Eyes and Face Reading: Zeng Guofan on How to Read the Eyes and Face

Eyes and Face Reading: Zeng Guofan on How to Read the Eyes and Face

Zeng Guofan on how to read eyes: When scholars discuss spirit, they distinguish between clear and turbid. It is easy to distinguish between clear and turbid, but difficult to distinguish between good and evil. To distinguish between right and wrong, first observe the movement and stillness; stillness is like a pearl in the mouth, movement is like a tree sprouting; stillness is like no one, movement is like rushing towards a destination; this is to clarify everything. Quiet as a firefly, moving like flowing water, cunning and lustful; quiet as half asleep, moving like a frightened deer, paying attention to others and thinking deeply. One is a defeated weapon, the other is a hidden current, both have traces of purity and must be distinguished.
Colloquial language: When ancient scholars studied and observed human spirits, they generally divided spirits into two types: pure and turbid. It is relatively easy to distinguish between the purity and turbidity of God, but it is not easy to distinguish between the treachery and loyalty within purity.

To examine whether a person is treacherous or loyal, one should first look at his performance in both dynamic and static states. When the eyes are in static state, their gaze is peaceful, steady and bright, with true feelings hidden, like two crystal pearls, implicit but not revealed; when they are in motion, their eyes are bright and sharp, just like new buds sprouting out of spring trees. When the eyes are static, the gaze is clear and steady, as if no one is around; when they are in motion, the gaze is murderous and sharp, as if aiming at a target, ready to shoot. The above two expressions are clear and bright, and are very pure expressions, indicating wealth and nobility.

When the eyes are static, their gaze is like the light of a firefly, faint and flickering; when they are in motion, their gaze is like flowing water, clear but unsteady. The above two kinds of looks, one is an expression that is good at disguising, the other is an expression that harbors evil intentions. People with this kind of expressions are mostly people with flawed character.

When the eyes are in static state, the gaze seems to be neither asleep nor awake; when they are in motion, the gaze is always as uneasy as a frightened deer. The two kinds of looks mentioned above, one is the look of a person who is intelligent and capable but does not follow the right path, the other is the look of a person who is scheming and afraid of others seeing into his heart. People with this kind of expression are reserved and have an evil look. However, they are mixed in with the pure expressions, which must be carefully distinguished when observing the spirit.

Author's note: From the above we can see that Zeng Guofan judged a person's character by observing his eyes. Below we will introduce in more detail the method of judging people by their eyes in modern society.

1. In terms of the static state of the eyes:

(1) A person with a weak gaze is likely to lack decisiveness.
(2) A person with bright eyes must be smart and versatile.
(3) People with superficial eyes are greedy and lustful.
(4) People with red veins around their eyes are stubborn and self-willed, and may also be evil.
(5) The eyes are smiling, dizzy, and the light is like water. These are peach blossom eyes, and the person is lustful and promiscuous.
(6) People with big round eyes have strong comprehension and are interested in general things. Big eyes indicate activity, agility, and emotionality. People with big round eyes are likable, but they are credulous and easily deceived.
(7) People with small eyes are smart and have a good sense of humor. When they smile, their eyes only have a slit. Such people are amiable, popular, and have promising career prospects.
(8) People with bulging eyes have strong personalities and are often deceitful and vicious.
(9) People with deep sunken eyes are stubborn, thoughtful, and suspicious.
(10) People with triangular eyes are vicious, eccentric, and ruthless. It is said in ancient times: A woman with triangular eyes will kill her husband.
In short, those with right eyes have a right heart, those with evil eyes have an evil heart, those with good eyes have a good heart, and those with evil eyes have an evil heart.

2. In terms of eye movement:

(1) Looking at someone far away, he is not interested in your topic and is calculating other things. Or maybe you want to leave this place due to time constraints. Anyway, I want to end this topic as soon as possible.
(2) When the other person's eyes flicker, he or she may feel inferior to you or want to deceive you. In short, he is absent-minded or has other thoughts.
(3) When someone stares at you, he or she is hiding something from you and is rigidly putting up a defense, fearing that you will see through his or her heart.
(4) If the other person’s eyes are looking around, it means that he will immediately change his target if he gets the chance, which means that his heart is no longer here.
(5) When the other person looks disdainful, it means that he or she is interested in your topic, but it is also evidence of shyness. It can be understood that he was listening attentively and wanting to agree with it at the same time.
(6) When the other person’s eyes flicker, they are distrustful of you and are on guard. This can even be interpreted as the first sign of anger.
(7) When the eyes are expressionless, the person is resentful, dissatisfied with the current situation, and disgusted.
(8) Anyone who looks at others stealthily, sideways, or squintingly is definitely a cunning, lustful, and greedy person.
(9) People who look up are naturally proud and arrogant.
(10) If a person looks down or squints when talking to others, he or she is cunning and sinister (different from being shy or reserved).

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