Long Toes: Signs of Wisdom...

If you notice the long second toe of Sekhmet, ruler of Thebes, (statue in the Metropolitan Museum, Egyptian collection) it is longer than the big toe.  This is a sign of wisdom and I wanted to, as a long middle-toed person, to make sure this gets proper documentation.  There have not been any major studies of this topic as far as I am aware.  If there are art students out there, this could be your thesis.

But I have studied these long toes in all of the famous museums and it is a sign of classical integrity and those long toes are the classic look, I'm here to tell 'ya.  This is a many-year content study that uses careful observation of rendered physiques in both paintings and sculpture on this continent and abroad.  Long toes are the dominant form.  And I did read somewhere that it is a sign of wisdom but this is a blog so I can invoke opinion and mix with fact and not give a notation because I don't remember where the source information was.

If you happen to have short companion toes, you are o.k.  Don't be discouraged.  You might want to question my observations like my (smart) short-toed husband does.  Maybe short toes are a sign of a logical mind.

Comments

[carron hardin]

My toes are so short and stubby...tiny, little toes and fingers....when I go for a pedicure, they often suggest I receive a discount, as there is so much less toe-age to work on with my feet! But my hands, are my grandmother's hands. I think of her every time I look at them. As I age, arthritis in the joints is making them look even more like her hands.

[Claude]

How interesting! I had no idea. I have rather long but chubby toes ;)

[Rhonda]

This is the place to go for wisdom.
Although I don't have long toes or a longer middle toe. I do think you're quite intelligent, so why argue?
I have regular toes, nothing out of the ordinary. Just plain ol regular boring toes.

:)

[allison]

Maybe if my toes were longer, it wouldn't be so easy for me to stick my foot in my mouth! ;)

[musing]

I've always disliked the way my feet look, because of my long middle toes. But maybe they're not so bad after all.

[Jill]

I've known this all my life since my second toes are longer than my first. But, how did they ever get to be known as "middle-toes' since they are not. Second toe or Morton's toe, the Statue of Liberty has this classic Greek foot.

[Miss Cellania]

My middle toe is longer than my big toe, but they are all pretty short and stubby.

[sonya]

i'm glad that i came across ur site, my husband and bff always makes fun of my long second toes.lol guess i have alot of wisdom...........what does it mean if you have one long toe on one foot and none on the other?

[Olivia]

I love this! Now I feel special to have such a long second toe instead of a freak! lol