Reading Palm Lines

Around the corner of the street, as the vendors do brisk business, an old sage sits by the street lamp with his tarot cards and books. Dressed in saffron, a beard and long hair adding to the appearance, this sage has been reading palm lines for the past decade. He has a quota of customers who unknowingly carry an entire write up of their personalities, capabilities and demerits on their palms. The sage is the one who can read this symbolic language of palm lines. Our palm is one of the most used organs of our body and irrespective of our genetics and physical features, it gets shaped in a certain manner, with the palm lines indicating certain traits of our personality. This simple logic was applied by Honorable and Holy Sage Valmiki, for the development of the art and science of palmistry, which he put down in writing in 'The Teachings of Valmiki Maharshi on Male Palmistry', which is a collection of 567 verses. You may also refer to palm reading, which contains some comprehensive information on the topic. But have a look at the basics of reading palm lines first.

The art of palmistry, traveled from ancient India to numerous regions and civilizations. This wide spread practice of palmistry, is also sometimes known as chiromancy and the people who practice this art are known as palmists, chirologists or simply as palm readers, hand readers and hand analysts. Psychology and astrology are often combined with palmistry by modern palm readers. However, core palmistry by Valmiki involved interpretations of a persons personality and behavior. Palm structures usually does not tell you anything very deep and accurate about your future. In contrast, palm reader will tell you more about your abilities and demerits and what you should do in future. Proceeding to 'how to read palms'…

How to Read your Palm?

If you want to learn how to read palms and the lines on them, then you can have a look at the following palm reading basics:

    * Heart Line: While reading palm lines, readers usually take into consideration the heart line first. Often considered to be the line that deals with one's health, the heart line starts below your right hand's index fingers and travels to the outer side of the palm i.e.: towards the little finger (also known as the pinky). This line basically indicates physical and emotional health and its behavior can be easily interpreted. For example if your heart line starts directly beneath your first finger, then you are contented with your love life or your emotional state of mind. In case if it originates between middle finger and index finger, then it indicates that you are a person who gives away your heart to people quite easily. A line starting below the middle finger indicates that you tend to have a materialistic approach to things. Over all the line defines your physical and emotional health.
    * Head Line: The head line starts at the edge of the palm under your index finger. The line line starts traveling towards the other edge of the palm. People are often under the misconception that the head line represents the intellectual capacity of the human being. While reading your palm lines, bear in mind that the head line depicts the manner in which you think. A short line indicates that you aim at physical achievements than mental ones. The slope of this line indicates creativity. The straightness of the line indicates your level of focused thinking. The more straight the line the more realistic the thinking. Irregularity and breaks in such a line signifies emotional crisis or nervous breakdowns.
    * Life Line: The life line is the last significant line and is the most controversial of all palm lines. While reading palm lines, bear in mind that this line deals with the quality and quantity of your life, and it is not possible to tell the number of years for which you will live. The life line depicts different behavior for every person. For example a long line indicates that you shall have a good quality life or a small and dim line will tell you that you let others take control of you. If the line is a semicircular one, then you tend to have a very enthusiastic and energetic approach. It must be noted that a small line does not mean that you will lead a short life. A broken line means that you have been severely ill in the past or have suffered some accident.

For more detailed explanations of other palm related conceptions, you may also refer to a palm reading chart and palm reading diagram. While reading palm lines, please take into consideration that these lines are principally indications of your temperaments and aptitude, and not of any future events. Palm reading will basically tell you more about yourself rather than about your future. I hope that you have got the answer to 'how to read palms'. Good luck.