Complete art of practical palmistry explained

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q:

What is the indication of many very small lines on the percussion of the hand?

a:

They are an indication of a changeable nature, capable of forming many, though not lasting attach­ments; for small lines mean short love affairs, and only the deep and longer ones show marriage or love.

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q:

What is the meaning of two distinct Marriage lines?

a:

Unless the one is cut by a line, and other signs of widowhood are present, the second line indicates that a love affair is contracted after marriage.

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q:

Does the age at which a love affair takes place show on the hand?

a:

My opinion is that when the marriage line lies close to the root of the finger of Mercury the marriage takes place in early life from 18 to 25, according to its position,

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q:

What is the appearance of a good Marriage fine?

a:

When it starts clear and deep, with a bright colour, comes well onto the mount of Mercury and gently slopes a little towards the Heart line.

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q:

What does the Marriage line indicate when it cuts through the line of fortune and breaks it?

a:

This indicates that the person on whose hand the sign is seen, will lose a good position in life through marriage.

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q:

What does an island on the Marriage line indicate?

a:

It is an indication of some heavy trouble in married life, probably of separation caused by relatives, but without the interference of the law.

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q:

Does a judicial separation or divorce show itself on the hand?

a:

Yes, if the Marriage line is forked with one branch drooping towards the Heart line, it is a sure sign of a sepa­ration or divorce, and more especially if a fine hair-like line from one branch of the fork can be traced across the hand to the mount of Venus.

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q:

What is the appearance of a good Marriage line?

a:

When it starts clear and deep, with a bright colour, comes well onto the mount of Mercury and gently slopes a little towards the Heart line.

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q:

Where is the Marriage line situate?

a:

Marriage is in­dicated by two or more marks upon the hands at different parts, but the love, or Marriage lines proper, are situate at the percussion of the hand, on the side of the mount of Mercury and above the Heart line.

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q:

Is Marriage shown on the hand?

a:

Yes, but not neces­sarily marriage as contracted by church services or national laws. Marriage, as shown on the hand, means the union of the heart or spirit, two persons joined together by love, for this is na­ture's marriage; and if one of the parties is false even after years of such union, a sign to that effect will be shown on the hand, though there may have been no outward indication in the life of such persons that a second alliance ever existed.