i n d i a n + p a l m i s t r y PALMSTIC DICTIONARY ---- Uncloned World. Basic Summaries From Comte C. De Saint Germain ---- This is from the end of the authorative book The Study of Palmistry, which I picked up in Mumbai at one of the city's many book shops and markets, in 2005: As the author wrote in the preface of his book: "Remember that Palmistry is a language and that it has to be learned, like any other language, by gradually assimilating, first the elements -- the letters -- and then the syllables, the words, the sentences, the paragraphs, the pages, the volumes. FAST WORK, in this case, IS NO WORK AT ALL, indeed, it has destroyed the ambitions of more would-be palmists than any other mistake made by them..." So work your way through this work slowly and not too fast, to learnt the full basics, of the ancient science of Indian Palmistry: Deafness ---- Dots and often island on Line of Head under the Mount of Saturn, with a rather bulging Mount of Venus. An exaggerated and much rayed Mount of Saturn. Death by Apoplexy ---- Two parallel lines from the Line of Heart low down into the Mount of the Moon. Death, Early ---- A short Line of Life in both hands. The Lines of Heart and Head stopping short before reaching the Line of Fate. The Line of Head coming up wavy to the Line of Heart under the Mount of Mercury. Death on Battlefield ---- In a good hand with a fine Mount of Jupiter and Plain of Mars, a star on the upper Mount of Mars. A line on the upper Mount of Mars to the Mount of Saturn. Death, Sudden, Often Violent ---- Line of Life ending in a deep spot or bar. Line of Life terminating abruptly with a few short parallel lines. Lines of Health, Head and Heart joined at the start in both hands. One short downward line on the joints of each finger. A cross at the middle of the Line of Head. Violent death often marked (in a good hand) with a grille on the upper Mount of Mars. Deceitful Disposition ---- Short and pale nails. Long, thin fingers. Fourth finger often crooked, or at least too long. Mounts of Mercury and the Moon predominant, the former with a distinct cross or series of cross lines. A drooping, widely forked Line of Head. Delicacy of Mind ---- See Small Hands. Depravity, Moral ---- The following hand with long fingers: No Mount of Jupiter or the Sun to speak of. Mounts of Mercury and the Moon dominant, with a much rayed and cross-rayed Mount of Venus. A Line of Heart starting forkless under the Mount of Saturn. A drooping, widely forked Line of Head. Destiny, Great ---- For good or evil: A long Line of Fate starting from the Rascette and penetrating into the third phalanx of the second finger. The other markings will give this reading its full significance. Details, Love Of ---- Long fingers, generally knotted, especially the second knot. Long second phalanx of the thumb. Mounts of Mercury and Jupiter (sometimes Saturn) dominant. Long and straight Line of Head. Little or no Mount of the Moon. Diabetes ---- Many confused and crossed lines at the bottom of the Mount of the Moon. A cross at the same place on the Mount. Also: a long Voyage Line from the lower percussion of the Mount of the Moon cutting the Line of Life, with a star on the Mount. Defamer of Character ---- Thin, long hands. Pointed, crooked fingers. Excessive Mounts of Jupiter and the Sun (representing vanity.) Mount of Mercury predominant and crossed. A prong of the Line of Head runs deep into a heavy Mount of the Moon. Digestion, Impaired in Old Age ---- Thick and short Line of Liver. Disappointments in Ambition ---- A Line or branch from the Lines of Life or Head entering deep into the Mount of Jupiter and there barred or crossed; many cross lines on the Mounts of Saturn or the Sun at the end of fine Lines of Fate cutting the Line of Heart. Influence lines from the Mount of Venus or the Line of Life cutting the Line of Heart. Disappointments in Love ---- The Line of Heart crossed and starred virtually from the beginning. Many downward branches on the same line. A line or branch from the Line of Fate cutting the Line of Heart. Influence lines from the Mount of Venus or the Line of Life cutting the Line of Heart. Disappointment in Financial Affairs ---- See Financial Losses. Disaster due to Interrupted Love Affair ---- The following case was reported: "The subject, a lady, lost a rich and generous lover through his marriage to another woman. He came back to her very soon, however, and her shortlived trouble ended... On the Mount of Jupiter there was both a cross and a star, one ray of the latter joining across the hand a deep Line of Union. At 30-years-old a Line of Influence from the Mount of Venus cut an upward branch of the Line of Life, ending in a star on the Line of the Sun; at the same age; from there arose an island lasting up until the subject's 40th year. Then the Line of the Sun rose clear and straight to the end. There was an excellent Line of Fate from 30 years old up." Discontent, Chronic ---- A thin palm, with short, smooth fingers and a small first phalanx of the thumb. A poor Line of Life and wretched Lines of Heart and Liver. Many worry lines. The Mount of the Moon predominant or much rayed. See all Misanthropy. Constitution, Weak ---- The hand is thin, narrow, and meager. The nails are long, thin, and brittle. (Eds. note: so far it is a no-brainer, right?) The Line of Life is chained or linked. There are a number of downward branches on the Line of Life. Add to the equation a very poor Line of Liver. The state of the Lines of Head and Heart and the nature of the markings on the Mounts (all generally very low) will give you a prognosis on the cause of the weak constitution. Constitution, Well Balanced ---- Pink and mottled skin. Perfect nails. Elastic, medium thick palm. The three chief Lines long and clear, hardly redder than the skin. No worry lines. The Mounts clear of any untoward markings, but slightly bulging and very firm under touch. An excellent Line of Liver is considered essential to secure perfect health. Consumption, Tendency To ---- Very thin Palm, with long, knotty fingers. Nails long, thin, brittle, convex and fluted. Exaggerated or much lined Mount of Jupiter. Many islands on the Line of Liver. Many islands on the Line of Head. The Line of Life is sure to show many weak points if the consumptive tendency assumes fatal proportions. Conventionality, Excess Of ---- Hair on lower two phalanges of fingers. Stiff fingers, close together and sometimes slightly bent forward. Stiff, rather long first phalanx of the Thumb. The Lines of Life and Head connected for quite a while. Narrow Quadrangle, due to Line of Heart curving down abnormally toward Line of Head. Corruption, Early ---- A very strong (often double) Girdle of Venus in both hands, with crooked fingers, even as a child, and a wavy or starred Line of Heart. Often a very short, fragmentary Line of Head. Courage ---- A long Line of Heart, starting deep and high into the Mount of Jupiter, with large and firm Mounts and Plains of Mars. The First Phalanx of the Thumb is above normal and the Line of Head straight and clear. Line of Liver excellent or absent. All the lines a trifle redder than usual, indicating a generous blood. Mounts of Venus and Jupiter very fine. The Palm firm and the fingers usually long. This is not, however, an absolute indication. Cowardice ---- In a man: hands without hair. Hand thick and flabby. Nails long, thin and narrow. Fingers bent forward. Mounts of Mars and Jupiter (often Venus too) insignificant. The Mounts of Saturn and the Moon (fear) and Mercury (self-interest) exaggerated or badly rayed. The Triangle small and formed or lines much curved inwards. Crippled by Cruel Relative ---- A child crippled by the act of a cruel relative. A Line of Head broken under the Mount of Saturn; a Line of Influence from the Mount of Venus ends in a deep dot on the Line of Head on the Mount of Saturn. Otherwise, a good, intelligent hand. Critic, The Born ---- Short nails with soft palm. Fingers spatulate or square, with strong first knot. Second phalanges of all fingers and thumbs above normal. The Mount of Mercury predominant. Some Upper Mount of Mars and often a cross in the Plain of Mars. Cruelty, Instincts of Slow ---- Very small hands; hairy hands (in women). Very long, thin fingers, with a small palm. The Mounts of Saturn and the Moon strangely developed. Surprisingly insignificant Mount of Mars. Mount of Venus and Line of Heart often absent. ] Cruelty, Violent ---- See Brute Animality. Curiosity ---- Struggling fingers, very flexible and showing light between them; short nails. Mounts of the Sun, Moon and Mars predominant. Many worry lines. Lines of Head and Life often separated at the start. A | B | C | D | E Contact the author Rob Sullivan at bunyarra@hotmail.com. Anticopyright June 2007/July 2004.