The Five Elements of the Five Facial Features and Their Relationships with Appearance and Character

How to understand the theory of the five organs and five elements?

Ancient physiognomists believed that a person's facial features also conform to the principle of the Five Elements. The eyes are Jia and Yi wood, and wood is paired with benevolence, which indicates essence and elegance; the eyebrows are Bing and Ding fire, and fire is paired with objects, which determines a person's hardness or softness; the nose is Geng and Xin metal, and metal is paired with righteousness, which indicates punishment and danger, and determines a person's longevity; the mouth is Wu and Ji earth, and earth is paired with trust, which carries and nurtures all things, and determines a person's wealth; the ears are Ren and Gui water, and are paired with wisdom, which indicates intelligence, wisdom, and foolishness. Generally speaking, we don’t think that people with distinctive facial features are necessarily beautiful, but true beauty lies in the perfect combination of facial features. The five senses should complement each other and not counteract each other. The ancients made a detailed summary of this and composed a rhyme about the mutual generation and restraint of the five senses of the human body in "Taiqing Shenjian".

The song about the five elements and five sense organs of the face:

The ears are beads and the nose is a beam, and the mutual generation of metal and water brings great prosperity. He has sharp eyes and good ears, and is very smart. If he were not an official, he would be even more powerful if he were rich. Although a person with a square mouth and a straight nose is noble, he is born with the combination of metal and earth. Red lips and black eyes represent water that produces fire, which can bring wealth and food to a person. The tongue is long and the lips are straight, which means fire gives birth to earth. This person has a concentrated spirit. He has long eyes, beautiful eyebrows and is very elegant. He wears a golden seal on his body and holds a provincial position.

The song about the five elements and five features of the face:

Big ears and thin lips mean earth overcomes water, so one will be poor in food and clothing but have little wisdom. The lips are big and the ears are thin as before. People with this appearance will never be rich. Jin Kemu, who has a big nose and small eyes, will live a life of poverty and loneliness. People with big eyes and big ears have difficulty in achieving success in elementary school, and their life span will be short even if they have wealth. A small tongue and a big mouth mean water overcomes fire, and I am quick-tempered and lonely. Small ears and a stupid nose are not good either. A greedy and evil nature will lead to many disasters. A big tongue and a small nose indicate that fire overcomes metal, and when money is plentiful, disaster will come. A big nose and a small tongue will bring poverty, and a long life without children will lead to being sent to the suburbs. Big eyes and small lips indicate that wood overcomes earth, so people with this appearance will never be rich. Big lips and small eyes are hard to find, and one will die in poverty without a grave when old.

In short, these rhymes that evaluate a person's poverty or social status based on his or her facial features are the result of the efforts of our predecessors. They were not created by one person, but were compiled by later generations. Appearance is determined by the heart, that is, a person's thoughts and ideas, and plans for his life will also be reflected in his eyes, which is what we call essence. It is impossible to say that a person with dull eyes and a tired look will achieve great things. Therefore, judging from this verse, it makes sense for people today.

Moral character and appearance

The meaning of virtue is profound. The Heaven has great virtue, with the changing of the four seasons and its high position; the Earth has great virtue, with all things growing and its eternal generosity. The same is true for a virtuous person. God will bless him, he will be popular and enjoy the glory of longevity. He will be filial to his parents, loyal to his monarch, kind to others, and helpful to all things. He will become a role model of morality and a model of action. Even if he cannot get praise on the surface, he will receive good rewards in secret. Perhaps he will not get it himself, but it will definitely benefit his descendants.

Therefore, a person who is good at physiognomy will first observe his morals and then look at his appearance. Therefore, having noble moral conduct but a bad appearance will not prevent a person from becoming a gentleman; while having a good appearance but bad conduct will eventually make him a villain. Xunzi said: It is better to observe a person's heart than to look at his appearance, and it is better to evaluate his moral character than to observe his heart. "This is to persuade people to do good, which means that morality comes first." Human beings are like carpenters. If the wood is good but the carpenter's skills are poor, he will discard the wood because he cannot distinguish between good and bad, and turn the useful wood into waste. If a person has beautiful appearance but lacks virtue, his appearance is empty and he will suffer disasters, injuries or humiliation. Therefore, virtue comes first and form comes after virtue. It is better for a person to have virtue but a bad appearance than to have a beautiful appearance but no virtue.

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