Basic Palmistry

1. Palmistry is a great way to determine who we are and know more about others before we enter into personal or professional relationships. Ancient Japanese warrior Musashi said that the only way to win is to know our self, the competition and then determine an appropriate strategy.
   Palmistry is an ancient science used extensively in India to ascertain your past and future. This reading is typically done by a professional palmist who understands the meaning and relationship of many of the uncommon lines which can have profound effects on our life. The drawing of a basic palm shows the principal lines in the hand and these lines by no means are capable of providing a complete analysis of one's life. Lines keep changing and a perfect judgement of the future is tough using palmistry. Other sciences like astrology would be more appropriate for analyzing the future. One thing to keep in mind with palmistry is that it depicts emotional lines and they tell you a lot about the mental state of your life at a specific period in time. This is done using a time line that is drawn for each major line.
   The Lines:
   

1. Life Line - this line depicts the longevity and quality of life of the person, however it would not be appropriate to judge the age of a person using the length of this line. A clean line depicts an uneventful life, a broken line means changes in life or career, chained lines depict indecisiveness during that period in life and so on.

2. Heart Line - this line depicts the individuals capabilities to take decisions of a personal and emotional nature. A chained line shows difficulty in taking decisions of the heart. Also this line starts at the little finger and moves towards the index finger. The longer the line the less judgemental the individual and the shorter the line the more judgemental.

3. Head Line - this line shows education and academic achievements. It is the line of learning and even if a formal education is not achieved yet deep learning takes place, the line will be long. The longer the line is starting from the thumb side of the hand, the more the person invests in learning.

4. Marriage Lines - depict relationships of an emotional nature with persons of the opposite sex. These lines are timed starting from the heart line moving towards the little finger. If a line is present close to the heart line it depicts a relationship at an early age and if the line is towards the little finger it is a relationship at an older age.

5. Career Line - this line shows our progression in our career. It starts at the base of our palm and moves towards our fingers. Breaks in the line depict breaks or changes in our career.

One thing to always remember with palmistry is that the lines are relative to your birth conditions; hence two people with similar lines could have completely different lives. Also you read the right hand for right handed people and left for lefties. The other hand is taken as a reference point where you should have gone based on birth conditions.

Hope the above introduction to this ancient science can help as a tool to improve the quality of your personal and working relationships. We are all different and the important thing to know is that rather than assume intentions from others, we should learn to understand, work with and accept each other.