[...]... to Read the Face One of the first things we do when we read a face is see how well-balanced it is in terms of Yin and Yang Is there symmetry between the Mountains and the Valleys of the face? The Mountains are the hard, sharp, and stable parts of the face, and we call them the Yang areas The Valleys, or the soft, fluid, rounded, and changing components of the face, are the Yin areas Therefore, the hard... manager to have my assistant go to the agency and photograph the design team while they worked and interacted The only requirements were that they remove all jewelry, including rings and watches, and that they roll up their sleeves as high as they could On the morning of the first day of the seminar, the fifteen designers drifted into the company meeting room and found pinned to the easels and walls over a... interpret their expressions?” I asked All thirteen of the other artists in the group said they had no trouble recognizing their coworkers’ faces, nor their embarrassed and amused expressions “Good That’s what we expect Now, let’s do a little Mien Shiang, some actual reading of their faces Do you think that I can tell you, simply by looking at Marlena’s and Richard’s faces—by quickly observing the shape of their... designers’ faces that he had taken the week before The recognition was instant Even if the picture was blurred or angled or the lighting was poor, the artists recognized themselves and each other in the small images from across the room When we all gathered around the face photographs, I went from shot to shot and asked what emotion was being expressed in each one The designers were at least 90 percent... when I first tell them that each of us has Qi, and that by careful observance they can not only “see” the Qi in each other, but they can perceive in which direction it is— or isn’t—moving So I bring a few people to the front of the room and we look at them We focus on their stance, their breath, and their general physical energy And sure enough, someone will quickly notice that each of the people standing... misrepresent themselves or their mission to the courts of the land It might take days for a court emissary to reach a village only fifty miles away to confirm a messenger’s story or purpose Consequently, emperors and other court officials relied on the opinions of their Mien Shiang advisers regarding the stranger’s character, personality, potential, strengths, and weaknesses They knew from experience that the face. .. wonder, while the others were substantiating my quick reading of their teammate “It is amazing,” I agreed “And by the end of this seminar, you’ll be able to read faces, too By the end of today, even.” I love that moment when someone’s face lights up, suddenly realizing that Mien Shiang really works! Many readers will flip through the first pages and go to Part III right away to learn what the associations... (the Five Elements) comprise the study and interpretation of Mien Shiang The principles of Yin and Yang and of Wu Xing are the core of Taoism, and we will keep referring back to each of them in greater detail and depth as we broaden our knowledge of face reading FIVE BASIC TAOIST PRINCIPLES OF THE PRINCIPLE OF HARMONY The Taoist Principle of Harmony applies to Mien Shiang in that the more balanced the. .. photograph Since the designers were visual artists, it’s not surprising that they scored so high at recognizing the emotions associated with the facial expressions But most people are accurate at least 75 to 80 percent of the time After they had so successfully identified the emotions in the photographs, I asked everyone to sit down and to introduce themselves to me, but not to tell me anything about themselves... as the face is at communicating emotions, it is equally capable of concealing or betraying true feelings Facial expressions are influenced as much by culture as by biology In China and in other Eastern countries, people have been practicing the art of Thick Black Theory for centuries Thick refers to the face, and Black refers to the heart To have Thick Face means you use your blank, expressionless face . Interpret the Gifts and Challenges of the Traits 95 Using Your Gifts and Challenges 96 NINE The Specific Age Areas of the Face 97 Gender and the Age Areas of the Face 100 The Early-Age Markings on the. Types 44 The Wood Personality 45 The Fire Personality 53 The Earth Personality 60 The Metal Personality 67 The Water Personality 73 PART TWO: HOW WE READ FACES 81 SIX What Do We Read on the Face? . and Yang 20 Using Yin and Yang to Read the Face 21 The Principle of the Five Elements 24 THREE Using the Five Elements and Their Associations to Read the Face 27 What Determines Our Five Element