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Face Reading
Chinese Physognomy - Face Reading
by Judy Adler-Morris
Chinese Physiognomy commonly known as Face Reading is documented being used approximately 3,000 years ago.
Over the years principles have been developed that form the basis of determining the quality of a face.
One is that the human face is a system of life information. In other words the individual features of a face relate to each other. It is a mistake to just look at the nose or the eyes or the forehead. You can start with one part of the face and build on it with the next part of the face.
Through systematic analysis a face reader can read the secrets of the person’s fate.
Next is the principle of yin and yang or two polar opposites. The Chinese divination uses left for the male and right for the female. This comes from the yijing statement that yin standing alone will not yield, just as yang standing alone will not grow. This rule (left for male and right for female) is used in face reading and Chinese palmistry. So in face reading a man’s face is read from the left side first and a woman’s face is read from the right side first.
Then there is the principle of the five elements.
The five element theory includes the ‘wuxing’ or the interaction of the five types of qi in cycles, generating, weakening, or controlling. This system used in face readings is applied to facial features. A square face belongs to metal. A round face is water. A long face is wood. A triangle face is fire. A thick and heavy face is earth. Face readers don’t stop at the shape of the face, however; they also look at the shape of the ears, the nose, eyes, and the corresponding proportions.
The principle of harmony and balance is highly regarded as they can offset otherwise negative features.
Man-animal resemblance is very interesting as it can tell you a person’s degree of aggressiveness and luck.
The principle of implicitness include the person’s tone of voice, table manners, walk, hands, feet, and even sleep.
Geographic location is considered to be influential on the person. The forehead represents the south, the chin for the north, the nose for the central area, the left for the east, and the right for the west. Also the five elements are represented in their respective locations. So people from the north will find that more importance is placed on their chin than it will be on people from the other regions, and so on.
Well, there is much more to this story but not enough space to cover all of it.
Master Issac Chung is a Master of Masters of Physiognomy.
We are fortunate to have him come to Austin, Texas this June 3-7 to teach this fine art.
About the Author
Judy Adler is the first American designated Feng Shui Master by Master
Joseph Yu, founder of the Feng Shui Research Center in Ontario. She has been
practicing and teaching Feng Shui professionally since 1993. Although she
resides in the Austin, Texas area, she provides services for clients
internationally. She can be reached at Judy@FSRC.net
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