Palmistry 101

occultgoddess:

When reading palms, whether your own or someone else’s, these are the main things to consider:

1. Which hand is dominant? For right-handed people, the left hand gives information about inherited characteristics and potential, while the right hand reveals the development, character, and life events. The opposite is true for left-handed folks!
2. Quality of lines and their points of intersection. How strong or fine are the lines? Are they straight and long, broken and twisted, etc.? 
3. The directions of lines, which mounts they occur on or near, and their influences.
4. Shape of the hand, fingers, nails, and mounts.
5. General demeanor of the person and the hand. 

MAJOR LINES

Each line has its own meaning and depicts a certain course of action in a person’s life. Lines come in all shapes and sizes. Not everyone has all six of these lines, although the first three are always present (the fate line is usually present as well). 

• Heart line: emotions, insecurities, marriages, dependence and independence, the nature of your relationships.
• Head line: intellect, reasoning powers, prospective career paths, potentials for success.
• Life line: pattern and quality of life, physical vitality, stability or imbalance, will power and logic, not necessarily the indicator for length of your life.
• Fate/Saturn line: strengths of character, career, friendships, life’s daily problems, and general ability to succeed.
• Mercury/Health line: health matters, business and adventure, the spirit of discovery.
• Apollo/Sun line: utilization of creative energies and potentials for success through development of talents.

MOUNTS

The mounts are fleshy cushions underneath each of the fingers. These mounts carry the same name as the finger they are under. Below are the different character and personality traits associated with each finger/mount.

• Mercury: Pinky. buoyancy, shrewdness, wit, spirit.
• Apollo/Sun: Ring finger. compassion, love of beauty, artistic abilities, potential for success.
• Saturn/Fate: Middle finger. seriousness, cautiousness, gloom, superstition.
• Jupiter: Index finger. leadership, honor, ambition, spirituality/religiousness.
• Lower Mars: Below pinky. moral courage, self-control.
• Upper Mars: Below thumb. resistance, coolness of spirit, calmness, courage.
• Venus: Thumb. benevolence, affection, humility, passion.
• Moon: sentimentaliity, imagination, self-centeredness 

CONFIGURATIONS

These are just a few of the figurative markings that are commonly seen on the hand. They add meaning to the lines or mounts they are near.

• Branches: emphasize strengths.
• Breaks in lines: emphasize weaknesses.
• Chains: signify obscure goals, inclinations to deviate.
• Crosses: signify upheavals, violence, struggles, and blunders.
• Islands: indicate delays, injuries, and problems.
• Stars: emphasize luckiness.

*** I will be posting more about palmistry soon, including more detailed variations of the lines and mounts! In the meantime, feel free to ask me about your palms… sending me a picture would be AMAZING :~)