It shows the amount of intelligence which its owner possesses, the strength of mind, memory, brain power, prudence and capacity to fight life's battles from an intellectual stand point.
q:
Where is the line of Head situate?
a:
It starts with, or near to the Life line and runs across the hand in rather a sloping direction, instead of following the same course as the Life line.
q:
What is the indication of a line forming a circle on the Life line?
a:
This is a very unfortunate sign and indicates blindness, or an injury to the eye: if seen on both hands it is a sure sign of total blindness.
q:
What is the meaning of many little cross lines on the Life line?
a:
These are indications of illnesses, though not of a serious nature, and are usually headaches, biliousness, nervous prostration, neuralgia, etc.
q:
What is the meaning of a branch from the Life line being cut across by a small ray?
a:
This is an unhappy omen and shows danger of a lawsuit, or separation from husband or wife, or some similar domestic calamity at the age when it appears on the hand; especially if the branch line runs on to the mount of Venus.
q:
What is the indication of a cross bar joining together a broken Life line?
a:
It is an indication of preservation from the danger of death which the break in the Life line threatens, and a Square formed by two crossed lines connecting the two broken ends of Life line has the same signification; for a Square or amend is always a sign of preservation from danger.
q:
What does a break in the Life line indicate?
a:
It is a sign of illness at the age shown by the position of the break; if present in both hands it shows very great danger of death: but a sign of danger in one hand should always be confirmed in the other before reliance is placed upon it.
q:
What does a line from the Heart line to the Life line indicate?
a:
This is a sign that the health is injured at that particular age by anxieties caused by love affairs: but if no corroborative signs of love troubles appear in the hands, this sign shows illness caused by weakness of the heart.
q:
What is the meaning of lines from the mount of Venus cutting the Life line?
a:
These lines always denote worry and trouble according to the length and direction in which they go after cutting the Life line, but they will be fully explained under the heading of "Lines from the mount of Venus".
q:
What is the indication of lines which run towards the Life line from the other mounts or lines?
a:
Their individual signification depends upon the starling point: for instance, a line from the Headline to the Life line indicates a disease or illness arising from the brain or an injury to the head by a b low or accident; whilst a line from the centre of the palm to the Life line tells of struggles with trouble of a natural order affecting the life and surroundings.