Palm Reading - Palmistry-Art of Palm Reading

One of the ancient genres of Astrology and a very eminent skill of the Astrologer is Palm reading, popular in India. We can rely on Vedic Astrology and thus on predictions through palm reading. It is known as ‘Hast rekha vidya’ for Indian astrologers or pundits or jyotishi. According to Palmistry, we all have mammoth of lines on our palm which have significant meaning. Some of the lines are Heart-line (Hridaya rekha), Brain-line (Mastishka Rekha), Destiny-line (Bhagya-rekha), Life-line (Jeevan Rekha), and much more. Generally, Pundits read right hand of men and left hand of women. But if a man is left-handy or use his left hand for doing work, Pundit will read his left-hand only.

What is Palmistry?

Curiosity is an inbuilt characteristic of human nature which led us to discover all important part of our necessity no matter whether it is science, fiction, health, social life and overall Universe which has unlimited fields yet to be discover. Astrology is very important but yet an integral field of Universe which governs every activity of human beings. Being highly prevalent in all part of the world, the definition of Palmistry is yet to be explored more.

"Palmistry" is a very important and vast field of Astrology which has been practiced over years but yet also, some parts of it are left undiscovered. If we will talk about its definition, then there are so many ways of defining it but in general, Palmistry (also known as Chiromancy) is an art forecasting the future by readings the lines of palm and hence it is also known as Palm Reading or Chirology. It has been practiced in the whole world but with numerous cultural variations.

The art of Palmistry does not include reading of palm lines only but it also deals with the shape of fingers, nails, color and surface of skin on the palm for forecasting the future and hence it has been always a matter of curiosity for a layman.

Palmistry - Its Origin:

There are many beliefs behind the origination of the art of Palmistry but Palmistry has its roots originated in Greece at the time of Aristotle who discovered the art of Palmistry and after that he gifted this art to Alexander the Great who utilized this art to know the fate of his soldiers as well as his reign. Aristotle has conveyed a very important saying on Palmistry that, "the lines in the palm of a person is not carved without a reason but it conveys the predictions related to our future".

But according to another belief, Palmistry is traditionally originated in India and has been migrated to Greece, Egypt, Persia and Syria in ancient times. Hence, it is considered as an integral part of Hindu Vedic Astrology. Here comes the origination of Indian Palmistry which has its root in India and has been practiced from a very long time.

Palmistry: Importance and Significances of Left and Right Hand

The significances of both hands cannot be neglected but in the vast field of Palmistry, it is assumed that the left hand of an individual shows his potential while the right hand shows his realistic personality. Right hand shows the future of a person while left hand shows the past. It is believed by the famous Palm Readers, that a person is born with his left hand but his right hand is what he has made of it which means that the left hand represents what the God has given to us while the Right hand represents what we have done for our future.

Apart from the hands, each line carved in our palm has its own importance in deciding the fate of our life. Let's discover what the seven most important lines in our palm represent:

• Heart line: The heart line is situated on the top of the palm under the fingers. According to the interpretation of Palmists, this line represents matters of heart including our emotional feelings. It represents the emotional sides of our mind frames. For example: A gridded Heart lines represents that the person is very nervous and highly strung.
• Life line: The life line is situated from edge of the palm above the thumbs proceeding towards the wrist. According to the interpretations of palmists, this line is used to represent an individual personality, vitality, physical health and general well being. It represents our major life changes and cataclysmic events of our life.
• Head Line: The head line is situated at the edge of the palm under the index finger proceeding towards the outside edge. According to the interpretations of palmists, it represents an individual's mind and the way it works which includes our communication style, our learning style and our intellectualism.
• Health Line: The Health Line is situated at the bottom of the Palm near the wrist proceeding towards the little finger. According to the interpretations, this line represents the health issues related to a person which he may face in his future.
• Marriage Line: The Marriage lines are short horizontal lines that are situated on the percussive edge of the palm between the heart line and the bottom of the little finger. According to the interpretations, these lines represent close relationships and marital issues related with a person's life.
• Fate Line: The Fate line is situated at the bottom of the palm near the wrist passing through the center of the palm proceeding towards the middle finger. According to the interpretations of the Palmists, this line represents an individual life path including his career, successes and obstacles.
• Sun Line: The Sun line is situated under the ring finger and according to the interpretations; it represents fame or scandal related to a person's life.

All these lines have very significant impact on an individual destiny and hence, it is necessary for an expert Palmists to make a detailed study of each line found on the Palm. Recently, the examinations of these Palmistry lines is inclusive of the medical research which correlates the genetic factors and abnormalities to the lines found in our Palm.

Palmistry: Discover some famous Books and Renowned Palmists

As Palmistry is practicing since many years, many books have been written on this majestic art to help you explore some of its unseen facts. Let's have a look at the below mentioned books to level your intensity of curiosity:

• The Spellbinding Power of Palmistry: It is a very renowned book of Palmistry which is written by a world class experienced Palmist Johny Fincham. This book reveals some of the unseen facts of the art of Palmistry.
• Hamilton's Palmistry Encyclopedia: This is a very famous book written by a very experienced Palmist Hamilton and it covers all basic aspects of Palmistry such as hand types, mounts, lines, fingerprints and even Dermatoglyphics.
• Campbell's Encyclopedia of Palmistry: This book is one of the most popular books of Palmistry which is written by famous Palmist Campbell and it is really worthwhile for hand readers to learn the various approaches of this amazing art.
• Lal Kitab (Red Book) of Palmistry: Lal Kitab is a treatise containing astrology, palmistry, phrenology, vastu and various other occult sciences. The first edition of Lal Kitab that came out in 1938 talks extensively about palmistry and its relationship with various signs. Check our Lal Kitab section for further information.
• Book of Palmistry by Chiero: the Palmistry book written by Chiero is also one of the most popular books of Palmistry in which every skills practiced in Palmistry is well explained so that it can be easily learned.
• Book of Palmistry by Benhem: This book of Palmistry has been written by one of the most famous Palmists Benhem and it is one of the most renowned book of Palmistry all over the world. The book has covered all important aspects of Palmistry and has revealed all the true facts of Palmistry and hence it has been listed among the top ten renowned books of Palmistry.

Palmistry Reading Basics

To know about future has always been one of the most sought after things for the human being. It is the eagerness- to know the 'unknown'- that has driven to look towards occult things as answers were not in the realm of material sciences. It is where palmistry assumes importance because of the uncanny ability of palm lines to tell a lot about human life, nature of person and many other aspects of his career, love life, and emotional status with a great degree of accuracy.

The field of palmistry is very interesting and it unfolds many interesting aspects of life as one delves deeper in the subject. If person has inward looking approach towards life, palm lines will reveal this.

Everybody has different life curve and that is why no two persons can have similar lines on the palm. Many things can be predicted about a person by just glancing over the palm structure, fingertips, nails, colours and few specific spots on them and texture of palms.So here we have some basics of Palmistry for you:

In Indian system of palmistry; right hand is considered reflecting man life and left hand is representative of women. But, this is not a rigid rule. It is always better to study both hands to reach on the right conclusion. There are three main lines in the human palms: Life line, heart line and head line. In addition to that there are few other lines such as fate line, marriage line, sun line and health line.

Recent researches have made startling revelations about imprinting of hereditary and genetic diseases on the palm of the man. Many researchers have even started studying hands of criminals in order to reveal criminal inclination of mind and results are encouraging.

Position of mounts on the palm

Let's have a look at the basics of Palmistry with respect to mounts present in our Palm.To our surprise all of the planetary mounts are imprinted on the palms of newborn baby. All planets which affect human life are placed at different points in the palm.

The place of Jupiter is mount of first finger, second finger is place of Saturn, third finger is place of Sun and last finger is home of mercury. The home of Venus is place below thumb

Mars has been uniquely divided into two parts: Lower Mars and Upper Mars. Lowers Mars exists between thumb and mount of Jupiter. Upper Mars is between head line and heart line just below the mount of mercury. Unlike western palmistry, Indian palmistry also considers impact of Rahu and Ketu as planet.

In fact, every stroke on the palm carries specific meaning. Heart line indicates the ability of person to love and to be loved. The longer heart line indicates longer love life and if it is short, it means that person has limited sex and love life.

Similarly, health line is the possible graphical representation of health of man. It depicts to a great degree of accuracy that at what age person will suffer from some chronic disease. The head line is indicative of mental ability of person. The fate line tells about possible success of a person and life line tells a lot about possible family life and success.

Understand Palmistry Line

Design plays a critical role in everything you see around. Anything and everything that our eyes see are related to some aspect of design be it aeroplane or building or attires. Design of the life is also imprinted on the palms of the hand. If you are an astute observer of lines in the palms you can tell a lot of life of a man.

Scientists have not been able to answer about significance of lines in the palms and they consider it as a result of elasticity .But real meaning and significance of palm lines are deciphered by palmist. Palmistry is of the view that each line is surrounded by an atmosphere of a mysterious force.

Every mount and every sign conveys some aspect of life of the person. For example, the finger of Jupiter connects and communicates with the rest part of the world.

Line of heart controls the blood circulation and the line of head sends to the brain the fluid received from this mount.

Deeper significance of lines in Palmistry

Palm lines of whatever shape they are helps in determining the speed of the life force.Deeper lines are indication of accomplishment and success and thin broken lines cause obstruction. As per palmistry every person contains 7 chief lines and 12 secondary lines.

Chief lines in the palmistry

Heart line, head line, life line, sun line, fate line, health line, marriage line are considered main lines in the palm. Palmistry can tell about link of heart diseases with the acute study of heart line on your hand.

Head line: It starts almost from the line of life at its starting point and then moves towards the heart line just below the second finger and then traverses across the palm increasing the space between them until it terminates. Straight and stiff head lines are indicative of practical nature of person in the worldly matter.

Heart line: It germinates from the mount of Jupiter and runs across the palm just above the line of the head and terminates at the percussion. If the position of heart line is close to the base fingers then it is indicative of jealous and passionate nature of person.

Life line: It starts from the mount of venues at the base of the thumb. Shorter the line, shorter is the life and vice-versa is also true. If the line is not uniform then it is precursor of fickle nature and uneven state of health.

Fate Line: It germinates from the wrist of the hand and runs opposite to the life line. Absence of lifeline signifies struggling and unjestful, uneventful life. If it is straight and good upward the heart line then it means good fortune comes at the old age.

Health Line: It starts its journey from the little finger and travels across the palm towards the bottom of the thumb. One of the interesting aspects of health line is that there is no fixed origination point of this line.

Sun Line: Apollo line or sun line is also known as supporter of fate line or sister line of fate line. It originates from the Rascette, travels upwards between the mounts of the venus and moon and terminates at the sun mount.

Marriage line: It cuts the percussion horizontally on the side of the hand between the heart line and the base of the fourth finger. It indicates about life of person.

 Marriage Line in Palmistry

Reading marriage or love on the palm

Surely, marriages are made in heavens but lines in the palm tell a lot about your love life. Marriage ties two individuals in one knot. The successful marriage indicates deep bonding between couple.

The marriage line on palms can forecast a lot about your conjugal life. It predicts the love and affection of two persons. One should take into account the mounts of Venus and heart line before predicting anything about it. The first condition is line of heart should be very clear for successful marriage. The mounts of Venus should be strong enough to have romantic and good sexual life.

Origin of marriage line

Marriage line is located just below the little finger and above the origin point of the heart line.

How to know about age of marriage?

It can be calculated by the distance from heart line and the base line of little finger , the distance being estimated fifty years:

• If marriage line is in the middle of this distance it means marriage is around 25 years of age and nearer the marriage line to heart line, the earlier is the age of marriage.

Indications of successful marriage life

• A clear long line of marriage without any break or presence of island means an extremely successful married life. A long and happy relationship.
• It is to be noted that only strong line indicates marriage. The presence of few small lines nearby deep line only indicates romantic relationship.
• A relationship with two people at the same time, the relative depths of the relationships being indicated by the strength of the lines
• If marriage line starts with a fork it possibly indicates towards delay or frustration at the start of a relationship
• If marriage line ends with fork means possible ends with separation
• If it is crossed by girdle of Venus it means partner is nagging

Other important things about marriage line

• Little importance is attached to the Lines of Union known as 'Marriage Lines' on the palm
• There are four places on the palm from which marriage is to be read carefully and they are as follows:
• The Mount of Mercury: The Line on the Mount of Mercury should be fairly long and clear and easily traceable. Shorter lines indicate only an influence amorous relationship. A line or lines that are parallel to the heart line are called lines of the union, and are popularly known as lines of the marriage.
• Lines rising from the Line of Life
• A cross on the Mount of Venus.

Lines coming from the Mount of the Moon and touching the Line of Fate. These lines should not intersect.

Conclusion: if none of the above conditions are met then you should not say that marriage would not take place rather he can indicate that these lines can form in future.

If there are many fine lines going in different directions on this mount of Venus it means a person is complex in love. It also indicates that person may be easy to dupe by partners.