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Chapter 6

The Lines of the Palm

by Ranald
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IN THE LINES OF THE PALM

the superstitious, fortune-telling uses of palmistry, the lines of hand are regarded as a sort of key to the future, the various di- rections and signs being given somewhat arbitrary significance. This the point of view I have entirely discarded. I have found no basis at all in my studies of thousands of hands for the declaration that given signs definitely foretell events in the lives of men and women. What I have found is that the human hand, connected to the brain thousands of sensory and motor nerves, registers on its surface a by kind of summary of all the messages which pass through the brain. Thus, the hand gives us an index to the personality. There is another notion I wish to dispel. The amateur in chirologyANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION 44 makes for many minute and wasted nervous energy cause those myriad purposeless little lines which weave over the surface of some hands. The man or woman whose activity is purposeful and is usually of the impression that activity lines. This is incorrect. Undirected useful usually has a few, well-defined markings telling the entire story. But the marked absence of lines is indication, not of concen- but of a phlegmatic temperament on which tration in activity, events make little impression. be perfectly clear that I claim no powers of prophetic hand analysis, and also that I do not believe such powers exist. It is true that I have on occasion made predictions about certain persons Let it which have, with amazing accuracy, been realized. My explanation complete understanding of all the factors in a situation, one can foresee a probability which is tanta- mount to almost certain prediction. Of course, in considering only of this phenomenon is that, given the factors of a personality we do not allow for the action of outside circumstances which do not show in the hand until after they have made an impact on the personality. But we can judge with great accuracy what that impact will be on a person understand. whom we completely therefore, I speak of danger of one kind or another threat- mean danger to which the weakness of that par- When, ening a person, I ticular individual leaves him open. Such a danger may even be evaded through the use of more complete understanding gained from the study of the hand. One of the most chirology to hands do change. person to striking some share whom No the evidences in the name line or sign is at supporting the claims of of science is the fact that any time immutable. As the hand belongs undergoes certain experiences, or changes his attitude, his ambitions, his thoughts; so do his hands register those changes. COLOR Now, as to the lines themselves. and pinkish in and sanguinary A They should be well-marked reddish line indicates an active, energetic disposition. Pale lines go with delicate health and color.LINES OF THE PALM 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. The line of life The line of head The line of heart The line of destiny The line of Apollo The lines of sex influence 10. 11. 12. 7. The lines of health or Hepatica 8. 9. The The 14. lines of intuition girdle of 13. Venus 15. 16. 45 The line of vitality The bracelets The lines of travel The lines of fertility The via Lascivia The ring of Solomon The ring of SaturnANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION 46 lack of energy. Lines which are very dark show a melancholy, brooding temperament, vengeful and unforgiving. The hand are shown in plate 27. They are life which bounds the mounts of first, Venus and Mars positive (see number 1 on plate 27); second, the line of head (number 2) which begins on the inner side of the palm and runs across it; third, the line of heart or emotions, pursuing a path across the hand above that taken by the line of head; fourth, the line of fate or destiny, which ascends the palm of the hand from principal lines of the seven in number: the line of the wrist towards the finger of Saturn; fifth, the line of sun or bril- liance, which follows a path roughly parallel to that taken by the directing itself towards the base of the Apollo the lines of marriage or sexual influence, which are finger; sixth, lines on the outer edge of the palm under the horizontal short, line of destiny, and last, the line of health or Hepatica, which runs up hand at an angle, ascending from the line of life toward the mount of Mercury. In addition, there are a number of minor lines in little finger; the the hand. All the lines are not always present in every hand, sence is frequently of even greater significance than is and their ab- their presence. QUALITY The continuity of line is of great significance. Breaks (see plate 28 for examples of the formations cited in this and the following paragraph) in any line mean an obstruction, sometimes overcome, if they are healed by squares or supported by other strengthening influences. Unevenness in the line shows just that in the attribute from the main and usually show a weakening of the main pathway, indicating uncertainty. Such small branches are known as splits. If a split is directed towards a particular mount, it means that the subject is in- fluenced by the attributes of that particular mount. The branching line often throws an interesting light on the main tendencies, telling about anything from a moment’s diversion to a serious change in variability. Fine lines are often seen branching out lines the direction of one’s life. Sister lines, that is lines running independently but parallel to aLINES OF THE PALM main add strength. But a line, with the island, which tance, but An closure. where it may attached to is its should not be confused run parallel to a main line for some dis- at either end, thus forming a sort of en- very much weakens island makes it sister line 47 the main line at the point appearance. Chained formations, dots, many / 28 crossed lines discuss them all react adversely on the primary line, and I shall wherever they have in relation to the particular lines special significance. The ings of will best lines are clear, deep, without breaks or interfering mark- any kind. Very broad lines show more muscular strength than power; while a deep, thin line holds up better under strain.48 ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION TIME AND AGE IN THE HAND Using the main lines of the hand as guidemarks, we are able to compute time and age on the hand. Thus the approximate date asso- ciated with breaks, periods of restlessness and dissatisfaction, shiftsLINE OF LIFE 49 can all be calculated from the hand. The only date which does not show is that which gives the subject’s age. in occupation, The method of approximating dates in the hand is simple. Divide length possible for the line of life, the headline, the heartline and the line of destiny each into periods of seven as shown in plate 29. This is a very natural division since important physical changes in human beings are supposed to occur within cycles of the maximum seven years. Other markings on the hand can be related to this scheme by drawing radial lines from mount Venus through the seven divisions on the line of life and extending those imaginary radial lines to whatever event you wish to place in time. This, too, is shown To estimate the probable length of life, add the number of periods in these four principal lines of the hand the lines of head, heart, destiny and life and divide your total by four. in plate 29. Of course, markings which are fixed in their place will have their pertaining to them alone. For example, the mar- own time scheme riage lines are figured within the confines of the space which they occupy, not in accordance with the plan of the whole hand, but this is explained in greater detail in themselves.

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