Pre-reading Discussion

1) Do you believe in palmistry? Why or why not?

2) Have you tried palmistry before? If so what happened, what did you find out about yourself/your life? If not, what would you imagined would have happened and what do you think you would have been told about your life?

 
These are the names of the numbers on the palm.
#1 = Heart Line 
#2 = Head Line 
#3 = Life Line 
#4 = Mars Line 
#5 = Fate Line 
#6 = Sun Line 
#7 = Affection Line 
#8 = Girdle of Venus 
#9 = Ring of Solomon
 
Palmistry records can be dated all the way back to 1500 B.C. Some early contributors to defining the meanings to the lines of the palms were Aristotle "the father of natural science and philosophy" and Hippocrates "father of medicine." Around the nineteenth century, palmistry was modernized by a French scholar by the name of D'Arpentigy. A lifetime of scientific studies was devoted to the study of over millions of palm lines and their characteristics. 

Today there is a separate science built around the study of finger ridges and the lines of palms. Palmistry is the act of reading a person's basic traits, or the future as defined by the lines and mounds of the palm. Mankind has put mystical qualities to the meanings of the lines on palms. There is nothing evil in the art of palmistry as was thought during the eighteenth century. By comparing the hands of many people, palmists found similarities. This is how the meanings of each line were derived. 

A good Palm reading will explain the meaning of every palm line (the owner has) and the effect they have had on their life. No two palm prints have lines exactly alike, therefore the palm is like a look into the past, present, and future. Look at it like this, the palm is like a canvas and the lines are like individual brushstrokes that help reveal bits of the past, present and future.

Ever notice a newborn baby's palms? If you look at the Fate line you can tell if they are destined for leadership.

Finding a good Palmist before making a major decision has been a practice used in China for over 2,000 years.1 Americans are finally starting to open their minds (and eyes) to the possibility that palmistry is actually a science that should be used.2 If you would like a palmistry reading, please go to the Readings Available page. We offer personally detailed palmistry readings. 

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The following interpretations of the palm lines are taken from English Firsthand edited by Marc Helgesen, Steven Brown, and Thomas Mandeville. This book is published by Addison Wesley Longman in 1999.

Heart Line:
    one line = have one wonderful romance
    many small lines = have many romances

Head Line:
    long = be very smart
    short = have to study very hard

Life Line:
    long = live a long time
    short = have to be careful!

Sun Line:
    starts at bottom of your hand and goes to your third finger = be rich
    starts far from the bottom = be successful when you are old

Affection Line (Marriage Line):
    close together = get married when you are young
    far apart = get married later 

After reading discussion

1) Do you think that palmistry is an actually a science that should be used? Why or why not?

2) In your own words describe palmistry and a good Palm reading.