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Palmistry · हस्तरेखा
Before reading a single line, settle which hand to read. Most modern practice reads both hands and lets the dominant (active) hand lead the present-day picture, while the non-dominant hand shows inherited disposition and untapped potential. See our full guide on which hand to read for the classical conventions behind this rule.
Western chiromancy and Hindu Samudrika Shastra agree on three principal lines: the Heart line (affection and emotional temperament), the Head line (mind, intellect and decision-making), and the Life line (vitality and life-force — never lifespan). Read each for its starting point, its curve or slope, its depth, and any markings along its length.
The seven fleshy mounts of the palm — Jupiter, Saturn, Apollo, Mercury, Venus, Mars and Luna — are each read for how full, flat, or over-developed they appear, since each is a reservoir of one planet's traditional virtues. The mount that sits highest and best-formed sets a person's dominant type.
Stars, crosses, triangles, islands, squares and other small marks sharpen or complicate whatever line or mount they sit on — a sign's meaning always borrows from its location first. Weigh every cautionary mark against nearby "repair" signs like a protective square, and remember that classical palmistry frames every reading as a symbolic tendency, never a medical or deterministic verdict.
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