Complete art of practical palmistry explained

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q:

What is the meaning of more than one line barring the hand from Venus to Mercury?

a:

These lines signify intelli­gence, cleverness and success arising from love; or in a bad hand, the promptings of passion; the fact of two lines running parallel in this direction shows two love affairs going on at the same time; but all will end amicably, unless there is a star joining either of them, when the quest for love and all the cunning with which the affair has been carried on will result in exposure and disaster to the subject.

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q:

What is the meaning of a line starting from a star on Venus to the palm of the hand and going up to Apollo's mount?

a:

The line from the mount of Venus to the palm indi­cates the death of a relative, and the fact that it turns up to the mount of Apollo shows that good fortune comes to the individual through that death.

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q:

What does a line indicate when it starts from a star on Venus and ends on Saturn with a fork?

a:

This is an indi­cation of an unhappy alliance; but if it ends in a square in the palm of the hand, it shows an escape from marriage with a bad and unscrupulous person.

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q:

What is the meaning of a line from the mount of Mars going along under the Heart line and turning up to Apollo's mount?

a:

It indicates a burning desire for celebrity, so strong that it will be obtained at any cost, by any  and every means, whether honourable or not.

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q:

What does a line from the commencement of the Life line to Jupiter's mount and turning on to the mount of Saturn indicate?

a:

This is a true indication of a slave to fashion, and shows passion to have such a strong influence on the indi­vidual that even the religion which is followed must be a fashionable one, personal belief or opinion having no weight in the matter; for pride and egotism dominate the subject's life.

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q:

Have the Chance lines any special signification?

a:

Yes, and their presence in the hand arises from an unusual set of circumstances or influences in the surroundings and character of the subject; their true meanings may be found by a close study of the principal lines and mounts from where the chance lines start, and to which direction they tend or swerve in their course, as well as the lines and marks which run into or cross the Chance lines themselves.

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q:

What are Chance lines?

a:

They are lines which appear in the human hand, in a position and direction out of the ordinary run of lines, and are thus named to distinguish them from lines most usually seen.

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q:

Is it possible to tell if a person possesses power to influence others?

a:

If the first phalange of the thumb is well developed, indicating will power, etc, and the little finger also long, the subject will greatly desire power: and by the dominancy of his will and force of eloquence he will be able to influence others so as to further his own objects: a large development of Venus would make the influence stronger and more magnetic. To a public person this development is of great help in attaining success.

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What is the meaning of a line from the first phalange of the thumb reaching to the Life line and cutting it?

a:

This is a sign of danger of death from iron or other metal at the time indicated by the cut on the Life line.

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q:

What is the meaning of a grille on the thumb near the nail?

a:

On a woman's hand this is a sign of danger of death by violence and through her husband.