It's All In Your Hands

May 4, 2024

The planets, along with Apollo (Sun), govern the fingers, thumb, and specific regions on your palm. This reveals and emphasises a person's dominant archetype, laying the groundwork for a palm reading.

The Hand Type

There are various methods to reach this conclusion. Personally, I categorise hand types as fire, air, water, or earth elements. While combinations of these four elements are possible, let's concentrate on how these elements are depicted in different hand shapes.

Fire hands are where the palm is of a rectangular shape and the finger lengths are shorter than the height of the palm. Usually the hand type has deep energy-like lines. Overall this is a dynamo, adventurous and need things done yesterday type of person. This type of hand is more a leader than a follower but certain signs would need to be present in the fingers, mounts and lines to back it up. Aspire is their motto.

Air hands are where the palm is of a square shape and the finger lengths are longer than the palm height. The lines are not as deep as the fire hand, but there is a lot of lighter lines that give a busy hand appearance. Overall this type of hand is a thinker, philosopher and communicator. This type of hand thinks a lot and can stifle the need to get things done. Again the fingers, mounts and lines will say more about this type of hand. Gatherer of knowledge is their motto.

Water hands are where the palm is of a rectangle shape and the finger lengths are roughly the same length or longer than the palm height. The major lines are surrounded with many fine lines showing imaginative mind but also a highly strung nervous system and sensitivity. This type of hand feels the world, sees beyond the physical and is a dreamer and romantic at heart. Help and nourish the world is their motto.

Earth hands are where the palm is of a square shape and the finger lengths are the same height or shorter then that of the palm. Most of the time you will only see the major lines on this type of hand with very deep grounded lines. This type of hand is resilient, responsible, practical, and lean towards routine. The world doesn’t phase them much and their nerves don’t get the better of them. Build the world is their motto.

And then we have the large hands or small hands when compared to the body size. The larger the hand the more thoughtful and precise the person, while on the other hand the person is a dynamo and needs things done yesterday!

The Lines

The lines in your hands are not creased lines! These lines are formed on your little hands in your Mum’s womb at around 12 weeks. Most of the major lines also work with the bending of the hand. All lines on your hand can change; changes, or reforms / transforms. The major lines (Heart, Head, Life and at times Fate) don’t change too much but can form breaks, overlaps, have lines run through them, and have patterned-lines form along side of them. The lines can also represent an elemental tone… curved lines are more feminine in nature (water and earth) and straight lines are more masculine in nature (air and fire).

The lines in your hand are magical and can tell a real lot about you as a person, where you have been and where you are going. It should also be made clear that your hands are organic in nature and not fixed in stone and that means major foreseen problems can be averted if you apply yourself to making change!

Heart Line is the first line that crosses your hand below your fingers starting from the percussion side of your hand under the pinky. The Heart line stretches across the palm and usually ends in three areas; under the Saturn finger, in-between the Saturn & Jupiter fingers, or under the Jupiter finger. Saturn is of course more stern full, practical and shows through actions, where Jupiter is more playful, visual, pride-like, happier and idealistic. The Hear Line can sit more towards the fingers where it is more in the idealistic/matter-of-fact zone, or closer down towards the Head Line where it is more action orientated and expressive/passionate as it sits closer to the zone of Mars.

It is very rare to see a clean starting Heart Line as where it starts represent your starting years. If the Heart Line is straight the person comes across more cooler or aloof with their emotions and can be possessive. The curvier the line the more expressive and showing of ones’ emotions the person is and is more idealistic with love. The depth of the line highlights further the emotional depth or the emotional shallowness of the person.

Head Line is the second line that crosses your hand below the Heart Line. It starts from the thumb side of the hand an can be intertwined with your Life Line or independent setting above it. The Head Line reveals your mindset, your approach to intellectual problems, determination and the way you see the world. Distinctively the Head Line is either straight in its travelling across the hand or curved, to extremely curved. The straighter the line the more logical and practical the hand, whilst the curved line presents a more imaginative, sensitive  and creative hand. Very rarely the Head Line can turn upwards towards the Mercury finger which shows strong business acumen with a sharp mind for communications and debate. It can also very rarely start from within the Life Line that can give the hand a feisty, touchy and irritable approach to life.

The ending of the Head Line reveals further scope to the hand’s potential. When the Head Line ends in a reasonable sized fork it reveals the hand has a diplomatic approach to life and can see the issue (“step in their shoes” so to speak) from the other person’s perspective. This also reveals the ability for writing and good expression and is flavoured by the mount it ends in.
The depth or shallowness of the Head Line is another indicator if the hand is headstrong and focused (always forging ahead) or weak of mind (vacillating and easily distracted).

Life Line is the obvious line that starts under the index finger and runs around the base of the thumb, and in most cases into the wrist. The Life Line is our vitality and how we engage life. The line can also reveal how “earthed” you are in your body and how well you take care of it. The deeper the line the more grounded and vitality the holder has, but when thin and light in the hand it denotes a more cerebral approach to life where the body is not looked after.

Where the Life Line starts on the palm can shed light on your upbringing. Starting closer to the index finger gives the Life Line an influential Jupiter energy; a big-minded life, adventurist, humanitarian and philosophical approach to life. If the start of the Life Line is more towards the thumb, an influential Mars energy is present; dynamic, fiery, argumentative, bravery, the need to be first and stand on ones feet regardless of the consequences.

For me I also use the Life Line to represent your spine, starting with your upper spine at the beginning of the life Line and the base of your spine finishing at the end of the Life Line. Disruptions, excessive colouring and breaks in your Life Line relates to dis-ease in that particular area of your spine/body. The Life Line can also tell me if you are not drinking enough fresh water for your body type.

Fate Line runs up the hand towards the tallest finger, the finger of Saturn. The Fate Line can start from any place in the lower hand and can be identified as always running up towards the finger of Saturn give or take 1-2cm either side. The qualities of the line is depended on where it starts in the hand. It can also start from a line like the Life Line, Head Line, or Heart Line.

This is one of the most talked about line as it is tied to the word “fate”. This line is also called the Saturn line as it runs up the hand towards the finger of Saturn. For me the energy of the Fate line is Earth - grounded, stable and persistent!
This line is a very malleable line as it comes and goes, weaves and changes, but I’ve found when it starts at the base of the hand it showing early childhood was of more adult-like then a child-like experience. The Fate Line exhibits a drive and a not-give-up attitude in the person but also a passion for what they call their career or calling. The line also indicates a “very-deep” character.

There are several minor lines which can come and go in the hand like for example the Apollo Line under the ring finger, the Mercury Line that runs up the hand towards the pinky finger, the Mars Line(s) that run on the inside of your Life Line and is also referred to as Second Life Line, Sister Life Line(s), or Inner World Lines. Then there is also the rare Girdle of Venus that always sits above the Heart Line and is usually found between the inner edges of the Index finger and the Ring finger forming roughly a concave arc. Importantly there are also the relationship lines that can be found on the outer edge of the palm and in the space, under the Pinky and above the Heart Line. Then mostly down in the Luna area of the hand you have your Health Line and the Line of Intuition.

The Simian Line is a rare one to find, but when you do see it it is the combination of the Heart Line & the Head Line. It can sit where the Head Line usually sits or it can sit a little higher in the hand where the Heart Line sits. This line is only found in about 10% of the world’s population

People with the Simian Line are known for seeking truth, expressing their opinions boldly, and being straightforward. They struggle with inconsistencies in the world, which can lead to drastic shifts in their personalities. Often, individuals with this line hold influential positions such as prime ministers, CEOs, innovative entrepreneurs, leaders of religious or political groups.