| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
x, 237 pages, [8] pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
How Mien Shiang can help you in your every day life -- The origin of Mien Shiang -- How I came to learn and love Mien Shiang -- Mien Shiang : a holistic practice for mind, body, spirit -- How to use this book -- The elements of Mien Shiang -- What is a face? -- Recognition -- Communication -- The five taoist principles of Mien Shiang -- The principle of harmony -- The principle of entirety -- The principle of QI -- The principle of Yin and Yang -- Using Yin and Yang to read the face -- The principle of the five elements -- Using the five elements and their associations -- To read the face -- What determines our five element constitutional type -- Element balancing act -- Personality tests -- Characteristics and traits of the five element personalities -- Element emotional traits -- The defining emotion -- The gifts and challenges of the emotions -- The QI for each of the five element body types -- The wood personality -- The fire personality -- The earth personality -- The metal personality -- The water personality -- How we read faces -- What do we read on the face? -- Each feature has its own identifiable characteristics -- Interpreting the features characteristics -- Face shapes -- The eight common face shapes -- Inherited and acquired facial traits -- Our inherited facial traits -- Our acquired facial markings -- How to interpret the gifts and challenges of the traits -- Using your gifts and challenges -- The specific age areas of the face -- Gender and the age areas of the face -- The early-age markings are on the ears -- The two sides of the face -- Un-matching sides -- Determining the Yin and Yang sides of the face -- Some exceptions -- Reading the individual features -- Analyzing each feature for specific traits -- Determining the size of the features. |
| Summary |
Introduces the ancient discipline of Mien Shiang, or Chinese face reading, which claims to be able to gauge a person's personality, potential, inherent talents, and past experiences by analyzing his or her facial structure and features. |
| Subject |
Physiognomy -- China.
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Facial expression -- China.
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Facial expression. (OCoLC)fst00919582
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Physiognomy. (OCoLC)fst01063156
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China. (OCoLC)fst01206073
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| ISBN |
9780525950004 (hardcover) |
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0525950001 (hardcover) |
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