The Little Book of Palmistry

Predict your future, reveal your past and understand your personality, talents and secrets with the art of chiromancy. Palmistry is not just about the lines on the hands, but the hand as a whole is just as important. This book will introduce you to the four basic hand shapes within palmistry, explaining the different elements and their associated traits, and how to observe the palm's natural topography – the lines and markings and the mounts and plains. The Little Book of Palmistry will help you discover more about yourself and become more familiar with one of the oldest and most reliable of fortune-telling arts. SAMPLE QUOTE:
'If you look deeply into the palm of your hand, you will see your parents and all generations of your ancestors. All of them are alive in this moment. Each is present in your body. You are the continuation of each of these people.' - Thich Nhat Hanh SAMPLE FACT:
The best time to read a palm is in the morning, not long after the subject has woken up from nocturnal slumber and before he has had anything to eat or drink. This is so because consumption of food and participation in physical activities leads to increased blood circulation, which does not allow the very fine lines along the palm to be noticed.

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An Ancient Art: Historical beginnings, ancient texts, gypsy and Roma traditions, the resurgence of interest in the nineteenth century and palm-reading today.
Reading the Hands: Left and right, dominant and non-dominant hands; hand shapes; finger and nail shapes, and getting started with a reading.
The Lines: Covers the meanings of the major lines (heart, fate, sun, life, head) and how to analyze their length, depth and curvature.
The Mounts: Covers the meanings of the mounts on the typography of the palm, according to their prominence: Venus, Luna, Mercury, Apollo, Jupiter, Saturn, and inner Mars, outer Mars and the plain of Mars.
Other Markings: Subsidiary lines, mounts and markings, such as the marriage lines, bracelet lines, ring of Venus.
Palm Readings: How to put it all together. Tips to keep in mind, such as a hand with many lines and markings is said to have had a life much more turbulent than one with fewer lines, and lines that intersect, run parallel or are missing.