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Cover Page Title Page Table of Contents Publishing AUTHOR

About the Author Also By the Author Praise for The Face Reader and Patrician McCarthy Dedication Author’s Note The Face Reader: Second Edition

INTRODUCTION

How Mien Shiang Can Help You In Your Everyday 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

PART ONE: THE ELEMENTS OF MIEN SHIANG

Chapter One: What Is a Face?

Recognition Communication

Chapter Two: 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 The Principle of The Five Elements

Chapter Three: Using the Five Elements and Their Associations to Read the Face

What Determines Our Five Element Constitutional Type A Five Element Balancing Act

Chapter Four: Five Element Personality Tests

The Five Element Personality Quiz The Five Element Personality Traits Test

Chapter Five: Characteristics and Traits of the Five Element Personalities

The Five Element Emotional Traits The Defining Emotion The Gifts and Challenges of the Emotions The Qi for Each of the Five Element Body Types Qi Movement for Each Element THE WOOD PERSONALITY The Five Element Associations for Wood Anger and Passion: The Emotions of Wood Wood Personality Traits and Characteristics The Wood Person’s Common Behaviors Wood Personality’s Key Concerns Wood Responses to Life-Changing Events and Issues Wood Relationships Wood and Boundaries Excess Wood Emotions and Behaviors Deficient Wood Emotions and Behaviors The Wood Person’s Physical Traits The Wood Body The Wood Face THE FIRE PERSONALITY The Five Element Associations for Fire Joy and Despair: The Emotions of Fire Fire Personality Traits and Characteristics The Fire Person’s Common Behaviors Fire Personality’s Key Concerns Fire Responses to Life-Changing Events and Issues Fire Relationships Fire and Boundaries Excess Fire Emotions and Behaviors Deficient Fire Emotions and Behaviors The Fire Person’s Physical Traits The Fire Body The Fire Face THE EARTH PERSONALITY The Five Element Associations for Earth Worry and Sympathy: The Emotions of Earth Earth Personality Traits and Characteristics The Earth Person’s Common Behaviors The Soft Earth The Mountain Earth Earth Personality’s Key Concerns Earth Responses to Life-Changing Events and Issues Earth Relationships Earth and Boundaries Excess Earth Emotions and Behaviors Deficient Earth Emotions and Behaviors The Earth Person’s Physical Traits The Earth Body The Earth Face THE METAL PERSONALITY The Five Element Associations for Metal Grief and Compassion: The Emotions of Metal Metal Personality Traits and Characteristics The Metal Person’s Common Behaviors Metal Personality’s Key Concerns Metal Responses to Life-Changing Events and Issues Metal Relationships Metal and Boundaries Deficient Metal Emotions and Behaviors The Metal Person’s Physical Traits The Metal Body The Metal Face THE WATER PERSONALITY The Five Element Associations for Water Fear and Wisdom: The Emotions of Water Water Personality Traits and Characteristics The Water Person’s Common Behaviors Water Personality’s Key Concerns Water Responses to Life-Changing Events and Issues Water Relationships Water and Boundaries Excess Water Emotions and Behaviors Deficient Water Emotions and Behaviors The Water Person’s Physical Traits The Water Body The Water Face A REVIEW OF THE FIVE ELEMENT FACES AND THEIR TRAITS What Makes a Person a Wood Element? What Makes a Person a Fire Element? What Makes a Person an Earth Element? What Makes a Person a Metal Element? What Makes a Person a Water Element? Wood Combination Personality Traits Fire Combination Personality Traits Earth Combination Personality Traits Metal Combination Personality Traits Water Combination Personality Traits

PART TWO: HOW WE READ FACES

Chapter Six: What Do We Read on the Face?

Each Feature’s Own Identifiable Characteristics Interpreting the Features’ Characteristics Face Shapes The Eight Common Face Shapes

Chapter Seven: Inherited and Acquired Facial Traits

Our Inherited Facial Traits Our Acquired Facial Markings

Chapter Eight: How to Interpret the Gifts and Challenges of the Traits

Using Your Gifts and Challenges

Chapter Nine: The Specific Age Areas of the Face

Gender and the Age Areas of the Face The Early Age Markings On the Ears

Chapter Ten: The Two Sides of the Face

Unmatching Sides Determining the Yin and Yang Sides of the Face

Chapter Eleven: The Three Zones of the Face

Zones and Their Attributes How to Determine the Dominant Zone Relying on Your Dominant Zone

PART THREE: READING THE INDIVIDUAL FEATURES

Chapter Twelve: Analyzing Each Feature for Specific Traits EARS

Kidney Jing Size of the Ears Shape of the Ears The Three Sections of the Ear: Reading for Risk-Taking Set of the Ears Positioning of the Ears Reading the External Ear Markings on the Ears Relating to Early Childhood Helix Ear Color Ear Lobes Ear Cartilage and Your Basic Constitution

HAIRLINE

Characteristics of the Hairline Shape of the Hairline

FOREHEAD

The Three Regions of the Forehead Size and Shape of the Forehead Markings on the Forehead

BROW BONES

Size and Shape of the Brow Bones

TEMPLES

Reality versus Altered States

EYEBROWS

Set and Position of the Eyebrows Length and Texture of the Eyebrows Shape of the Eyebrows Markings on the Eyebrows

YINTONG

Markings on the Yin Tong Colors on the Yin Tong

EYES

Shen Size and Shape of the Eyes Set and Positioning of the Eyes

EYELIDS

Upper, Top, and Bottom Eyelids Size, Set, and Shape of the Eyelids

EYE WHITES

Color of the Eye Whites

IRIS

Size of the Iris

EYE COLOR SEEING FROM THE EYES

Seeing From and Movement of the Eyes

MARKINGS AROUND THE EYES

Lines of Lost Love Sadness Lines Lines from Chronic Physical Pain Grief Lines Unshed Tears Marks of Infidelity

CHEEKS

Size and Shape of the Cheeks Middle and Lower Cheeks Markings on the Cheeks Color of the Cheeks

CHEEKBONES

Set, Size, and Shape of the Cheekbones

NOSE

Size of the Nose Length of the Nose Set and Positioning of the Nose Shape of the Nose Tip of the Nose Markings and Colors on the Tip of the Nose

THE NOSE AND THE SPINAL COLUMN

Markings on the Nose Reveal Back Pain and Injury

NOSTRILS

Size and Shape of the Nostrils

FA LING LINES

Life Purpose

PHILTRUM

Length and Depth of the Philtrum Lines on the Philtrum Colors on the Philtrum

MOUTH

Size, Shape, and Set of the Lips and Mouth Positioning of the Mouth Markings on the Mouth Colors and Textures of the Lips and Mouth

CHIN

Size and Shape of the Chin Markings on the Chin

JAWS

Size and Shape of thejaws Set of thejaws

AFTERWORD ACKNOWLEDGMENTS CONTACTS

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