Face Reader - Discover Anyone’s Personality, Compatibility, Talents, and Challenges Through Chinese Face Reading

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T H E F A C E 4
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First published in 2007 in Australia and New Zealand by Allen & Unwin
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Copyright © Patrician McCarthy 2007
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6 Face reader : discover anyone’s personality, compatibility,
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1. Physiognomy - China. I. Title.
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Set in Horley by Richard Oriolo
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Author’s Note
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Introduction 1 1
How Mien Shiang Can Help You in Your Everyday Life 2 1
The Origin of Mien Shiang 2 1
How I Came to Learn and Love Mien Shiang 4 1
Mien Shiang: A Holistic Practice for Mind, Body, Spirit 8 1
How to Use This Book 9
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PART ONE: THE ELEMENTS OF MIEN SHIANG 1
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ONE What Is a Face? 13 2
Recognition 13 2
Communication 14
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TWO The Five Taoist Principles of Mien Shiang 19 2
The Principle of Harmony 19 2
The Principle of Entirety 20 2
The Principle of Qi 20 2
The Principle of Yin and Yang 20 2
Using Yin and Yang to Read the Face 21 2
The Principle of the Five Elements 24 2
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THREE Using the Five Elements and Their Associations to Read the Face 27
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What Determines Our Five Element Constitutional Type 29
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A Five Element Balancing Act 30
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FOUR Five Element Personality Tests 33 3
The Five Element Personality Quiz 33 3
The Five Element Test 38 3
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1 FIVE Characteristics and Traits of the Five Element Personalities 41
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The Five Element Emotional Traits 42
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The Defining Emotion 42 n The Gifts and Challenges of the Emotions 43
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4 Each Feature’s Own Identifiable Characteristics 84
5 Interpreting the Features’ Characteristics 84
6 Face Shapes 86
7 The Eight Common Face Shapes 87
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SEVEN Inherited and Acquired Facial Traits 89
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3 Using Your Gifts and Challenges 96
4 NINE The Specific Age Areas of the Face 97
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Gender and the Age Areas of the Face 100
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The Early-Age Markings on the Ears 100
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Determining the Yin and Yang Sides of the Face 106
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PART THREE: READING THE 1
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ELEVEN Analyzing Each Feature for Specific Traits 111 4
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Determining the Size of the Features 113
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Ears 114
Kidney Jing 115 n Ear Size 116 n Ear Shape 119 n The Three Sections of the Ear: Reading 7
for Risk Taking 122 n Set of Ears 123 n Ear Set and Positioning 124 n Positioning of Ears 125 n 8
Reading the External Ear 127 n Markings on the Ears Relating to Early Childhood 128 n
Helix 128 n Ear Color 131 n Earlobes 133 n Ear Cartilage and Your Basic Constitution 136 9
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Hairline 137
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Forehead 145
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The Three Regions 146 n Size and Shape 148 n Markings on the Forehead 152
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Brow Bones 154
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Set and Position 161 n Texture, Shape, and Length 164 n Markings on the Eyebrows 167
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Yin Tong 169 1
Suspended Needles 170 2
Eyes 171 2
Size and Shape 173 n Set and Positioning 175 n Markings Around the Eyes 177 n 2
Marks of Infidelity 179
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Cheeks 181 2
Size and Shape 181 n Middle and Lower Cheeks 184 n Markings on the Cheeks 186 2
Cheekbones 187 2
Set, Size, and Shape 188 2
Nose 194 2
Size 195 n Length 197 n Set and Positioning 198 n Shape 200 n 2
Tip of the Nose 203 n Markings on the Nose 204
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Philtrum 208 3
Mouth 210 3
Sizes and Shapes of Lips and Mouth 211 n Set and Positioning 217 n Markings on the Mouth 219
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