Palm Reading for Beginners

If the movements of planets can predict your mood, luck and future, you can analyze the physical features of your hands to interpret personality characteristics and predict future happenings.

Palmistry has long been a tradition: Palm readers observe how the hand characteristics can relate to the details of your life. Occult traditions are based on the esoteric axiom and within palmistry; the palm is seen as a microcosm of the universe.

How to Read your Palm?

Professional palm readers advise to start with the big observations before going through more nuanced details within the palm. Many readers believe it is important to analyze both the left and right hands; the non-dominant hand reveals traits in your personality while the dominant hand reveals how you use these traits in your life.

Four hands shapes

Learn the shapes of hands related to the four elements: fire, earth, air and water. Each has a different component and its related features. Although the four elements are found in astronomy, however, they may not match your hand type. For example if you are a fire sign, you may have water hands.

Earth hands

It is usually a square hand with short fingers. It is a solid, thick, rough hand. If you have earth hands, it means you are a practical, logical, and grounded person.

Fire hands

You can recognize fire hands by long palm and short fingers. These hands often have distinct wrinkles. If your hands fit the fire signs, then you are an emotional person, confident and hardworking. You are motivated by your desires, but you lack courtesy and sympathy when having a bad day.

Air hands

This hand has a square palm and long fingers, often boney, with protruding joints. This type of hand means you are intellectually curious person who has an innate analytical capabilities and communication skills. But you easily get distracted if you don't feel motivated, and you can become anxious or nervous.

Water hands

The water hand is recognized by long palm and fingers. These hands are often soft and generally narrow. If you have water hands, it means you are in tune with your emotions, intuition, and psychological abilities. You are driven by your imagination and you are often creative, yet very sensitive and you get easily hurt.

Once you've mastered the different shapes of the hands and its related elements, you can learn the lines and wrinkles that tell a story about the future.

PALM LINE READING
 

Head Line

The mind plays a pivotal role in shaping our destiny, and the head line highlights our curiosity and intellectual pursuits. It is located at the center of the palm, and reveals the lessons we need to learn in life. The length of this line reveals the range of topics that you discover. If it is a wavy line, this indicates progressive thinking, while the straight line reveals more traditional thinking.

Heart line

It is located above the head line of the palm, which is the heart line. This line is also known as the love line, and it is related to your relationships, including romance, friendship, sex and commitment. If the line begins below the index finger, it means you are fulfilled by your relationships; however if it starts below the middle finger, it reveals emotional instability. Also, the depth of the line indicates the importance of your personal relationships, while the length corresponds to the time you usually spend in a relationship.

Life line

Some think that life line indicates your age, but in reality, it is not that accurate in this matter. In fact, the life line is used to gauge your journey, not your death. It is located below the head line, and your experiences, vitality, and zest. The line depth indicates the richness of your experience, while the length reveals others' influence on your individual path. A short life line signifies independence.

Fate Line

It is also known as the line of destiny, it is a vertical line that lies at the center of the palm and reveals how your life will be influenced by external circumstances beyond your control. Our palms naturally evolve over the course of our lives, but the fate line changes the most frequently. Whenever you're experiencing a big change in your life, whether personal or professional, look at the fate line. Has it changed? Palmists believe that itchy hands are a sign of upcoming changes.