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Palmistry consists of the practice of evaluating a person's character or future life by "reading" the palm of that person's hand. A reader usually begins by reading the person's dominant hand.

Palmists may analyze various qualities of the hand, including the shapes and flexibility of the hand, palm, and fingers; the color and texture of the skin and fingernails; the relative sizes of the palm and fingers; the prominence of the knuckles; and numerous other attributes of the hands.


The three lines found on almost all hands, and generally given most weight by palmists:

- The heart line is the first of the major lines examined by a reader. It is found towards the top of the palm, under the fingers. In some traditions, the line is read as starting from the edge of the palm under the little finger and flowing across the palm towards the thumb; in others, it is seen as starting under the fingers and flowing toward the outside edge of the palm. Palmists interpret this line to represent matters of the heart, both physical and metaphorical, and believe it can indicate emotional stability, romantic perspectives, depression, and stoicism, in addition to various aspects of cardiac health.

- The next line identified by palmists is the head line. This line starts at the edge of the palm under the index finger and flows across the palm towards the outside edge. Often, the head line is joined with the life line (see below) at inception. Palmists generally interpret this line to represent the person's mind and the way it works, including learning style, communication style, intellectualism, and thirst for knowledge. It is also believed to indicate a preference for creative or analytical approaches to information (i.e., right brain or left brain).

- Finally, readers look at perhaps the most controversial line on the hand, the life line. This line extends from the edge of the palm above the thumb and travels in an arc towards the wrist. This line is believed to represent the person's vitality and vigor, physical health and general well being. The life line is also believed to reflect major life changes, including cataclysmic events, physical injuries, and relocations. Contrary to popular belief, modern palmists generally do not believe that the length of a person's life line is tied to the length of a person's life.

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Palmistry was thought to have originated from ancient China approximately 3000 years B.C. Details of Palmistry can also be found in Indian Scriptures approximately 500 years B.C. The ancient Chaldeans, Tibetans, Sumerians, Babylonians, early Hebrews, Persians and Egyptians all studied Palmistry. The Greeks were also keen students of Palmistry and it is through them that Palmistry found its way to Europe in the early 14th Century.
Palmistry is the science of studying the hands of human beings. This incorporates the external features of the hands, e.g. the shape, texture, suppleness, finger formation, nails etc., as well as the lines within the palm itself. A good Palmist should be able to draw a clear picture of your life from your hands and should relate this to you when reading your palm.
When your fingers are held tightly together it indicates that you feel resistive to new ideas and new ways of doing things. widely separated fingers reveal an open mind and "free spirit".You see more opportunities in one day than most people can take advantage of in a month. Your challenge is to act on them.
Longer fingers are seeking more contact with, and information from, the outer world. Long fingered people love details, need more data before forming opinions or decisions, and are outer directed.
Generally, short fingered people don't need, or want, as much information from their world around them as do long fingered people. Short fingered people operate on a small amount of information plus their own "gut feelings". They are more inner directed than people with long fingers.
If you have exceptionally short fingers you are action oriented and don't need or want lengthy explanations. You are interested more in action than in information and the details about what will happen.