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      First published in 2003 by Journey Editions, an imprint of Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd., with editorial offices at 364 Innovation Drive, North Clarendon, VT 05759 U.S.A.

      Copyright © 2003 Boyé Lafayette De Mente All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without prior written permission from the publisher.

      Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data De Mente, Boye.

      Asian face reading : unlocking the secrets hidden in the human face / Boye de Mente p. cm.

      ISBN 978-1-4629-0308-5 (ebook)

      1. Physiognomy–China. 2. Physiognomy–Japan. 3. Facial expression–China. 4. Facial expression–Japan. I. Title

      BF851.D37 2003

      138–dc21

       2003050718

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      Contents

       Preface

       1 The ABCs of Face Reading

       2 What the Forehead Foretells

       3 What the Eyebrows Reveal

       4 Reading the Eyes

       5 What the Nose Shows

       6 Messages from the Mouth

       7 Check Those Ears!

       8 The Reality of Face Reading

       9 Changing Your Fortune

       Preface

      Face reading, a practice as old as man, is a universal art that we all use every day—with varying degrees of skill. We all know and respond to facial expressions that indicate fear, anger, merriment, and other moods, and we know from experience that facial characteristics, such as unusually large eyes or big noses, have an important influence on our lives.

      But there is a great deal more to face reading than these obvious signs. The face reveals facts not only about a person’s mood, but about his or her character, health, personality, sexuality, popularity, ability to make money, social status, and life expectancy as well.

      And just as our faces influence our lives, life in turn changes our faces—for better or worse.

      The principles of face reading, or nin so mi (pronounced neen so me), on which this book is based were first developed in China ages ago. As the generations passed in ancient China, doctors and scientists, who were members of the educated and privileged class, noted that body build and facial features had a profound influence on people’s lives, from health and longevity to the degree of economic and social success they achieved. These learned men began keeping notes on their observations.

      As time passed, a number of these healers and scholars wrote treatises on the relationships they discerned between the shape of the body, the head, and the facial features, and the character, personality, and other attributes of individuals. Eventually, face and body reading became a recognized profession.

      The Emperor and other members of the Imperial Court as well as the elite gentry and military leaders patronized face readers in their professional as well as their private lives, further encouraging the study and use of the practice.

      As Chinese learning and influence spread throughout East and Southeast Asia, the art of face reading also spread, becoming especially important in Korea and Japan, where the population was especially drawn to the practice, and it soon became an integral part of their cultures. Thereafter, the art of face reading was systematically applied in all areas of their lives, particularly in politics, business, and arranging marriages. As they did with most of the arts and crafts they imported from China, Japanese practitioners

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