Your hands carry a map of how you love, think and decide. Palmistry, or chiromancy, is the old art of reading it: the lines, the mounts and the very shape of the hand.
The major lines
- The heart line: how you love and feel.
- The head line: how you think and make decisions.
- The life line: your vitality and the texture of your days (not, despite the myth, how long you’ll live).
- The fate line: the pull of career and circumstance.
Mounts and hand shape
The fleshy pads beneath your fingers, the mounts, and the overall shape of your hand (read through the four elements, as earth, air, fire and water hands) round out the picture, adding texture to what the lines suggest.
It pairs naturally with the chart and the cards. If you’re just starting, begin with your birth chart, or read about tarot next.