How to Read Palms

Palmistry, also referred to as palm reading, is the practice of telling the future or evaluating the nature of a particular person by interpreting his palm lines. Being practiced all over the world nowadays, palm reading traces its roots back to ancient Indian astrology. Like its Indian counter part, even Chinese palm reading works on the basic principle that a persons hand can give an insight of his destiny. Irrespective of whether you are an aspiring palm reader, or you just look forward to it as a source of fun, knowing how to read palms can be of great help for you to get an insight into an individuals mind.

How to Read Palms Easily?
If you believe in palmistry, how to read your palms can prove to be of great help in your life. Various aspects of our palm, ranging from its texture to the shape of the fingers, play an important role in evaluating the nature of an individual, and getting to know about what the future has in store for him.

Going through these diagrams will make you understand palm reading better.

    * Palmistry: Diagram of Hand
    * Palm Reading Diagram

Texture: The texture of the persons palm lends an insight into his personality. A person with a soft texture of palm is often considered to be sensitive in nature, while a person with coarse palm is considered to be harsh.

Flexibility: The flexibility of the hand throws light on the persons ability to adjust with the surroundings. More flexible the fingers, more capable is the person to stand up to new challenges and face new threats.

Nails: The shape of the nails is vital in determining the personality traits of the individual. Long nails, tapered at the end, generally depict creativity, while short nails, square in shape, depict orderliness.

Color: The color of the palm is considered to be a determinant of the individuals health. Scientifically speaking, the color of the hand is based on blood circulation, and a pink hand is supposed to be a feature of proper blood circulation, and thus prosperous health. Read more on palm reading basics.

Mounts of the Palm
The mounts of the palm are the raised portions located right below the fingers on your palm. The study of mounts is known as chirognomy. These mounts also play an important role in palm reading. Prominent qualities associated with each of these mounts are given below.

Mount     Qualities it Depicts
Mount of Jupiter     Ambitious, love for nature, good leadership qualities etc.
Mount of Saturn     Soberness, wisdom, sorrow etc.
Mount of Apollo     Intelligence, aesthetic interest, success etc.
Mount of Mercury     Shrewdness, selfish, business minded etc.
Mount of Venus     Love, passion, sympathy etc.
Mount of Moon     Imaginative, cold, selfish etc.

Reading Palm Lines
A look at your palm and you are bound to get confused by the web created by various lines intersecting each other. According to the basics of palm reading, there are three important lines - the heart line, life line and the head line.

Heart Line: The heart line depicts the emotional nature of the individual, and indicates problems pertaining to heart and relationships. The point on the hand from where the line originates determines the persons approach towards love, while its shape and length determine various emotions such as jealousy and casualness in relationship. Deeper and long heart line means deeper emotions, while broken heart line is an indicator of flirtatious nature.

Life Line: The life line depicts how long the person will live, his nature and possible health problems. The curve of the lifeline depicts the persons approach towards life and its depth indicates the persons health. The length of the life line, which determines how long the person will live, is by far considered to be the most important line when it comes to reading palm lines.

Head Line: The head line depicts the intellectual nature of the person along with possible psychological problems he may face in life. Its distance from the heart depicts the individuals luck, while its shape depicts his mentality. The depth of the head line is an indicator of the persons memory.

Other than these, there exists fate line which determines the influence of external forces in the persons life, marriage line which is an indicator of matrimonial life, fame line which is an indicator of public recognition and girdle of Venus which determines the persons sensitivity and mood.

You may also go through:

    * Palm Reading Chart
    * Palm Reading Guide

Although many people aspire to learn how to read palms, palm reading needs an expertise which can only be developed after years of practice. It's important to understand that palmistry is a concept which can only give you an insight into the future, but cannot alter it. You can take these palm readings to be warning signs for you and take decisions based on them, but by no means should you depend on palmistry alone for a successful future.