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The first page describes basic concepts of binary system of the canon of
changes I-Ching and logic system of a human mimicry that is necessary
for understanding of physiognomic images in five galleries where
symbolical shapes of emotional changes of a human face are shown. |
Emotions is an expression of mental processes which are shown in human faces
and show attitudes of a person to world around.
If to allocate the basic emotional (physiognomic) features in a human face then
a face represents strict mathematical system which corresponds with a binary
code of the ancient Chinese canon of changes I-Ching which is based on
hexagrams or original system of logic
symbols which systematize universal concepts, and including allow to systematize
philosophy and psychology of a human person (personality).
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Fundamental basis of the canon of changes I-Ching is
the binary code which is represented by means of the entire and break lines in hexagrams. The binary code is designated by figures 0 and 1 in mathematics, and by figures 6 and 9 in the Chinese numerology. Accordingly the entire and break lines of the canon of changes I-Ching have values similar to numerological figures and in essence are symbols of the binary code. Besides positions of lines in hexagrams have the certain values, namely lines are located in vertical sequence from below upwards and have spatial arrangements, and have additional values depending on arrangements. In total two kinds of lines are located in six vertical positions and combined in every possible combinations, and accordingly make 64 hexagrams I-Ching which are shown in the table at the left. Everyone hexagram consists of top trigram and bottom trigram, and is on crossing of corresponding trigrams in the table. Hexagrams (64 Kwa) in the Chinese Classical Book of Changes I-Ching have symbolical names and figurative interpretations which describe diverse aspects of the world validity and correspond with positions which are shown in outlines at the left. Namely six positions of lines in hexagrams and two kinds of lines symbolize spheres of world space and modifications of the world phenomena. It is possible to speak that the world is designed according to this positional system and constructions of all objects existing in the world correspond to structural logic of hexagrams in the canon of changes I-Ching. The features of a human face are similar to spheres of world around and are similar to other existing objects and consequently has visible forms which can be realized in binary system of the world by means of positional system of hexagrams I-Ching. Namely emotional changes of a human facial mimicry can be described by means of the canon of changes I-Ching, and values of lines in hexagrams can be correlated to features of a human face. The bottom first and second positions in hexagrams show a mouth, the middle third and fourth positions show eyes, the top fifth and sixth positions show eyebrows. These are the basic facial features which determine the main human emotions, and changes of emotions correspond with different combinations of lines on corresponding positions. There are four combinations (digrams): 
 to which there
correspond numerological figures 6, 7, 8, 9 (mean numerological numbers
in the context of Chinese numerology).According to combinations of lines in the top, middle and bottom positions of hexagrams it is possible to systematize different emotions and physiognomic expressions of corresponding spheres of a face. Namely figure 6 means the open emotions; figure 7 means joyful emotions; figure 8 means sad emotions; figure 9 means quiet emotions. It is symbolical gradation of possible human emotions which defines the most typical displays of a human mimicry. Symbolical expressions of a face or physiognomic symbols (physiognomies) correspond to 64 hexagrams I-Ching and are shown in the table at the left. |
Namely the physiognomic idea consists that emotional changes of eyebrows and
eyes and a mouth, which are basic features of a human face and the basic
parameters of human emotions, are compared to positions of lines in hexagrams of
the canon of changes I-Ching.
The break lines in hexagrams symbolize objectivity and validity of the
world, and the entire lines symbolize the subjective idealistic world.
Therefore the open emotions correspond to two break lines and to
numerological figure 6 as the open features of a face perceive a reality. And
the closed or quiet emotions correspond to two entire lines and to numerological
figure 9 as a face is blindly immersed into the internal ideal world.
The break line above the entire line and the numerological figure 8 mean
that the real world predominates above ideal world, and the entire line above the
break line and
the
numerological figure 7 mean that the ideal world
predominates above real world/
It is necessary to take into account that the order of lines
in hexagrams is
directed from below upwards and consequently the top lines predominate above
bottom lines though bottom lines are coming and top lines are receding according to
symbolism of the canon of changes I-Ching.
If the real world predominates above ideal world then the validity is
pseudo-real that corresponds to physiognomic symbols of sad eyebrows and eyes
which are covered by sad eyelashes, and also corresponds to the symbol of a
mouth which has outlines repeating symbols of sad eyebrows and eyelashes, that
corresponds to grief.
If the ideal world predominates over the real world then physiognomic symbols of
a face are raised that corresponds to pleasure. Namely if the ideal world is
below rather than the real world then eyes are sad, and also eyebrows and a
mouth are sad. And if the ideal world is above the real world then emotional
displays correspond to pleasure.
The detailed descriptions of symbolical expressions of human faces and logic connection of physiognomic images with hexagrams of the canon of changes I-Ching look on the following page.
