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Indian Palmistry - Helena Fenwick Dale
INDIAN
PALMISTRY.
BY
MRS. J. B. DALE.
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Palmistry
PREFACE.
REFERENCES TO HAND.
Palmistry
Palmistry, or 'chiromancy' (from the Greek kheir meaning 'hand' and manteia meaning 'divination'), is the claim of characterization and foretelling the future through the study of the palm. The practice is found all over the world, with numerous cultural variations, and those who practice chiromancy are generally called palmists, palm readers, hand readers, hand analysts, or chirologists.
Palmistry generally consists of the practice of evaluating a person's character or future life by 'reading' the palm of that person's hand. Various 'lines' (heart line, life line, etc.) and 'mounts' (or bumps), purportedly suggest interpretations by their relative sizes, qualities, and intersections. In some traditions, readers also examine characteristics of the fingers, fingernails, fingerprints, and palmar skin patterns (dermatoglyphics), skin texture and colour, shape of the palm, and flexibility of the hand. A reader usually begins by looking at the person's 'dominant hand' (the hand he or she writes with or uses the most, which is sometimes considered to represent the conscious mind, whereas the other hand is subconscious). In some traditions of palmistry, the other hand is believed to carry hereditary or family traits, or, depending on the palmist's cosmological beliefs, to convey information about past-life or karmic conditions.
Though there are debates on which hand is better to read from, both have their own significance. It is customary to assume that the left hand shows potential in an individual, and the right shows realized personality. The basic framework for 'Classical' palmistry (the most widely taught and practiced tradition) is rooted in Greek mythology. Each area of the palm and fingers is related to a god or goddess, and the features of that area indicate the nature of the corresponding aspect of the subject. For example, the ring finger is associated with the Greek god Apollo; characteristics of the ring finger are tied to the subject's dealings with art, music, aesthetics, fame, wealth, and harmony.
There are three main lines on almost all hands, generally given the most weight by palmists: 'the heart line' (representing love and attraction), 'the head line' (representing the person's mind and the way it works, i.e. learning, intellectualism and communication), and 'the life line' – perhaps the most controversial line on the hand, believed to represent the person's vitality and vigour, physical health and general well being. The life line is also believed to reflect major life changes, including cataclysmic events, physical injuries, and relocations. Contrary to popular belief, modern palmists generally do not believe that the length of a person's life line is tied to the length of a person's existence.
Palmistry has a long history, and is a practice common to many different places on the Eurasian landmass; it has been practised in the cultures of India, Tibet, China, Persia, Sumeria, Ancient Israel and Babylonia. According to some, it had its roots in Hindu Astrology (known in Sanskrit as 'Jyotish'), Chinese Yijing ('I Ching'), and Roma