Metal element personality types can be blunt or cutting but never ambiguous. They are the keepers of standards and source of aesthetic values.
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To begin to understand Metal Element personality types, picture the people you see straightening pictures, even in public places. (I confess I'm one of them.) Or the people who stress if others at work don't follow the rules.
Metal element personality types are also the people who ensure that their architectural designs meet all safety requirements, while greeting the world with breathtaking beauty.
While they might seem cold, they feel deeply. They are the keepers of standards and measures, the source of aesthetic and moral values.
This article on Metal element personality types provides insights into how to understand this most demanding and precise of personality types.
Blunt and to the Point
Metal can either be blunt or cutting, but it is never subtle or ambiguous. Everyone’s family or office seems to have someone with excess Metal.
In this person’s voice, compliments sound negative, criticism is easy, and anything less than the best is failure – or at the very least, worth bitter complaining.
Metal types may genuinely care and love but be unable to emit the slightest warmth or concession. Some professions require a highly developed Metal element, such as pilots, estheticians, plastic surgeons, lawyers, judges, and accountants.
At the same time, while a benefit at work, these Metal types may have a hard time switching gears and relaxing their evaluations during their free time.
Qigong exercises that balance the metal element with the other elements can help metal types relax.