Complete art of practical palmistry explained

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q:

What do black spots and livid or colourless hole in a line indicate?

a:

Black spots show a tendency for nervous diseases, and a colourless hole shows organic affection, according to the line upon which it is seen; for instance, on the Heart line organic affection of the heart, etc.

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q:

What are yellowish lines a sign of?

a:

These indicate a bilious tendency, for they allow colour proves that an excess of bilehasming led with the blood, thus showing the person to have a tendency for liver complaints.

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q:

What do dark or purple lines indicate?

a:

They are a sign of low spirits and a melancholy nature; at the same time they indicate a proud and haughty reserve, with capacity for cunning and under handed cruelty.

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q:

What are very red lines an indication of?

a:

Very red lines denote activity and cheerfulness, with a good degree of healthy ambition, bodily strength and arterial circulation, therefore the indication is a good one.

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q:

Of what form ought the lines to he in order to have a good indication?

a:

They should be neither too pale and shallow, or too deep and narrow, but decided and clear, and when such is the case the manifestation is always happiest.

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q:

Where are the Principal lines located?

a:

1. The line of Life encircles the thumb;2. The line of Head commences close to, or is joined to the Life line, and crosses the centre of the hand more or less; 3.  The line of Heart starts beneath the mount of Mercury on the percussion, or outside part of the hand, and crosses the palm towards Jupiter's mount, which it sometimes passes; 4. the line of Fate starts in the palm or in the base of the hand, and goes towards Saturn'smount; 5.

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What are the names of the Principal lines?

a:

1.Life, 2. Head, 3. Heart, 4.Pate, 5. Fortune, 6. Health, 7. Ring of  Venus (or Saturn).

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q:

How many lines are there in the hand?

a:

The actual number of lines in the hand varies to a considerable extent, but the number of the principal lines which are of most im­portance in Palmistry are seven.

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q:

When the hollow of the palm inclines to a particular mount or line what does it indicate?

a:

When it inclines to the line of Life or Venus it indicates unhappy experience in do­mestic life and with relatives: nearer the "Fate line or centre of the hand disappointment in business and money affairs; under the line of Fortune or Apollo's mount, disappointment in position and failure in artistic undertakings; and under the Heart line it shows sorrow through misplaced affection; thus we see the hollow palm to be a sign of a disappointed life in whatever direction it tends.

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q:

Is the hollow of the palm always in the centre of the hand?

a:

No, sometimes it inclines to one mount more than another, or is situate nearer to one line more than another.