Fortune Palace

In Mian Xiang

Mian Xiang, classical Chinese face reading, maps the face onto the Twelve Palaces and the Five Officers. The system is descriptive and structural, read for self-reflection rather than prediction. Its working canon was set down in the Song and Ming dynasties and remains in active use today.

How Fortune Palace is read

The lower forehead arc above the brows, read for inherited luck and the general tilt of circumstance. Within mian xiang, a reader weighs fortune palace against the rest of the chart rather than reading it on its own. The practitioner notes how it interacts with the neighbouring features, and the result is offered for self-reflection, not prediction.

Related terms in Mian Xiang

• Life Palace

  The area between the brows, read in Chinese face reading for general fortune and the cast of the present chapter.

• Career Palace

  The centre of the forehead, read for vocation, public standing, and the long arc of work.

• Wealth Palace

  The tip of the nose, read for accumulation, resourcefulness, and one's hold on money.

• Marriage Palace

  The smooth area at the outer corner of each eye, read for partnership and the texture of close bonds.

• Children Palace

  The pads just below the eyes, read for family life and warmth toward the next generation.