Health, Love, Money, professional and family life… any of these areas can become stressful when you don’t know what to expect.
Among the many methods that exist for seeing the future, the one you’re going to discover today is certainly one of the most fascinating, since it exists in each and every one of us. I’m talking about the palms of our hands.
Chiromancy is the art of divination using the lines of the hands, which, like finger or eye prints, are completely unique. No two hands are exactly alike.
Chiromancy uses similarities and differences in the lines of the hands to establish predictions, based on the principles I’ll explain to you here.
If the subject interests you, you can learn more by consulting specialized books, some of which go into great detail about the information hidden in our hands, and how to read it.
Why Chiromacy?
Learning to read people’s hands is both fascinating and amusing. Everyone wants to have their palm read at some time or other, if only to hear something good about themselves, or simply to partake in an age-old ritual. We’re all curious about what our hands might have to say.
Chiromancy can help people discover their true path in life, and know themselves better so they can move forward. By learning the basics, you’ll be able to decipher messages, both in your own hands and – why not? – in those of the people you offer your services to, starting with friends and family who want to share the experience with you. This practice, which many specialists call a real human science, can provide results that are sometimes astonishing… and troubling, since its predictions often turn out to be very precise. See for yourself as you learn about the technique, and then test its divinatory powers. You may be surprised at how much important information you’re able to obtain.
History and Definitions
The word chiromancy is derived from the Greek “kheir” or hand, and “manteia” which means divination. Chiromancy, therefore, refers to the art of divination using the forms of the hands and fingers, and the lines engraved in the palms, to decipher character tendencies in an individual. Chiromancy has been practiced for thousands of years. Probably originating in China or India, it is mentioned in ancient Hindu texts, as well as the Old Testament of the Bible. The earliest known writings date back to the 3rd Century B.C., and were discovered in Asia. Traces have been found in ancient Egypt and Greece, where chiromancy aroused great interest among philosophers like Aristotle and Plato.
Many present-day practitioners consider the art a science, based on clearly defined rules. At the same time, chiromancy has retained its aura of “magic” and remains an adventure into the unknown, which is one of its major attractions.
Some General Principles
A hand can reveal the dominant characteristics of a person, and it can also enable you to see into a person’s past and future. Take these points into consideration, in the following order, when reading someone’s hand:
• Choosing which hand to read (left or right)
• Size
• Form
• Texture and details
• Zones: regions, mounts
• Lines
I’ll talk briefly about each of these elements, but remember, you can find much more information by consulting more detailed texts devoted to the subject of chiromancy.
Which Hand: Right or Left?
Since ancient times chiromancers have considered the left hand as referring to the signs of an individual’s Destiny, predetermined at birth. The right hand indicates possible changes that could happen, depending in the person’s free will.
• The left hand, usually used less than the right, has more lines. It is the passive hand, indicating innate characteristics and values.
• The right hand is active, indicating acquired traits.To put it as simply as possible, we could say the left hand indicates potential, while the right hand indicates how we put that potential to use.
In general, most psychics read the left hand of the people who consult them. To help you get started, I invite you to do the same.
Size and Form: The 4 Hand Types
The first thing you should look at is a hand’s size.
It could be:
• Large: precision, exactitude
• Average: calculating
• Small: big plans, big ideas
The form of the hands is also important.
There are 4 main types, linked to the four major elements:
Air, Earth, Water and Fire.
• Square palm, long fingers: AIR – intellectual. This type of hand is often crisscrossed with many fine lines, and points to an outgoing personality, someone who is emotionally stable and gifted with intellectual curiosity.An AIR hand is often warm and moist to the touch. As in astrology, the element of AIR is linked to communication and intellectual activity. People with hands of this type are more suited to professions that involve writing, teaching, journalism, and/or commerce.
• Square palm, short fingers: EARTH – practical. This type of hand indicates someone who is serious, has good common sense, and enjoys physical activity. An EARTH hand is often cold and dry to the touch. On a professional level, these people prefer manual work which can sometimes be repetitive: mechanics, carpentry, farming, construction, repair work, etc.
• Rectangular palm, long fingers: WATER – sensitive. This type of hand reveals a calm but sensitive personality. A WATER hand is often cold and moist to the touch. These people are more attracted to professions where they can use their intuition, and express their gentle nature: schoolteacher, doctor, dowser, sailor, etc. Their hands are also excellent for playing the piano!
• Rectangular palm, short fingers: FIRE – intuitive. These hands are often crisscrossed with deep lines, and indicate an energetic, creative, and somewhat impulsive personality. A FIRE hand is often warm and dry to the touch. On a professional level, these people tend to opt for creative or athletic work: police and/or fire protection, airline pilot, surgeon, computer specialist, etc.
It’s important to remember that a hand never completely conforms to any of these shapes. Choose the type that most resembles the hand you’re reading, then weigh your conclusions in light of other elements that may have an influence. Holding a person’s hand in your own makes it easier to determine their dominant type.
Texture and Details
Texture is also important, and can tell you a lot about someone’s personality. Here’s what to look for (to get a clearer picture of the person you’re “reading” combine these details with what you were able to discern in the previous section, when you were examining the hand’s form):
• Knobby fingers: polemic, perspicacious, clear-headed.
• Hard hands: avarice, interest in money, tenacity.
• Soft hands: sensitive, sensual, impulsive, creative, hedonistic, apathetic.
• Fingers curving outward: grace, sympathy, sociability, adaptable, curious, sometimes extravagant.
• Conical hands with fine skin and rounded fingertips: amenable, gentle, sentimental, romantic, impulsive, creative, sensitive and extroverted.
• Small, flat and tough hands: mental instability, low energy and drive, limited intelligence.
• Hands with “holes”: unfavorable exterior circumstances, obstacles, fear of failure, serious loss.
• Raw, roughly formed fingers: little interest in spiritual or mental matters, possessive, physically strong.
• Long, wide palms, squared fingertips: orderly, structured, precise, organized, good planner.
• Widespread fingers: enterprising, innovative, self-confident, persevering, extroverted and sometimes impulsive.
• Yellowish skin, bony joints: logical, theoretical, introverted, individualistic and rational.
• Long hands with pointed fingers: imaginative, sensitive, idealistic, introverted and spiritual.
You should also take the following factors into account:
Hands become hardened and more rigid with age, as do our character. As time passes, people tend to become more serious and logical, and less philosophical and romantic.
• During a long illness or convalescence the hands become more mobile, as the patient is more nervous, easily influenced, and given to fantasy.
• People with very white hands may be gentle, amiable and diplomatic, but they can also be hypocritical.• People with hardened hands are more loyal and reliable, sincere and steadfast, and less sentimental.
• Smooth, transparent hands indicate indiscretion, falsehood, and a tendency to gossip. To summarize, the model of a “good hand” should be firm but not hard, supple but not too soft.
Various texts on chiromancy provide detailed analyses of each separate finger, so check them out if you’re interested, and you can learn a lot more.
Zones and Mounts
At the heart of palmistry is the study of the different zones of the hand, and analysis of the lines. Starting with the principle that human beings are composed of 3 main parts – body, mind and soul – the hand is divided into 3 zones:
• Intellectual or mental zone: formed by the fingers (except the thumb).
• Emotional zone: formed by the mounts on the palm.
• Instinctive zone: formed by the lines of the palm.
Each of these 3 zones can, in turn, be divided into 3 regions:
• In the intellectual zone:
upper region: represented by the phalanges just below the nails
middle region: represented by the middle phalanges
lower region: represented by the lower phalanges, closest to the palm.
• In the emotional zone:
Ideal region: represented by the mounts at the base of each finger (except the thumb).
Emotional region: represented by the middle section of the palm, between the mounts of the fingers and a horizontal line running from the base of the thumb upwards.
Instinctive region: represented by the base of the palm, starting at the line mentioned above.
• In the instinctive zone:
Cerebral region: represented by the Head-Line, starting between the thumb and index finger, and extending towards the flat part of the hand.
Sentimental region: represented by the Heart-Line, situated just below the mounts.
Instinctive region: represented by the Life-Line next to the Mount of Venus.
