How to Read a Palm

How interesting it would be to look at your palms and know your future within a few minutes. Well I am not talking about some magic but an art of palm reading known a palmistry or chiromancy. It allows you to gain some insight on few of the general personality traits and life experiences of people. It will probably take you years to become an expert palm reader but learning to read palms is quite an interesting activity. You can impress your friends with this unique talent of yours. Try to read your own palm first and then slowly start with reading palms of your friends and family members. This article will provide you with some palm reading basics that would guide you how to read a palm so that you can predict the future of your friends. To know more about how to read palms, read further.

How to Read a Palm of a Hand

As I mentioned earlier, palm reading for beginners can be an exciting activity. But you must pay attention while reading the palms to predict the exact future or characteristics. If you are patient and ready to concentrate then let's learn how to read palms. Given below are some of the aspects that form the core fundamentals of palmistry.

Choosing the Right Hand
To read a man's hand, the right hand is preferred and for a woman, the left hand is preferred. But some experts suggest to choose the passive hand of a person. For example, If a person's dominant and active hand is right then the left hand is read, with the other way for a person with dominant left hand.

Shape of the Hand
There are basically four types of hands.

   1. Earth Hands: A square and broad palm with strong or thick skin along with short fingers is known as earth hand. People with such palms are practical, straightforward, and down to earth.
   2. Fire Hands: Square or rectangular yet a long and pink color palm with short fingers is called as fire hand. People with such hands are persuasive, hard working, confident, and committed.
   3. Air Hands: Square or rectangular hands with clear lines and long fingers are known as air hands. These people are sociable, intelligent, and hate routines.
   4. Water Hands: Short and oval shape hands with flexible fingers are known as water hands. Such people are generally creative, sensitive, and hence emotionally vulnerable.

Palm Lines
Reading palm lines is one of the important aspect of palmistry. There are four prominent lines on the hands that determine the quality of your relationships, career, lifestyle, and overall development.

   1. Interpreting the Heart Line: The heart line is a love line that indicates emotional stability, heart health, romantic relationships, and other things related to love life of a person. If the heart line starts right below the index finger then the person is supposed to be content with his or her love life. If the heart line starts below the middle finger then a person is selfish in love relationship. If the line begins from the middle of both the fingers then a person falls in love easily. If this line is higher and closer to the fingers then the person is passionate. If the line is comparatively straight and goes across the hand then the person is good at controlling his own emotions. A line going upwards index finger suggests good and affectionate relationships. Cracks and breaks in this line suggest heart break and sadness in relationships.
   2. Interpreting the Head Line: It is placed between the life line and heart line. The head line indicates intelligence, knowledge, and communication style of a person. A curved line indicates that a person is creative and the other way suggests that a person is inclined towards physical achievements, and not the mental ones. A wavy head line indicates that a person has attention problems and also lacks deep thinking abilities. If the head lines and the life line are joined then a person has a cautious and fearful nature. Id there is a little gap, a person is adventurous and enthusiastic. If a person has a deep, clear, and horizontal line then he he is focused and has a clear thinking. A straight line indicates realistic thinking.
   3. Interpreting the Life Line: It begins near the thumb and travels to the wrist forming an arc. The life line indicates the kind of life and a lifestyle a person has. It also indicates health and general well being. A person whose life line begins very close to the thumb is very turned all the time. People with a curvy line are enthusiastic and full of energy. Long and deep lines on the hands signify vitality. A long, deep, and curvaceous line indicates good health. A relatively straight line indicates that a person holds back his or her emotions in relationships, whereas a curvaceous line suggests passion, strength, impulse, and enthusiasm. Breaks in the lifeline suggests sudden changes in life. If there are many lines around the life line it indicates more vitality and positive energies in life.
   4. Interpreting the Fate Line: This line determines the destiny of a person. It begins at the base of the palm. A deep line signifies that his life depends much on the destiny and has less control over it. If there are many breaks in the line then it signifies major changes in life due to external forces. If it begins close to the life line then it is a self made and independent person who has high aspirations and dreams. Now you know what do the lines on your hand mean. Now lets take a look at the mounts on palms.

Mounts on Hands
The mounts are found at the base of the fingers. The mount below the index finger is known as Jupiter mount that signifies leadership, ambition, and love for nature. A mount below the middle finger is known as Saturn mount that signifies, wisdom, balance, and sober life. Mount below the ring finger is known as Apollo mount that indicates creativity, intelligence, and success. Mount below the little finger is known as Mercury mount that denotes practicality, versatility, wit and business mindedness. A mount on the base of the palm or lower side of the palm is known as Venus mount that signifies creativity, shyness, and sympathy. Mount at the edge of the hand and below the Mercury mount is known as Moon mount that signifies mysticism and selfishness. Mounts on the middle of the palm are known as Mars mounts that suggests bravery, strong heart, and courage.

Apart from this you should also see the flexibility and texture of the hands. If the hands are flexible and good textured then a person is more adjustable, adaptable and considerate. Whereas rigid hands indicates stubborn and opinionated behavior. You can also see the nails and their shape. Square nails suggest neat and tidiness and whereas nails tapered at the ends signify creativity. One should also check the color of the palms, if they are pinkish it suggests good blood circulation and good health, whereas pale hands signify bad health.

With this basic information on palmistry you now know how to read a palm. If you are keen on getting some more information on palm reading then a palm reading chart can be an interesting read for you. So go ahead and impress everyone with your palm reading skills.