Choose a hand.In palmistry, it is thought that:
- For women, the right hand is what you're born with, and left is what you've accumulated throughout your life.
- For men, it is the other way around. The left hand is what you're born with, and the right is what you've accumulated throughout your life.
- That being said, you can also choose whichever hand is dominant to be your present/past life hand (the non-dominant hand would then be your future life hand).
- There are different schools of thought on the matter. Some say the left-hand show's potential and what could be -- not necessarily what will be. And a difference in the hands could mean one is or is about to take action when it comes to their lives, changing it.[1]
Identify the four major lines.There may be breaks in them, or they may be short, but at least three of them are there.
- (1) The heart line
- (2) The headline
- (3) The lifeline
- (4) The fate line (only some people have this).
Determine the hand shape.Each hand shape is associated with certain elements and character traits. The palm length is measured from the wrist to the bottom of the fingers. The basic interpretations are as follows:
- Earth Hands - broad, square palms and fingers, thick or coarse skin, and ruddy color; length of the palm equals the length of fingers
- Solid values and energy, sometimes stubborn
- Practical and responsible, sometimes materialistic
- Work with their hands, comfortable with the tangible
- Air Hands - square or rectangular palms with long fingers and sometimes protruding knuckles, low-set thumbs, and dry skin; length of the palm less than the length of fingers
- Sociable, talkative and witty
- Can be shallow, spiteful and cold
- Comfortable with the mental and the intangible
- Does things in different and radical ways
- Water Hands - long, sometimes oval-shaped palm, with long, flexible, conical fingers; length of the palm equals the length of fingers but is less than the width across the widest part of the palm.
- Creative, perceptive and sympathetic
- Can be moody, emotional and inhibited
- Introverts
- Do things quietly and intuitively.
- Fire Hands - square or rectangular palm, flushed or pink skin, and shorter fingers; length of the palm is greater than the length of fingers
- Spontaneous, enthusiastic and optimistic
- Sometimes egoistic, impulsive and insensitive
- Extroverts
- Do things boldly and instinctively.