Each part of the human face and body has its own name, and divination also uses specific terms for each part. If the location of a mole or birthmark cannot be determined, even if it happens to be accurate, it is only a coincidence. Therefore, it is essential to first determine the location as a basis for verification.
Observing moles and birthmarks should be the end of divination. If one first thoroughly studies divination and then studies moles and birthmarks, the signs of moles and birthmarks will be more evident and easier to observe.
Studying moles can reveal information about an individual's physical health. Ancient divination methods examined the positions of heaven and earth, observed internal and external directions, and listed parts from the top of the head to the ground, with only thirteen parts mentioned. Other parts were not fully explained. The names of these parts are derived from nearby, distant, figurative, and symbolic meanings, revealing deep secrets and embodying the principle of exploring the essence of things.
Ancient sages gave names and meanings to these parts. The "Heavenly Middle" holds the most honored position, resembling that of a sovereign, governing all directions. Therefore, prisons are located at the eyebrows, gates of calamity outside, inner courts on top, ministers in front, children and wives arranged in the "Palace of Children," thieves associated with the "Golden Treasury," mountains and forests near the path to immortality, axes and halberds placed outside, the "Chengjiang" near the mouth, the "Sun Angle" in the sky, desolate hills and temples side by side, servants next to lower dwellings, guest houses at crossroads, geese and ducks near ponds. Each fixed position has a fixed principle; knowing one corner allows understanding of three corners. A person's face is divided into three parts: the upper part belongs to the Li (Fire) element, representing heaven and power; the middle part belongs to the Kun (Earth) element, representing humanity and longevity; the lower part belongs to the Kan (Water) element, representing earth and wealth. These three parts are called the three stops. A full and round upper stop indicates good fortune in early life; a thick and rich middle stop indicates success in middle age; a defective lower stop indicates decline in old age. From the Heavenly Middle to the Ground End, there are 139 parts on the left side, while the right side includes positions like the Moon Angle, which are determined in conjunction. The Five Peaks, Four Rivers, Nine Provinces, and Eight Trigrams are named according to their regions. These are not exact numbers but require careful reasoning based on the thickness, defects, and moles of the named parts.
The Importance of Determining the Thirteen Parts: The face is divided into thirteen parts horizontally. First, determine the central line when viewed straight ahead, using the width of the bridge of the nose and the tip of the nose to establish the center line. Then, based on the facial features, divide the face into three stops: from the hairline down to above the eyebrows is the upper stop, known as the forehead, divided into four parts: (1) Heaven Middle; (2) Heaven Court; (3) Minister of the Sky; (4) Central Correctness. Between the eyebrows is (5) the Hall of the Seal, which occupies a limited area between the eyebrows and eyes depending on the height of the eyebrows.
After determining the five parts of the upper stop, move to the middle stop: (6) the Root of the Nose, located between the eyes, determined by the size of the eyes. (7) the Year Above, approximately in the middle of the bridge of the nose, roughly divided into three parts from the root of the nose to the tip of the nose. The upper part is the Year Above, the middle part is (8) the Life Above, located approximately between the two cheekbones. The lower part is (9) the Tip of the Nose, excluding the Lan Tai and Ting Wei areas.
The lower stop is (10) the Human Center, located above the lower lip. (11) the Water Star, the mouth is often mistakenly considered the entire lip area, but actually only the width of the tip of the nose is taken as the mouth. (12) the Cheng Jiang, located above the lower lip, approximately slightly less than half the length of the chin. (13) the Ground End, located below the Cheng Jiang.
