| reading, also known as palmistry or chiromancy, is a | | | | means the person will lack stability in their life. |
| fascinating way of predicating one’s future | | | | • Heart Line—The heart line appears |
| through the study of the palm of the hand. Dating back | | | | toward the top of the palm, under the fingers. This line |
| to Hindu astrology and the gypsy traditions, palm | | | | represents all areas of the heart, including one’s |
| reading is now practiced all over the world. | | | | love life, their emotional stability, romances, and even |
| The Shape of the Hand | | | | cardiac health. |
| Most palm readers (palmists) use a person’s | | | | • Life Line—This line is found on the edge |
| dominant, or most active, hand for a reading. Once the | | | | of the palm above the thumb and extends in a |
| dominant hand is determined, the palmist will analyze | | | | semi-circle toward the wrist. This line does NOT |
| certain palm qualities. The first is the shape of the hand | | | | represent a person’s longevity. Palmists believe |
| itself. There are four common hand types, which | | | | that this line represents a person’s physical |
| correspond with the elements: | | | | health, vitality, and strength. The life line also reflects |
| • Fire Hands—Long palms that are | | | | major life changes and events. |
| square or rectangular in shape with short fingers. | | | | • Head Line—The head line starts at the |
| These people are typically outgoing and like to be in | | | | edge of the palm under the index finder and travels |
| control. They tend to be strong and quick-tempered. | | | | across the palm. This line represents how a person |
| • Air Hands—Square palm with long | | | | thinks. It determines a one’s learning style, his or |
| fingers many times accompanied with dry skin. These | | | | her aptitude for creative or analytical methods of |
| folks tend to be cheerful and enjoy intellectual | | | | learning, and communication style. |
| stimulation. They communicate well and enjoy writing. | | | | What is the Simian Line? |
| • Water Hands—Long, rectangular palms | | | | The Simian line is another major palm line. Not |
| with long fingers. Emotional and expressive, these | | | | everyone has a prominent Simian line. For those who |
| people tend to make great musicians and poets. | | | | do, this interesting line runs across the palm replacing |
| • Earth Hands—Square palms with short | | | | the heart and head line. Some palmists believe |
| fingers. People with earth hands tend to enjoy the | | | | emotional and reasoning can be studied by using this |
| outdoors. They are stable people, who do not like | | | | line alone. It is also believed that those with a Simian line |
| change. You may find many artists with earth hands. | | | | never truly find inner peace. They tend to see things in |
| The Lines of the Palm | | | | only black or white, with no shades of gray. Therefore, |
| Palmists typically use four major lines, or hand creases, | | | | it can be determined that the Simian line signifies |
| on the palm to predict ones futures: fate, heart, life and | | | | constant tension in one’s life. |
| head lines. Each line determines a different aspect of | | | | While many consider palm reading a pseudoscience, |
| one’s personality and future life. | | | | others swear by its validity and base their lives on its |
| • Fate Line—The fate line is located | | | | study. Look at your own palm and determine how |
| under the index finger. A strong fate line predicts a | | | | accurate the palm reading claims are. There may be a |
| stable person. A weak fate line belongs to those who | | | | reason this ancient practice is still in use today. |
| change jobs frequently. The absence of a fate line | | | | |