Palm Reading and its Ancient History
Palm reading has an ancient history. It is also still in use to various degrees all around the world. It is basically the art of getting information about a person by the lines in their hand. There are several different methods, but they all still have the same basic claim. The lines in your hands can be used to learn about your health, love and relationships, wealth, and much more. Let's look at palm reading a little closer.
Palm reading is also known as chirology. It is the art of foretelling and getting personal details about the future of a person through studying the lines in the palms of their hands. People who perform this are commonly referred to as hand readers, palm readers, palmists, chirologists, or hand analysts.
The origins of palm reading can be traced back to ancient Greece and Aristotle. Palm reading was widely used throughout the empires and nations of that region, and the east. It was in use in Egypt, Babylon, India, Tibet, China, Sumer, Persia and other countries. It is commonly believed that palm reading actually originated in India, and has its roots in astrology, I Ching, and fortune tellers. A Hindu sage, Valmiki, is thought to have written about palm reading thousands of years ago. From India, it is believed to have spread throughout the area east and west by word of mouth and practicing palm readers where it eventually reached Aristotle and many others.
Palm reading is basically the practice of divining a person's future or personality through reading characteristics of their hand. Usually, a person's dominant hand is read first, and several factors can be taken into account. The actual lines in the hands are associated with things relating to the person. For example, there is the life line which is believed to be associated with general health and well being. It is also believed it shows major health related things in a person's life, like a broken leg, a disease, and so on.
The heart line is usually associated with attraction and love. A gridded or chained heart line is associated with being high strung, wearing emotions on their sleeve, or nervous people. It is also associated with highly creative people, very motivated scientists, and so on. The heart line is also commonly associated with things related to the heart in an emotional sense. Attitudes towards love and relationships are believed to be found in the heart line.
The head line is usually interpreted to refer to the person's mind and the ways in which it works. It is commonly believed it indicates learning style, their style of communication, their interest in gaining knowledge, and even more.
The fate line is believed to indicate a lot of things about a person's journey through life. Their career path, schooling, also successes and challenges are believed to be shown in the fate line. It indicates things that are in the control of the person, and also things that are outside the control of the person.
Palm reading has a very
long tradition in human history, it is in use by many cultures for thousands of
years to gain knowledge about themselves and other people.
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