Palmistry has a close connection to astrology. Long ago someone named the parts of the hand after the planets. In palmistry, the 'arrangement' of a planet is decided by the texture, pattern, and length of a particular part of the hand. The reader's predictions are based on the unique configuration of the palm, for, like fingerprints, no two hands are the same.

The study of palmistry is fascinating, and once you know the basics, it's wonderfully easy to read people's hands. You don't need a pack of cards, you don't have to ask them their date of birth, you simply need to see their hands. Palmistry can even be practiced in a rather covert way. When you're attending an interview or important meeting, for instance, you will be able to learn a lot about the other people from the shapes of their hands and fingers.

The hands are filled with information relating to one's health, relationships, children, marriage, and more. By reading certain lines, you can forewarn and individual about future health problem, relate what types of relationships they can anticipate, and many other future influences.

Reading The Hands Of Others

To study palmistry, all you need is a good book and some hands to explore. When doing a reading for someone else, there are certain guidlines you should keep in mind. First, make sure you are both comfortably seated and as relaxed as possible. Sit next to the individual so that the hands are upright when you are reading them. Make sure you have adequate lighting so all the lines of the hand are visible. You may even want to have a magnifying glass handy as some people have very fine lines which can be difficult to read.

Some people can be shy about having their hands touched and held so it's important that you make them feel at ease. You will need to touch and hold the hands to discover how flexible and springy they are, also to note the softness or roughness of the skin. You may also wish to use some type of pointer, like a pencil, to point out various lines and characteristics in the hand. It is extrememly important that you remain non-judgemental at all times during a reading, remaining objective while pointing out and relating various aspects.

Square hand
Knotty or Philosophic
Psychic
Conic or Creative
Spatulate
Mixed

Square Hand

The Square hand has obviously a square sort of look about it. Square palms, blunt fingures of about the same lenghth, squared off at the top, and even nails that are generally short and square. This is a highly practical type, and if your hand is square, you are likely to be a down-to-earth person who loves punctuality, order and discipline. You are easy to get along with, inclined to be precise, and often conservative. You are likely to be a conformist and have a respect for authority. You use your brains rather than your intuition, you work out things logically rather than fly off the handle and you are seldom quarrelsome or argumenatative.

Your element is earth which makes you solid and reliable. You are determined without necessarily being stubborn or unyielding. Your power of reasoning is excellent and your judgement is sound.

You are a tidy sort of person who keeps a neat and orderly home. You might find it difficult to demonstrate affection. A spontaneous hug or quick tender kiss is not something you do easily but you love well and are sincere and true in your feelings.

As a friend, you're a loyal and a staunch supporter due to your honesty and reliability. You would do more than merely signning your name to a cause and would likely contribute more of your time and ability.

Knotty or Philosophic Hand

The Knotty or Philosophic Hand is usually long and thin. A long palm and long slender fingers with long nails, more often than not. The general impression is one of the of boniness and length. Its an angular hand and the unmistakable features are the well-developed, knotty looking joints. If your hand is long and narrow and knotty at the joints, then you are kind-hearted, incredibly faithful, and a true friend. You are happiest as a student of odd subjects and not just any old subject. You would perhaps study mankind, people and the things that make them tick, mysterious philosophies and culture, and you would be attracted to mysticism, transcendental meditation or yoga. Famous people with this type of hand include the poet Alfred Lord Tennyson.

You are inclined to be reserved and almost secretive but this is because you tend to sit on the sidelines and observe the players rather than plunge uinto the game yourself. You make a few friends but these are really close friends and with them you are warm, open, and totally unreserved. The rest of your circle consists of fun acquaintances whom you treat lightly.

You don't take any notice of what people think or say of you. Once you have made up your mind that you are going to do something a certain way, its because you believe in what you are doing and nothing else matters. You must have been the originator of the "do your own thing" philosophy. You say few words but each one means a lot because you have given them much thought in the first place. In extreme cases, this can make you a rebel or innovator but one thing for sure, you are certainly an interesting and original sort of person.

Psychic Hand

The Psychic Hand is a very beautiful hand to look at. It is long and slender, well-shaped and smooth. The fingers are long, tapering or pointed at the ends, and the palm is narrow and elongated. The skin is generally paler in tone than usual. The instant impression this type of hand gives is one of refinement and elegance. There is something fragile and spiritual about the physic hand and the owner is a person (likely to be a female) who loves beauty in every form and shape.

You are a dreamer, impractical, emotionally susceptible, and sensitive to everything -- words, atmospheres, gestures and even looks. You have no business head at all but you are gentle in manner and placid in nature. You show little or no temper although you can suffer from acute depression at times. Your friends have probably told you countless times how impractical, unpunctual and undisciplined you are but it hasn't really changed this side of your nature.

You are just not cut out to face the harsh realities of life. You are idealistic and a 9 to 5 job would cripple you unless it happened to be really creative. Otherwise, you would be happiest in something that would allow you to express yourself fully ithout binding you down to office hours and office routine. Painting, sculpting, drawing, or any other creative career is right up your alley. You could be a decorator, color consultant, designer, or architect because you love colors and nature in the most positive way and you react fully. You instinctvely like and trust anyone who is kind to you and this is something you will have to learn to be more selective about, or at best, you could end up being more depressed than happy.

Conic or Creative Hand

The Conic or Creative Hand is medium-sized and has a slightly tapering palm. The fingers are fuller at the base and narrow at the tip, giving a cone-shaped effect. Women with conic hands tend to be impulsive and act on instinct.

If your hands are conic, you are likely to be charming, imaginative, enthuastic, creative and entertaining. You are clever and quick with ideas and will excel in areas like advertising or acting, art or writing as you have an honsest-to-goodness zest for life and living and a brain that moves speedily.

Trouble is, of course, that you end up with little patience and a rather fickle nature. You run the whole range of affections, blowing hot and cold, in such a short space of time that your current partner will find it hard to believe you when you say you love him or her! Moreover, you are quite capable of falling in love several times, too!

You are flexible and you absorb much from your surroundings, even the people you move around with. This means that you are easily influenced and you can switch moods and change your mind rather frequently. You could rave about someone or something today and be completely turned off by tomorrow. However, your generosity and your sympathy make up a good deal for what you might lack in dependability.

You are the one that comes up with bright, bold, exciting plans for so many things... but unless you have someone around, driving you to the finishing line, you simply don't have the discipline to get there on your own.

Spatulate Hand

The Spatulate Hand is characterised by fingers that splay out at the tips rather than tiny spatulas. The palm tends to be on the broad side and all in all, this sort of hand is curious enough to warrant a remarkable owner. If you have spatulate hands, you are remarkable in mny wau\ys. You are restless and brimming with energy, you bubble with enthuasim and high spirits. Musicians, surgeons, sculptors, mechanis, etc often possess spatulate hands.

You are highly independent and most likely a non-conformist. Your mind is original, inventive and you may be well on the way to being a genius in your own field. You love exploring and adventure and you will always be a total individual no matter what.

You will probably make a success of whatever you turn your mind to, and you will bring to it your own special brand of origiality. If your palm is broader at the base of the fingers than at the wrist, you are more practical than the pure spatulate type. The reverse, a palm that is broader at the wrist than at the base of the fingers, could indicate a really bright career if you aren't there already.

Mixed Hand

The mixed hand occurs once in a whle. Several characteristics are combined on one hand. You could have a couple of spatulate fingers, two coconic-shaped fingers and perhaps a tapered finger on the same hand! This is fascinating because it denotes a complex character with several interests. In fact, if you have a hand that is mixed, you may well have so many interests you just don't know what to focus on. But your greatest asset is the adaptability and resilience that accompanies a hand like this. You can meet all the demands made upon you by fate, with chameleon-like ability. And you don't just change, you accept and make the best very best of every situation.