There are many methods of fortune telling in ancient and modern times. According to different physiognomy principles, they can be divided into general physiognomy methods and special physiognomy methods. Generally speaking, physiognomy takes the appearance, complexion, mood and behavior of the person being photographed as the object of observation, and based on this, the fate of the individual is inferred. Among them, it can be divided into many types: face, bone, hand, mole, lying, walking, gas and color, etc. Among them, the method of fortune telling is the most complicated.
Because there are many schools of physiognomy and each school has different theories, there are many opinions on the facial structure and horoscope of facial organs. The more popular ones include the theory of five stars and six rays, the theory of five senses and five elements, the theory of six houses and three stops, the theory of twelve palaces and five senses, and the theory of thirteen parts. The special methods mainly include the method of knotting points, the method of Taisu pulse method, the method of three times, the method of listening to sounds and smelling objects, and the method of looking at each other's heart and virtue. The acupuncture method uses the principles of feng shui to read faces; the Taisu pulse method uses the Chinese medicine pulse method to interpret a person's fate; the three-life phase method uses people's current life situations to speculate on past lives and predict future lives; listen to sounds and smell the signs of objects The law determines good or bad fortune based on a person's voice or the objects he or she uses; the law of love, heart, and virtue determines good or bad fortune by examining a person's mind, good or bad, and the quality of his or her character.
According to the school of thought, physiognomy can also be divided into many types such as linen physiognomy, Liuzhuang physiognomy, and water mirror physiognomy. Among them, the linen method is the most widely spread. It is said that this method was created by the monk Ma Yi Taoist in the early Song Dynasty, and a book "Ma Yi Shen Xiang" has been handed down. Nowadays, most folk warlocks are based on this method!