 lines in horror, Bell emphasized that face reading, which is rooted in Chinese medicine and dates back centuries, takes into account the sum total of the face, not just a specific characteristic.
“If someone had those punisher eyebrows but every other feature of their face was a kindness feature or a humanitarian feature then I would I would call it more justice than punishment. I would say it’s more writing the wrongs of humanity. You do have to read it against the other features,” she told The Post.
Whether people realize it or not, face reading is built into most human interactions.
“We definitely read faces at the subconscious level, that’s why when you see a face, you get a guttural reaction. It’s so much more fun when you can bring it to the light of your conscious mind and know why you feel that way.”
Bell believes there is immediate, intrinsic value in face reading.
“People want to read faces because they want to protect themselves, protect the people they love and better understand others. It all comes down to reading symbols, and if you understand how to read the symbols, you can bypass all the little bits of information, and it all comes together,” she explained.
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