The Art and Science of Hand Reading
 Palmistry, also known as Chirology, is a marvelous edifice today. It borrows its stones from the anceint civilizations of all lands. Your palm is your personality. Very few people realize that they are carrying around a full-scale map of their character and potentialities. Besides being a fascinating study, palmistry can help in vocational guidance, health and psychological diagnosis, partnership compatibility, etc.
The art and science of hand - reading originated in India. The ancient monuments of India take us back to the prehistoric period of the Aryan civilization. Among the Hindu sages who propagated this art include Garga, Gautama, Bharadwaja, Agastya, Bhrigu, Atri and Kashyapa. It is mentioned in the Puranas that the divine sage, Narada, practised this art. Maharshi Valmiki is reported to have written a book entitled “ The Teachings of Valmiki Maharshi on Male Palmistry, comprising 567 stanzas, about 4,000 to 5,000 years ago.
From India, the art of hand - reading spread to China, Tibet, Egypt, and Persia and to other countries in Europe. Palmistry came to China about 3,000 years before the birth of Christ. It progressed well in Greece where Anaxagoras practiced it.
According to Hindu philosophy, a person takes birth according to his / her past actions (karmas). As Human beings differ in shape, features, constitution, etc., so do the lines on the hands so that the ridges on the thumb and papillary lines on the fingers and the thumb do not agree with those on any other thumb and fingers even from amongst 100 crores of people!
At the time of birth rays of different planets fall on our body in different proportionate. Its graph is called chart of horoscope. Likewise its chart appears on the palms of newly born baby which is considered for the purpose of study of palmistry. Various lines and traits, their shapes, development of mounts, shape of palm, flexibility, hardness, colour of palm, shape and size of thumb and various fingures, shape of nails, the colour of nails, position of moons on the nail, visibility of veins on back portion of palm etc. are taken into account in assessment of quality of person and in prediction. The palm of one person does not resemble with the palm of others.
The nature and the almighty god are so powerful who have created mankind in such a way that the face and the palm of one person does not resemble with others even though there are billions and billions rather one persons in the world.
This is main cause that the police department and other investigating agencies take palm impression of the criminals and test their finger prints in forensic laboratories to ascertain various aspects of the relevant person. On the basis of the palm past incidents, the nature of person, the hereditary diseases, original nature and change in nature later on, present position and the future and predicted.
Everyone in the world is curious to know about his future, his career, ups and down in his life, health condition, prosperity of family, peaceful and charming life, the span of life, sexual field and various many things.
These all things are affected with the condition of the planets. The nature of job, the progress of life, the style of thinking, educational field, position fof life partner are depending on the power of the planets which are governing a person.
For an example, the position of Jupiter is powerful, the fate line, sun line, moon and mars are supporting to the Jupiter, and the person will earn a name and marvelous fame in the world. In the hands of very prominent persons, politicians, scientists, doctors, poets and very big businessmen position of Jupiter is always found strong and powerful over and above support of sun, fate line, moon, mercury, mars etc.. Likewise in the case of artist, poet, writer and others the position of Moon and Venus and their mounts are found prominent along with very good position of Jupiter, fate line, sun line and others.
The suppressed moon with bad position of Jupiter, sun, mars and Saturn will put a man in mentally retarded condition, mentally depressed condition or many cause reason of blood pressure with very wide position of moon on the nails. If the heart line is defective, the colour of nails and palm is fully red, the moons are very big and other traits are not favorable, the chances of heart failure can not be ruled-out. In the above condition instead of heart line if the head line is defective, the chances of brain hemorrhage can be apprehended. In a hand if the mars is very prominent and others above planets are helping, the person will earn name and fame in bravery. The generals, chief army officers and adventurous who earned name in the world had prominent effect of mars on their palms.
In case the head line is terminating in lower portion of the mount of moon in a cross position, the palm is very flexible and long, the palm is psychic, Jupiter is suppressed, position of Saturn is not favorable and the head line starts in a chain system with the help of life line, the person can commit suicide on small things which can not be tolerated by him. The family life of such persons is generally found disturbed and unsatisfactory.
In preparation of horoscope time of birth, date of birth and place of birth are essential so that the graph of chart can be prepared to ascertain in what proportionate rays of different planets fell on one’s body at the time of birth. In absense of time of birth, date of birth and place of birth as such horoscope can not be prepared. But, in palmistry these three things are not required because the position and power of planets is reflected on the palm at the time of birth which remains for ever. There are millions and millions of persons they are not aware of their time of birth and date of birth, for them palmistry is only the science which can tell of future.
On the basis of palmistry, the correctness of horoscope can also be ascertained as to whether the horoscope is correct or otherwise. Many times when some one is born at the time of change of ascendant, possibility of wrong horoscope can not ruled-out, if there is slightly change in time of birth. Many a times various persons prefer to get checked their horoscope with their palm lines to doubly verify the facts.
Palmists have given different versions of the types of hands. Cheiro has mentioned seven types of hands, Madame Saint Germain nine and M.M. Gaffar two.
Crude hands : thick, hard and irregular belong to a manual worker.
Large hands (with long fingers) : This type of such hands is fond of details. He is irritable by temperament.
Broad hands(square type): This type of hand shows commonsense, broad-mindedness, activity and a practical and businesslike attitude.
Small hands : The possessor of such hands is contented but likes to plan and to manage more than he can execute.
Large and narrow hands : The person with such hands is more imaginative and idealist than practical. If hands are long and thin, the person is selfish.
Lately, some palmists have classified the hand accordance with four homers.
THE MOUNTS
 The fleshy pads below the fingers, thumb and at the base of the palm are called mounts. All the planets mentioned in the preceding pages are represented on the hand when a mount is raised and the apex is centrally located, or it has favorable signs on it, it is said to be strong.
When flat, it is ordinary, but when depressed or has bad signs on it, it is weak and unfavorable. When a mount is overdeveloped, the qualities of the mount go to the extreme and turn adverse. For example, an underdeveloped Mount of Jupiter will make a person proud, jealous and boastful.
THE FINGERS
While closing the hand, if the fingers cover the whole palm, they are considered long. Another method is to measure the palm from its bottom to the first crease beneath the second finger, which is measured from its base crease to its top. If the palm is 4 1/2 (four and a half) and this finger is 3 1/4 (three fourth) , they are considered normal. If the length of finger is more than the length of the palm, it is long; if less than 3", it is short in relation of the palm.
Planets Associated with Fingers:
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1. The little finger - Mercury - reveals health and professional ability.
2. The ring finger - Apollo - shows fame and fortune.
3. The middle finger - Saturn - indicates distinction and excellence.
4. The index finger - Jupiter - symbolizes ambition and self - esteem.
5. The thumb shows power and authority.
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