Left-Handedness
In chirology, our focus is not on handedness. Instead, we attend to any significant differences between the person’s active and passive hands, and to any disharmony in their psyche that might result. Nevertheless, as a hand reader, people often ask me about...
Pentagrams in Palms
Hand readers who look at lines through a right-brained, divergent lens of perception might very rarely detect the alluring manifestation of a 5 pointed pentagram pattern lying within the lines. In looking at this pattern, intuitively orientated readers may feel...
Lines in Palms – Very Few
There is a saying in hand reading – ‘the cleaner the hand, the calmer the mind.” Generally speaking, having very few lines in your palms might be an advantage in life, as palms which are empty of other lines besides their main lines show less psychological...
Fingers – Droplets
Droplets are little protuberances of flesh that look as if a drop of water could fall from the pad of the tips of the fingers. People with droplets have a receptively sensitive sense of touch. They will prefer natural fabrics and will often reach to gently feel...
Glyphs – Double Loop on Venus Mount
I received this singularly remarkable sample of a double loop on a Venus mount from the South African Police Service Criminal Record Centre. It is cropped from a print of the hand of a convicted murderer. Earthy Venus mounts relate to sexuality, sensuality, pleasure...
Glyphs – 4 Main Patterns – Radial Loop – Water
When the hand is divided in half vertically, the thumb side is the radial, and the baby finger side is the ulnar. The in-flow and the outflow of radial loops’ ridges are both on the thumb side of the fingertip. There is one triradius. Radial loops are reversed ulnar...
Archetypes – Gypsy Palm Reader
The Gypsy is a powerful archetype that is deeply ingrained in our psyches and which is inextricably intertwined with the hand reading craft. The Romany Gypsy’s are a minority ethnic group from India who migrated westwards via eastern Europe, taking traditional Indian...
Hands in the Bible.
The Bible forbids and condemns divination and some people are adamant that palmistry practitioners are doing the work of the Devil. To quote one such believer; “God hates fortune telling, divination and observing of times like astrology as it deceives people and keeps...
Counselling – Holding Hands – Sexual Stirrings.
Have you ever experienced an ever-so-degrading attempt at seduction from an unscrupulous hand reader?
The Bent Middle Finger – Opinions and Viewpoints.
Seen recently on social media: One hand reader offers that a bent middle finger (along with a bent index finger) shows “deprivation of male guardian or father”, with “good luck only starting after they become parents.” Another then asserts that what a bent middle...
Luck Series # 5 – Sun Mounts and Markings
When it comes to signs of luck in our hands, single lines, stars and triangles on the Sun mount rank as being indicators of success and happiness in life. Our shining Sun, sustainer of life, is represented in palmistry by fire (ring) fingers, and in their underlying...
Luck Series # 4 – The Peacock’s Eye Glyph
The Peacock’s Eye – this variation is composed of a whorl pocketed inside a teardrop shaped loop. ............................................................................ The Peacock’s Eye – in this more delicate composition of a peacock’s eye, we find a loop...
Luck Series # 3 – The Mark of the Fish
“The harder you work, the luckier you are.” Gary Player - famous South African golfer. What is luck? Do you believe in luck? Why do some people consider themselves as lucky while others feel unlucky? Some say that luck is a genuine feature of existence. Others say...
Luck Series #2 – The Great and Little Triangles
Also called the Triangle of Good Fortune, the Great Triangle in palmistry is considered to be sign of a strong constitution, success and luck. It is an indicator of health, peace, harmony, mental acuity and good fortune.
Luck Series # 1 – Do You Have a “Lucky M” in your Hand?
In traditional palmistry, there are markings that traditionally relate to luck. The first marking that I’ll talk about today is the so called “Lucky M”, also known as the “Magic M’.
Children’s Hands
“The Hand is the Instrument of the Mind.” Maria Montessori Our children’s lives are initially in our hands, but ultimately their life path lies in the forms and markings of theirs. While this might sound like palmistic superstition, the truth is that when subjected...