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Chapter 5

The Mounts amd their Attributes

by Ranald
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WHEN you look at the inner face of the palm, HAND AND you do not see a flat surface, like a table top, but instead you find many small and large If you study their formation carefully you will muscular swellings. notice that there is such a pad under each finger and that there are others toward the wrist and in the center of the palm. These swellings are known as the mounts of the hand. under the fingers take their names from the individual The mounts fingers and in general share the qualities ascribed to their corresponding finger: thus, mount Jupiter lies under the index finger mount Saturn under ; the second finger; mount Apollo under the ring finger; and Mount Mercury under the finger of Mercury. The two mounts of Mars, known mounts Mars positive and Mars negative, are located under the of Jupiter and Mercury, respectively. The large mounts at as the base of the palm are Luna on the outer edge and Venus forming mounts of the base of the thumb. Plate 25 shows the positions of the the hand. MOUNT JUPITER The mount of Jupiter, underneath the first finger, indicates pride and ambition, the desire to dominate others. When mount Jupiter is well developed and the finger of Jupiter is dominant, you will find pride swollen into vanity and bluster.38 ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION The Jupiterian one in whom the finger of Jupiter is dominant and the mount highly developed is frequently religious and derives great comfort from the pageantry and show of church worship. You will often find high dignitaries of the church among the children of Jupiter. Of course, the qualities of leadership which go with a strong finger of Jupiter can also find their expression in other fields. For example, 25 given long spatulate- tipped fingers and a domineering thumb, your Jupiterian might well be a military conqueror, his qualities being orderliness and rigidity, ambition, dominate others. energy and daring, and a desire toMOUNTS OF THE HAND 39 MOUNT SATURN The mount of Saturn under the second finger signifies seriousness, money matters. I have rarely thought, and prudence, especially in seen very strong development of this finger of Saturn. finger In fact, the mount is mount together with a strong sometimes depressed when the shows strength. However, even when the mount is not very still be classified as a Saturnian if the sec- prominent, a person may ond finger is dominant. When finger has slender, waisted phalanxes, the accentuated. Credulity will be reduced to a mini- Saturn the thoughtful mind is mum, and you have a critical, skeptical, analytical brain. The Saturnian distrusts others until he has satisfied himself of their mo- Consequently, he is usually an individualist, undertaking busi- ness enterprises by himself and disliking unnecessary social contacts. This is fortunate for the others as much as for himself, because the tives. Saturnian of those The is dour and pessimistic, a wet blanket on the exuberance who have a different temperament. which characterizes the Saturnian thrift meanness and miserliness And if is exaggerated into the lowest (material) phalanx is strong- unstable and the tip of a dominant Saturn finger unusually sensitive, you have a morbid cast to the thoughts est. if the heart line is with a tendency toward self-criticism and despondency. MOUNT APOLLO The mount but it is of Apollo, like the mount shows ambition, renown and admira- of Jupiter, a more highly specialized ambition for This finger and mount have almost the exact opposite connota- tion from that of Saturn. The Apollonian looks for success and self- tion. realization through other people. tional. He is When the He is gay, sociable, worldly, emo- a lover of beauty, though not a creator of third finger is excessively long it. and the mount well de- veloped, impulsiveness is exaggerated to the point of rashness, and the owner of such a hand is likely to be fascinated by gambling. AANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION 40 long space between the base of the thumb and of the first finger this tendency still further. The Apollonian may be an excellent business man. For confirma- tion, look to a long middle phalanx on the Apollo finger, and a good emphasizes line of head. Likely as not, this type of Apollonian will display his love of drama, beauty and color in some way through his business activities. The bad mount and finger of Apollo predominate crooked, or if the mount or base phalanx is excessively developed in comparison with the other two. Then the subject will be if the finger qualities of the is vain, boastful, reckless, But, on the whole, the gaiety into life, and perhaps sexually vicious or dissolute. mount of Apollo introduces optimism and acting an an antidote to the heaviness of Saturn. MOUNT MERCURY Quickness is the quality most associated with the mount of Mer- cury under the fourth finger. The Mercurian has a keen, almost intuitive mind, especially if the Apollo mount is at the same time fairly well developed. hand, or cies, if He is the finger itself exceedingly shrewd, and, if he has a bad twisted or shows only worldly tenden- is his active brain is likely to hatch cunning schemes for the exploitation of his fellows. The Mercurian is never a brutally vicious type, but rather a gyp artist or con man, shyster lawyer or promoter of fraudulent enterprises. If all the fingers are crooked with a highly developed mount of Mercury, you have definite indication of a crim- mind. inal type of Unlike the Saturnian, whose analytical mind finds difficulty in ex- itself, the Mercurian is gifted with an easy flow of words. He pressing makes an excellent trial lawyer, a brilliant advocate, though more likely moved to speak by ambition than by devotion to the cause he is championing. MOUNT LUNA The Mount of Luna, at the base of the palm on its outer side, governs the imagination and intuition. Good development of thisMOUNTS OF THE HAND 41 mount plus directed energy are necessary to transform the Apol- with his appreciation of art, into the creator. And, with a lonian, well developed finger and mount of Mercury, a prominent mount Luna of gives promise of creative ability to writers of fiction and romance. The kind of fingertips and thumb combined with a well-developed mount of Luna are extremely important, for, with a weak, over- sensitive hand, the imagination is wasted in dreaming. When practi- lacking, the mount of Luna may lead to activity, but of a fantastic nature, such as the designing of machines of perpetual cality is motion, to choose an extreme example. To judge whether mount Luna is well developed, examine its bulge both along the side of the hand and upward from the surface of the palm. A well-rounded curve on the outer edge of the hand indi- mount is both outcurving and high, Luna can be classed as very strong. (See plate 26.) on this mount add to its strength. Crosswise mark- cates good development. If the the mount of Vertical lines ings weaken it, or indicate defects such a morbid trend to the imag- ination. Mount Luna of head, for the ing. mount should always be studied in connection with the line any inclination of the headline downwards, towards of Luna, shows the influence of imagination in the think- In addition, signs of mental disturbances found on the line ofANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION 42 head are often repeated or explained by the mount of Luna. Where the development of Luna is excessive, you can expect mental or emo- tional unbalance, or both. MOUNT VENUS The mount arc of the of Venus life line. at the base of the is thumb bounded by the This mount indicates both the vitality and gen- eral health of the subject and the nature of his affections. When you have a well-developed, prominent swelling on the mount of Venus, you may be sure of a generous, warm-hearted, lively personality with strong amorous instincts. Attractiveness for the opposite sex almost always goes with a well-developed mount of Venus, and health, optimistic spirits, gaiety and love of music are other attributes which belong to this type. If the mount of Venus is overdeveloped, particularly at its base and passions predominate. a natural one, and neither vicious nor close to the wrist, the animal instincts Their expression, however, is perverted. THE THREE MOUNTS OF MARS The mount of Mars is the most difficult of all to study, for it is made up of three sections: Mars positive under Jupiter, above the mount of Venus; Mars negative under Mercury, above the mount of Luna; and the plain of Mars in the center of the palm (see plate 25). Each of these divisions has its own significance, though the characteristics of Mars as a whole are courage and aggressiveness. Mars positive, near the thumb, is the most pugnacious, spirited and adventurer, negative, horizontally on a level section. Its bravery is the courage of the soldier which is largely physical. Mars with the positive Mars, but on the opposite side of the palm, courage of resistance. It may is the find expression physically, or through great moral stamina. A person with both these mounts well devel- oped will push himself over all obstacles and never give in to defeat. A prominent development of the plain of Mars emphasizes the both Mars negative and positive. In addition, especially traits ofLINES OF THE PALM when 43 is crossed by many horizontal lines, it indicates vio- The combination becomes dangerous when there is very the plain lent temper. all three portions, as temper is then immediately translated into physical violence. strong thumb and line of head are needed to curb the impetuosity of this combination. high development of A The triple mount of Mars has indicate courage or the lack of greater importance than merely to it, for when Mars in all its aspects deficient, the subject is extremely weak, defeated in life even before he begins. If the morbid tendencies of Saturn are highly is developed, and you find signs of an introspective imagination to- gether with a failure in Mars, then you have a typical would-be sui- cide. Apart from their hand are important significance in themselves, the mounts of the palm. Deflections of the line of head or heart, for example, toward any one of the mounts, show the influence of that mount over the faculty with in relation to the lines of the line is associated. For that reason, it is extremely impor- tant that a serious student of the hands be acquainted with th^ which the attributes allied to the mounts.

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