The 5th Art: Xiang (相) - Appearance or Physiognomy - from Chinese Metaphysics called Wu Shu (五 术) or the Five Arts. This Art is the study of forms.Key cultural study 5th Art areas depicted in the image above:
Palmistry (form of the hand) - Chinese Medical Palmistry: Your Health in Your Hand – July 1, 1995 by Zong Xiao-Fan, Gary Liscum and Xiao-Fan Zong. In Chinese medicine, every part of the body is believed to contain a hologram of the entire organism, just as each cell contains the genetic code of the entire body. Thus Chinese doctors have for centuries believed that one can diagnose health and disease from the shape of the hand, the mounds and lines on the palm, and the fingernails. There are many other books on palmistry in English, but this is the first on Chinese medical palmistry. ... A diagnostic tool that I know nothing about and very different then palmistry being used to determine Ming (Destiny/Fate) the 4th Art.
Face Reading (form of the face) - Mian Xiang - Your Guide to the Art of Chinese Face Reading – January 8, 2005 by Joey Yap
In this book: Learn the basics of Face Reading, including the 5 Officers, the 12 Palaces, and the 100 Year map of the Face, find out how the face not only reveals a person's fortune, but their abilities, personal characteristics, innate nature and discover 'trade secret' Face Reading techniques. ... All I know is that Joey Yap is a prolific author on Chinese cultural topics and has built a large business educating students all over the world.
Feng-Shui (form of the living environment) - A Master Course in Feng-Shui: An In-Depth Program for Learning to Choose, Design, and Enhance the Spaces Where We Live and Work – July 17, 2001 by Eva Wong
Definitive text. Feng-Shui "Wind-Water" is a topic I've long been fascinated with and the ideals of environmental flow, uncluttering and harmonious decor elements have great appeal. In China it's complex, with many schools of thought. The eight-sided Bagua symbol utilized to map locations is iconic and sublime.
Nine Star Ki: Feng Shui Astrology for Deepening Self-Knowledge and Enhancing Relationships, Health, and Prosperity – December 18, 2008 by Robert Sachs
It may feel like woo woo snake oil, but Nine Star Ki developed in 1924 is an interesting adjunct to Feng-Shui. There are thought to be nine-year and nine-month cycles of Ki/Qi on Earth, which are related to solar and seasonal cycles, and which have common effects across the planet on people's mental and physical development and experiences throughout their lives. The 9 Ki 'stars' are numbers that represent those cycles. The numbers can be calculated for anyone using only a birthdate.
Naming: Eight Diagrams and Naming (Chinese Edition) – January 9, 2013 by Yusen Chang ... A technique using the Bagua to determine auspicious baby names that align with their birthdate and destiny.
Last here and appropriately last of the Xiang forms, are these practices. Feng-Shui, in the beginning was about tomb location and it evolved into a architectural Art that was more expansive.
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