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The Mount Of The Moon And Its Meaning
The Mount of the Moon, or as it is also called the Mount of Luna, is found on the base of the hand under the end of the Line of Head. This Mount rela...
Read article ↗Hand shapeThe Mount Of The Sun And Its Meaning
The Mount of the Sun is found under the base of the third finger. To this Mount the Greeks also gave the name of Mount of Apollo. When large or well...
Read article ↗Hand shapeThe Mount Of Venus (negative)
This Mount may be considered Negative when the subject is born between the dates of September 21st and October 20th, and in a minor way until October...
Read article ↗Hand shapeThe Mounts Of The Hand And Their Meaning
The Mounts of the Hand vary in the most remarkable manner in accordance with the character and dispositions of races and their different temperaments...
Read article ↗Hand shapeThe Nails Of The Hand
A study of the Nails of the Hand is a remarkably accurate guide to many diseases. This part of Palmistry is now recognised by the majority of medical...
Read article ↗Hand shapeThe Philosophic Hand
The Philosophic Hand received this name from the Greek [Greek: philos]--love, and [Greek: sophich]--wisdom. When the Greeks made a study of hands the...
Read article ↗Hand shapeThe Psychic Or Idealistic Hand
This type, may in many ways be considered as the highest development of the hand on the purely mental plane, but from a worldly standpoint it is the...
Read article ↗PalmistryThe Quadrangle
The Quadrangle, as its name implies, is that space lying between the Lines of Head and Heart. To be well marked, it should be even in shape and not n...
Read article ↗PalmistryThe Ring Of Saturn
What is called the Ring of Saturn is very seldom found, and it is by no means a good sign to have. It is also a semi-circular line, but found lying a...
Read article ↗PalmistryThe Ring Of Solomon
The Ring of Solomon is also one of these strange marks of mysticism and occultism, but in this latter case, owing probably to the qualities signified...
Read article ↗Hand shapeThe Second Mount Of Mars
The second Mount of Mars, lying between the Heart and Head Line (Plate VI., Part II.), is more important when the subject is born between the dates o...
Read article ↗Hand shapeThe Smooth And The Knotty Fingers
The First Finger is called the Finger of Jupiter. The Second is called the Finger of Saturn. The Third is called the Finger of The Sun. The Fourth is...
Read article ↗Hand shapeThe Spatulate Hand
The Spatulate or active nervous type (Plate I., Part II.) is usually crooked or irregular looking, with large tips or pads at the ends of the fingers...
Read article ↗PalmistryThe Spot
The Spot is a sign of temporary arrest of the qualities of any Line on which it may be found. On the Line of Head, shock or injury. On the Line of Li...
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The Square is usually called the Mark of Preservation. It shows escape from dangers at that particular moment where it appears. When on the Line of L...
Read article ↗Hand shapeThe Square Type
The Square type is so designated on account of the palm being like a square in shape, or at least nearly so. Such a hand in fact "looks square." It i...
Read article ↗PalmistryThe Star The Cross The Square
The Star is with only one exception a most fortunate mark to possess. On the Mount of Jupiter, the Star promises added honour, power, and position. O...
Read article ↗Hand shapeThe Study Of The Shape Of The Hand
We now leave the domain of what must be considered Palmistry, the study of the Lines of the Palm--or Cheiromancy, as it was called by the Greeks from...
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