Complete art of practical palmistry explained

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q:

What does a line from the Life line to Jupiter's mount indicate?

a:

If clear and strong, it indicates healthy ambition crowned with success: it shows lofty aims and a certain amount of independence and self-reliance, but it is always a happy sign.

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q:

What is the meaning of the Life line coming far out into the palm of the hand?

a:

Where this is seen, there is al­ways a very large stock of vitality, as it is caused by the mount of Venus being large and this mount always signifies the life giving power or capacity to exist; it may there­fore be safely inferred, that a person possessing this sign will live to a very great age and enjoy good health provide accidents, etc. are avoided.

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q:

What is the meaning of the Life line starting high up on the mount of Jupiter?

a:

This sign is very rare, but when seen it is fortunate, for it denotes strong ambition rewarded with success; prosperity in all undertakings and general good fortune, also a good and noble disposition.

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q:

How can the length of life be fold from the Life line?

a:

It is divided into sections of five years, and according to the point on the hand where the line ends, the catastrophe, or death will be notified.

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q:

What is the appearance of a bad line of Life?

a:

When pale and cut deep into the hand it is a sign of ill health and a bad disposition; when it is chained or shallow and broken the subject has delicate health, and when it is short in both hands, it is an indication of an early death.

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q:

What is considered a good Life line?

a:

It should be clear cut, well formed, entirely surrounding the base of the thumb, coming far out into the palm and of a good healthy colour; it then promises a life which is long and without serious illness.

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q:

What does the line of Life indicate?

a:

It shows the health, past, present and future, of the individual, also time of illness, accidents, shocks, influences of other persons on the individual, and probable length of life.

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q:

Where is the line of Life situated?

a:

It runs round the base of the thumb, starting at the edge of the hand about midway between the index finger and the thumb; in some cases it quite encircles the thumb, but in many it ends when it reaches the wrist.

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q:

Should a single indication be taken as final or conclusive to a sign seen on a hand?

a:

No, if a sign appears in one hand, either of illness or any other misfortune, it should be taken as a warning of the approach of danger: before it is accepted asfinal, or not likely to be overcome in any otherway.a similar mark in the other hand, or corrobo rating signs should be present, for it frequently occurs that good signs in one hand counteract the signs of evil indicated by the other.

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What is the indication of branches upon a principal line?

a:

When a branch rises or goes towards the fingers it is a sign of ambition, progress, and gain, no matter where seen; but if it descends, or goes towards the wrist, the indication is bad, showing are trograde nature, losses, or liability to go backward rather than forward in social life.