Face reading in Chinese medicine [2. ed., repr] 9780702043147, 0702043141

Table of contents :
Front Cover......Page 1
Face Reading in Chinese Medicine......Page 2
Copyright Page......Page 5
Acknowledgments......Page 6
Table Of Contents......Page 8
Introduction......Page 10
References......Page 15
I The Changing Face......Page 16
The Face You Were Born With......Page 20
The Face You Create......Page 23
References......Page 28
1 The Original Face......Page 30
Signs of Jing......Page 32
Making Qi to Buffer and Preserve Jing......Page 39
Blockages on the River of Life......Page 45
References......Page 51
The Topographical Map......Page 52
The Age Positions......Page 53
Reversal of Patterns......Page 72
The Emotional Map......Page 73
References......Page 90
II The Five Elements of the Face......Page 92
The Water Element......Page 95
The Wood Element......Page 96
The Fire Element......Page 97
The Earth Element......Page 99
The Metal Element......Page 100
Five-Element Profiling......Page 101
3 The Facial Mosaic......Page 104
The Three Zones......Page 116
Face Shapes......Page 121
Rectangle or Oblong......Page 122
Round......Page 123
Oval......Page 124
Triangle......Page 125
Trapezoid......Page 126
Inverted Trapezoid......Page 127
Changing Face Shapes......Page 128
References......Page 129
Ears......Page 130
The Hairline......Page 137
Upper Forehead......Page 142
Philtrum......Page 143
The Chin......Page 145
References......Page 149
5 The Wood Features and Traits......Page 150
Eyebrows......Page 151
Brow Bones......Page 160
The Seat of the Stamp......Page 162
Temples......Page 164
Eye Depth......Page 167
Jaw......Page 168
Reference......Page 171
6 The Fire Features and Traits......Page 172
Eye Size......Page 173
Eye Shape......Page 174
Eye Set......Page 178
Eye Corners......Page 179
Iris......Page 180
White-Sided Eyes......Page 181
Tips and Corners of Other Features......Page 183
Reference......Page 192
7 The Earth Features and Traits......Page 194
The Mouth and Lips......Page 195
Upper Lip Area......Page 206
Upper Eyelids......Page 207
Lower Cheeks......Page 208
Warehouses......Page 210
Reference......Page 213
8 The Metal Features and Traits......Page 214
Noses......Page 215
Cheekbones and Upper Cheeks......Page 225
The Spaces on the Face......Page 227
Colon......Page 236
Reference......Page 237
III The Universal Language of the Face......Page 238
References......Page 240
9 Signs from the Shen......Page 242
Fear......Page 244
Anger......Page 245
Joy or Excitement......Page 246
Worry and Confusion......Page 247
Grief......Page 249
Shen Disturbance: Reading Lies, Telling Truth......Page 250
The Power of Peach Luck......Page 252
Sparkling Peach Luck......Page 253
Supportive Peach Luck......Page 255
Dreamy Peach Luck......Page 256
Seductive Peach Luck......Page 257
Direct Peach Luck......Page 258
Developing or Enhancing Peach Luck......Page 259
Reference......Page 262
10 Facial Diagnosis......Page 264
Biological Blueprint of the Body......Page 266
Kidney System......Page 269
Liver System......Page 275
Heart System......Page 280
Spleen/Stomach System......Page 288
Lung System......Page 297
References......Page 304
Conclusion: Returning to the Original Face......Page 306
The Transcendent Emotions......Page 307
References......Page 311
Appendix Conducting a Face Reading......Page 312
C......Page 316
E......Page 317
F......Page 318
K......Page 319
N......Page 320
S......Page 321
Y......Page 322

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