20012_00_i-xii_r6ss.qxp 2/4/07 10:54 AM Page i 1 2 3 4 THE FACE READER 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 3 d P P 20012_00_i-xii_r6ss.qxp 2/4/07 10:54 AM Page ii This page intentionally left blank 20012_00_i-xii_r6ss.qxp 2/4/07 10:54 AM Page iii 1 2 3 4 5 T H E FA C E 6 7 8 9 R E A D E R 1 1 1 1 1 1 Discover Anyone’s Personality, 1 1 1 Compatibility, Talents, 1 2 2 and Challenges Through 2 2 2 Chinese Face Reading 2 2 2 2 Patrician McCarthy 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 d P P 20012_00_i-xii_r6ss.qxp 2/4/07 10:54 AM Page iv 1 2 3 4 First published in 2007 in Australia and New Zealand by Allen & Unwin 5 6 First published by Dutton, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) 7 Copyright © Patrician McCarthy 2007 8 9 All rights reserved. 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The Australian Copyright Act 1968 (the Act) allows a maximum of one chapter or 2 10 per cent of this book, whichever is the greater, to be photocopied by any educational institution for its educational purposes provided that the educational institution 3 (or body that administers it) has given a remuneration notice to 4 Copyright Agency Limited (CAL) under the Act. 5 Inspired Living, an imprint of 6 Allen & Unwin 7 83 Alexander Street Crows Nest NSW 2065 8 Australia 9 Phone: (61 2) 8425 0100 0 Fax: (61 2) 9906 2218 Email: 20012_00_i-xii_r6ss.qxp 2/4/07 10:54 AM Page v 1 2 3 For Elliot 4 whose face I love 5 6 7 8 9 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 d P P 20012_00_i-xii_r6ss.qxp 2/4/07 10:54 AM Page vi This page intentionally left blank 20012_00_i-xii_r6ss.qxp 2/4/07 10:54 AM Page vii 1 2 3 4 CONTENTS 5 6 7 8 Author’s Note xi 9 1 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 1 1 PA RT O N E : THE E L EMENTS OF M I EN SH IANG 11 1 1 O N E What Is a Face? 13 2 Recognition 13 2 Communication 14 2 T W O 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 3 T H R E E Using the Five Elements and Their Associations to Read the Face 27 3 What Determines Our Five Element Constitutional Type 29 3 A Five Element Balancing Act 30 3 F O U R Five Element Personality Tests 33 3 The Five Element Personality Quiz 33 3 The Five Element Test 38 3 3 d P P 20012_00_i-xii_r6ss.qxp 2/4/07 10:54 AM Page viii 1 F I V E Characteristics and Traits of the Five Element Personalities 41 2 The Five Element Emotional Traits 42 3 The Defining Emotion 42 n The Gifts and Challenges of the Emotions 43 4 The Qi for Each of the Five Element Body Types 44 5 The Wood Personality 45 6 The Fire Personality 53 7 The Earth Personality 60 8 The Metal Personality 67 9 The Water Personality 73 0 1 PA RT T W O: HOW WE READ FACES 81 2 3 S I X What Do We Read on the Face? 83 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 8 S E V E N Inherited and Acquired Facial Traits 89 9 Our Inherited Facial Traits 90 0 Our Acquired Facial Markings 92 1 E I G H T How to Interpret the Gifts and Challenges of the Traits 95 2 Using Your Gifts and Challenges 96 3 4 N I N E The Specific Age Areas of the Face 97 5 Gender and the Age Areas of the Face 100 6 The Early-Age Markings on the Ears 100 7 T E N The Two Sides of the Face 103 8 Unmatching Sides 104 9 Determining the Yin and Yang Sides of the Face 106 0 Some Exceptions 107 1 2 3 4 5 6 VIII CONTENTS 3 d P P 20012_00_i-xii_r6ss.qxp 2/4/07 10:54 AM Page ix 1 PA RT THREE : R EAD ING THE 2 I N D I V I DUAL F EATURES 109 3 E L E V E N Analyzing Each Feature for Specific Traits 111 4 Determining the Size of the Features 113 5 Ears 114 6 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 Hairline 137 1 Hairline Shapes 142 1 1 Forehead 145 1 The Three Regions 146 n Size and Shape 148 n Markings on the Forehead 152 1 Brow Bones 154 1 Sizes and Shapes 155 1 Eyebrows 159 1 Set and Position 161 n Texture, Shape, and Length 164 n Markings on the Eyebrows 167 1 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 2 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 3 Fa Ling Lines 206 3 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 3 3 3 CONTENTS IX 3 d P P