CONTENTS CHAPTER 1: MR. NGÔ HÙNG DIỄN AND I 1 Introduction 1 Mr. Ngô Hùng Diễn and I 3 Excerpts from letters 11 Mr. Ngô Hùng Diễn s biography 13 CHAPTER 2: INTRODUCTIONS TO NGÔ HÙNG DIỄN S PHYSIOGNOMY Zones on the Face 19 Division of Features By Age 21 Young, Middle-Aged and Old-Aged 24 Parents, Self, Children 25 Four Seasons 26 Rings on the Face 28 Rings on the Features 31 How to Change Calamities 31 Good Destiny, Bad Karma 33 Physiognomy Readings and Reasoning 35 Physiognomy Basics 36 Countenance in Ngô Hu ng Diễn Physiognomy 46 19 CHAPTER 3: INDIVIDUAL PHYSIOGNOMY FEATURES 47 Overview 47 Head 48 Back of the Neck 50 Neck 51
Shoulders 54 Trunk 56 Back 58 Spine 59 Buttocks 59 Chest 61 Breast 61 Abdomen 63 Arms and Legs 65 Skin 72 Skin Layers and Bones 78 Hair 80 Face 85 Forehead 92 Glabella 104 Ears 105 Eyes 112 Eyelids 120 Eye Bags 122 Eyebrows 125 Nose 128 Nose Bridge 134 Cheek Bones 135 Cheeks 137 Jaws 139 Chin 142 Philtrum 144 Mouth 146 Lips 147
Gums 150 Teeth 150 Entire Body Features 152 CHAPTER 4: SETS OF RELATED PHYSIOGNOMY 155 FEATURES C Overview 155 Discussion of Sets 155 Skin as Master of the Set 158 Head as Master of the Set 163 Shoulders as Master of the Set 163 Face as Master of the Set 165 Forehead as Master of the Set 169 Eyes as Master of the Set 176 Nose as Master of the Set 179 Ears as Master of the Set 183 Lips and Mouth as Master of the Set 186 Cheeks as Master of the Set 188 Jaws as Master of the Set 191 Chin as Master of the Set 192 Hair as Master of the Set 193 Eyebrows as Master of the Set 196 Mustache as Master of the Set 197 Special Physiognomy Sets 197 Plastic Surgery and Physiognomy 201 CHAPTER 5: PHYSIOGNOMY IN DAILY ACTIVITIES 203 Sleeping Physiognomy 203 Walking Physiognomy 204 Sitting Physiognomy 205
Dancing Physiognomy 205 Politeness Physiognomy 205 Clothing Physiognomy 206 Eating Physiognomy 206 CHAPTER 6: THE PHYSIOGNOMY OF 207 COUNTENANCE, VOICE, AND COLOR Countenance Physiognomy 207 Voice Physiognomy 214 Color Physiognomy 217 CHAPTER 7: SPECIAL PHYSIOGNOMY FORMS AND 223 FEATURES Ridges 223 Moles 230 Mounds and Hollows 231 More Meanings of Mounds and Hollows 233 Polished, Plane, Oily Shine, Glued on 238 Genuine, Fake, Naturally and Unnaturally Planted 242 CHAPTER 8: ANIMAL PHYSIOGNOMY SETS, FORMS, AND COUNTENANCE 249 Animal Physiognomy 250 Bird and Animal Physiognomy Differences 251 Destructive Bird and Animal Physiognomy 251 A Few Bird and Animal Physiognomy Samples 252 CHAPTER 9: PHYSIOGNOMY IN TWELVE ASPECTS OF LIVING 261 Domain of Good and Bad Fortune 261 Domain of Mệnh 271
Domain of Fame 274 Domain of Wealth 284 Domain of Man and Woman 296 Domain of Parents, Children, Blood Relatives 334 Domain of Good or Bad People, Kind or Evil People 345 Domain of Friends, Benefactors, Partners, Subordinates 358 Domain of Career 362 Domain of Calamities 365 Domain of Good and Bad Health 388 Domain of Phong Thủy 396 CHAPTER 10: NGÔ HÙNG DIỄN S PHYSIOGNOMY LAWS 411 Introduction 411 The Laws of Forms 412 The Laws of No-Form Physiognomy 415 The Law of Black and White 419 The Law of Square and Round 421 The Law of Self, Karma and Fate 422 The Law of Yin and Yang 424 The Law of the Five Elements 425 CHAPTER 11: PHYSIOGNOMY CASE STUDIES 431 Introduction 431 Case Studies 432 Some Anecdotes for Consideration 465 Lessons to Take Away from Sample Physiognomies on Which Features Make up a Combination 476
CHAPTER 12: ARTICLES BY MR. NGÔ HÙNG DIỄN 483 PUBLISHED IN THE XÂY DỰNG MONTHLY MAGAZINE IN VIETNAM IN 1954 One s Personality 483 Female Beauty 485 The Physiognomy of Princess Margaret of England 486 The Physiognomy of President Eisenhower of the United States 487 The Physiognomy of Mao Tse-Tung, Chairman of China 489 The Physiognomy of Zhou EnLai, the first Premier of the People's Republic of China 490 CHAPTER 13: STORIES FROM MR. NGÔ HÙNG DIỄN S READINGS 493 Stories from Mr. Diễn s Daughter 493 Stories from Ex. Major Trần Quang Duật 506 Stories from Mr. Trần Xuân Kính 507 Stories from Mr. Nguyễn Phước Bửu Hạp 513 Stories from Mrs. Dương Thị Tường 528 Stories from Mr. Trần Văn Hài, nom de plume Từ Thức 531 Stories from Lửa Sống Newspaper 7th November, 1955 551 CHAPTER 14: LIFE OF MR. NGÔ HÙNG DIỄN 559 APPENDIX The Role of the Heart in Physiognomy 567 Profile of Quyen Quang Tran 573 The Washington Post Magazine Feel for the Future 577 The World Bank Magazine More Than Telling Fortunes 578