Age Mapping

What is Age Mapping in face reading?

Age mapping is the system in Mian Xiang in which each point on the face corresponds to a year of life. The classical map has about a hundred points: the ears carry ages 1 to 14, the forehead 15 to 30, the eyebrows 31 to 34, the eyes 35 to 40 and the nose 41 to 50; the philtrum marks 51, the mouth 60, and the chin and its surroundings 61 and beyond. The reader finds the point for a person's current age, and looks at its clarity, color, marks and lines. A bright, smooth point is read as an easy period, a mark or dullness as a period that asks for care. A common misconception is that the map predicts specific events with certainty; the tradition describes the general tone of periods and reads the map with the whole face. You can get a face reading on Faltastik by uploading a clear photo of your face.

• Five Elements Face

  Face types according to Mian Xiang's element system: Wood (long), Fire (thin and pointed), Earth (broad and full), Metal (square), and Water (round). Each type presents a different character.

• Three Treasures

  Energies attributed to three facial regions in Taoist physiognomy: Shen (spirit-eyes), Qi (breath-nose), and Jing (essence-chin). Balance of the three treasures reflects vital force.

• Firasa (Islamic Tradition)

  The face-reading tradition in the cultural history of the Islamic world. This art combines inner intuition with outer observation.

• Physiognomica

  Aristotle's 4th-century BCE physiognomy work. The first systematic Western physiognomy text, inferring character through animal likenesses.

• Kıyafetname

  Ottoman physiognomy literature. Lokman Çelebi's 16th-century work is the most famous example of this tradition. Defined as the art of reading a person's inner world from their outer appearance.

• Mian Xiang

  The Chinese physiognomy tradition. Systematized by Guiguzi in the 6th century BCE, this art divides the face into 100 regions, each governing a specific life-age period.