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Deck One – Eyes, Eyebrows, Lips and Mouth

Brief History of Face Reading
Face-reading was originally studied and institutionalized in China some 3,000 years ago by physicians who correlated facial structures, textures and colors to the health of their patients’ internal systems and organs. While formulating the practice they noticed that facial features also seemed to offer hints about intelligence, sexuality, energy levels, spending, perspective, confidence, work ethic, and general attitude.
Face reading thus started in the health-care industry. It then became a skill that was used by the Chinese military, and by entrepreneurs hiring personnel. Back then it was extremely popular with men seeking more amorous lovers. Many looked for wives with high sex drive. Today we know sex isn’t everything, so that likely backfired.
This century, face reading helps fans choose a lover or a roommate. People use it to figure out their boss and coworkers. Attorneys or their staff read faces for jury selection and private investigation; businesses use face reading to help them hire the right employees.
What will you use it for? It’s limited only by your imagination. However you use this skill, you will probably start to feel a little bit psychic. Luckily face reading is based on centuries of experiential observation and study, however, not intuition or guesses alone.
How to Use Your Cards

Each card contains a face or feature on one side, and a description of possible behaviors related to the image on the opposite side. Study the face trait, noting differences between your own face, the features of people you know, and those on the cards. As you use the cards for reference you’ll learn whether a part is “big” or “small”, “thick” or “thin”, “sea green” or “medium blue”, “wide” or “narrow”, etc.

Some traits will be hard to determine. They might seem to go either way. Example: is the mouth wide or narrow? If it isn’t obvious, that probably means it’s right in the middle of the spectrum; i.e. the trait is average and best skipped for now. Focus on clear examples of face traits and you will be more accurate.

Other traits are so ambiguous or faint that you should pass on them altogether. Don’t make yourself find a characteristic that isn’t there. Forcing it gives you a false reading. Choose obvious, distinct features that stand out.
If you feel compelled to give meaning to average, in-between traits, realize that they will produce characteristics from the extreme ends, but with much less intensity.

Descriptions: “At Your Best”
Listed here are the more positive attitudes and actions the face trait on the other side will exhibit. These are the best parts of their character you can expect to experience as you get to know them. Like their “Challenges”, though, you may not see them manifesting on a daily basis.

Descriptions: “Challenges”

Be careful here. Remember that the potential for these challenges exist; they are not a given. Do not expect every green-eyed person, for example, to be a loner or sneaky. In fact, many people have realized their limitations and hang-ups and are working on eliminating or at least de-emphasizing them. You may never see their less appealing side, depending on the circumstances in which you interact.

One way to study the Challenges sections is to mentally add “Can be” or “May be prone to” in front of each description. This will help you avoid expecting the worst. Being aware but not overly suspicious is the goal in face reading.

Left and Right Sides
Almost no human face in existence (with perhaps the exception of Cher’s) is perfectly equilateral. The left and right sides differ from each other. In fact, the more they differ, the more moody and confused the person is likely to be about their place in life.

The left side of the face represents our personal life, the female, the past, and how we are in private. The right side represents our professional side, the male, the future and how we wish people to see us. Example: when the left eye is higher than the right, the person values female input more than male. Also, features on the left are often softer, as most people can be more relaxed and informal at home.

Any time you practice reading faces, look for differences between the two sides. Example: the left upper lid may be hidden and the right exposed. It may mean the person wants others to think they are more caring and outgoing than in fact they are in private.

Look for Face Traits that Stand Out
No need to get out a ruler to measure left/right differences in millimeters. Look for the most obvious traits on a person for starters. What’s large or small, round vs. straight? Ignore teensy differences between the left and right sides, like the right eyebrow being three hairs longer than the left one.
Example: when looking at the lower eyelid, look for strong curves or very straight lines. The more curved the eyelid, the more the “Curved” card applies, and vice versa. Then notice if the left lower lid is more or less curved than the right.

Compare Each Face to Each Card
Try this: take each image on each card and compare them to the other 49 cards. Does the woman on “Black Eyes” have a narrow or wide mouth, or in between? What kind of eyebrows and lips does she have? Can you determine her mouth angle? Where else does she appear in the deck? Then you can try analyzing constellations of features…

Trait Constellations
Several cards are alike in some ways. Example: An upbeat attitude can be seen in people with high outer eye corners, and those with an up-turned mouth. When a person has both of these face traits, you know their optimism is probably off the charts.

If a person has conflicting face traits, they nullify each other in some ways. Example (though rare): eyes that angle up with a mouth that turns down. This means the person sees the world in a fairly positive way, but expresses themselves with more negativity than they may really feel (s/he may be basically happy, but still complains!).

Another example: let’s say a person has tapered eyebrows (sees the big picture) and close-set eyes (detail-oriented). If they also have dark brown eyes (may put fun before work) that are far-set (tolerant, easy-going multitasker), they may actually have a hard time focusing on details unless the subject or task fascinates them. In other words, a trait may say one thing about the person, while another will negate it.

You’ll notice that certain faces appear more than once throughout your deck. Here you can practice stacking traits – like simple addition and subtraction – to better understand people.

Take two or three cards with the same person on them and compare personality potential. Do their traits compete with each other, or compliment each other? How can that manifest itself in behavior, do you think? If a person has a facial trait that suggests suspiciousness and another that implies an open mind, how might they act? It will depend upon the environment and circumstances, and other traits on their face. For example they may be more suspicious at work dealing with an unsolicited salesperson than they will be at home with their children.

Remember – traits can add to each other’s power, or they can reduce intensity.

One Face Feature, Many Meanings
Each face feature has different characteristics. With every nuance of each part comes a meaning. Example: a pair of eyebrows may be tapered thick to thin and angular; they will think differently from someone with brows that are also tapered, yet straight. Some brows may be faint and straight, others faint and curved; subtleties between the two – and of course all their varying features – make for a unique individual.

Eyes will have their color, thick or thin lashes (or anywhere in between), and various versions of lids.

All of the traits and their corresponding meanings can and should be put together to get realistic results. Practice on others as much as you can, observing them and quizzing them. Ask them, “I’m learning face reading, can I practice with you?”

Can Face Features Change?

Traits change with age, due to emotional or physical trauma, or instantly. Instantly? Yes, consider blushing. Also lower eyelid curve can change as you speak to someone. If they trust you at the moment, their lower eyelid curve will be greater. If they’re skeptical, their lower eyelid will straighten. This is not body language, which is the topic of a future set of cards.

Do Changes You Make to Your Face Change Your Personality?
They certainly can. Growing or shaving abeard, eyebrow plucking, adding mascara/makeup, pinning the ears back, colored contacts, nose jobs, face lifts and other cosmetic enhancers all may change the way you feel and act. So be careful. Do the research on face reading, as some changes may clash with your inner makeup. On the other hand, if you strongly dislike some feature and love any changes you make to it, the improvements will enhance your confidence.

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