Lesson One - Part One (Palm Reading)

History of Palm Reading
Many people may believe that palm reading is a simple practice with no thorough background and information. Well, those people would be wrong. Several books state that Palm Reading dates back as far as 12,000 � 15,000 years ago! The prehistoric caves of Santander, Spain display hand drawings of palms with the major lines portrayed in amazing detail.

The earliest writings using the word palmistry (then spelt Pawmestry) date back to 1420. John Lyndgate was the man who first used the word in his �Assembly of Gods documents�. The first book on Palmistry was Michael Scotts DE PHISIOGNOMIA done in 1477 on the physiognomy of the human body with an entire chapter dedicated to the human hand.

In the seventeenth century, many books were written that included the early magical ideas about the hand dating back to the 14th century. Later in the 18th century, Muggles entered the picture and blended the current ideas with scientific information. Since then Palmistry was aligned with the idea that the person read the hand with a scientific eye or as we know it, the Inner Eye. As a once famous Seer said, �Palmistry is a form of prediction that is as individual as the hand�.

Things That Matter in Palmistry
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Shape

Colour

Texture

Size

Nails

Depth of Lines

The hand you use to write with is your dominant hand. The lines on this hand tend to change over the course of your life. You may find a significant change from when you began your schooling at Hogwarts and when you finished. Some people have found extra lines appear on their hands after several years. The other hand is your destiny hand and tends to stay the same throughout your life cycle.

There are three basics lines found on the hand. They are the life, head and heart lines. Below is a diagram indicating where on your hand you can find each of them, this diagram also includes the mound of venus.



What Do They Mean?

Heart Line: The curved line is active in romantic matters while the straight line is passive. The curved heart line is aggressive in love, the straight is receptive. The curved line is demonstrative while the straight line thinks about it. Interestingly the curved line is much more common on male hands while the straight line is more common on female hands. It is rare for the heart line to end up under the middle finger. People with this line tend to be dominated by the need for love.

Head Line: Although the head line shows how a person thinks it does not show how intelligent you are. An average head line ends somewhere under the ring finger. A straight head line indicates clear concentrated thinking. A curved head line belongs to a person who likes to play with new ideas. Sloping head lines belong to creative people. Horizontal head lines belong to people who look at the practicle side of the matter. Chained head lines belong to highly strung people. A fork in the headline shows the ability to see more than one point of view.

Life Line: The life line does not indicate how old you will live. What the line reveals is the quality of your life. It is an index of how much vitality, strength and energy you have. A life line running close to the thumb indicates a person of low vitality, sometimes found in the hands of people who suffer chronic fatigue syndrom. A life line that runs a wide curve shows a person with lots of vitality, get up and go. If the head line is stronger than the life line it shows a person who is more mentally than physically active. Outward swinging lines indicate a love of travel. Most of the small lines on the life line refer to particular events at certain times of your life.

For a little bit of fun, visit this site and follow the prompts to receive your own analyse. I suggest using your right hand when answering each of the questions. This will appear as extra credit, so if you are after extra points, go ahead and try it out! Because we have a few more areas to cover, I�ll leave Palmistry here but if you have any further questions, feel free to contact me and I�ll help you in anyway I can.

Lesson One - Part Two