Palm Reading: 5 Easy Steps to Understanding How to Read Your Destiny

Life is a tangled web of managing relationships, careers and trying to maintain personal sanity and happiness. And it is not always easy to know the next step to take. While some may seek advice from friends, family or a therapist, there is another option that’s a little more spiritual. And it’s written in your hands: Palm reading.

You may be shaking your head, but palm reading is practiced all over the world. Its roots, however, go back to Indian Astrology and fortune tellers. From there, it spread to China, Tibet, Egypt, Persia and to other places in Europe. And though it dates back to more than 5,000 years ago, palmists today combine these traditional predictive techniques with psychology, holistic healing and alternative methods.

Though we can’t replace the experience of going to a real palmist, we can definitely introduce you to the basics of palm reading. If you’re interested, here’s ENTITY’s list of the ways you can give palm reading a go from the comfort of your own home.

1 Choosing a hand to read

In professional palm reading, there seems to be some debate over what the hands stand for. But here are the most common explanations.

Theory 1: The hands have different meanings based on your sex.

• Women: The right hand displays qualities you were born with. The left hand shows attributes you gained throughout your life.
• Men: The left hand displays qualities you were born with. The right hand shows attribute you gained throughout your life.

Theory 2: The hands have different meanings based on your dominant hand.

• Dominant hand (the hand you write with): Your dominant hand displays attributes of your past and present.
• Other hand: Your other hand displays attributes of your future.

Theory 3: The hands speak to your potential.

• Right hand: The right hand displays what will be.
• Left hand: The left hand displays what has the potential to be.

2 Identifying what the lines on your hands mean

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Heart Line: The heart line is the top line on your palm. If you have problems or questions about a significant other, this line is your guide. In palm reading, the heart line is concerned with matters of love and romance.

Head Line: The head line is the next line down, running parallel to the heart line. Looking to understand how you communicate and learn? The head line will lead you in the right direction. In palm reading, the head line is concerned with matters of intellect and wisdom.

Life Line: The life line curves from the wrist around the thumb. Maybe you are concerned about your life and health in general. This line can direct you to the next step to take in your life. In palm reading, the life line is concerned with matters of physical health, general well-being and major life changes.

Fate Line: The fate line is vertical and runs through the palm. If you want to understand how much of your future is controlled by your choices and how much is up to destiny, this line will guide you in the right direction. In palm reading, the fate line is concerned with how many external factors impact your life. Pro tip: The fate line isn’t visible on every palm.

3 Interpreting what the lines mean

Heart Line: Matters of Love and Romance

If: it extends from your index finger to the end of your hand (near the pinky) …

Then: you are satisfied with love.

If:  it extends from your middle finger to the end of your hand (near the pinky) …

Then: you are selfish when it comes to love.

If:  it extends from between your middle finger and ring finger to the end of your hand (near the pinky) …

Then: you fall in love easily.

If:  it is straight and short …

Then: you are just not that into romance.

If:  it intersects your life line …

Then: you get your heart broken easily.

If:  it is long and curves …

Then: you’re an open book when it comes to feelings and emotions.

If:  it is straight and runs parallel to your head line …

Then:  you have your emotions in check.

If:  it is wavy …

Then:  you like playing the field and don’t have many serious commitments.

If:  it has a circle on the line …

Then:  you are depressed.

If:  it is broken and segmented or has smaller lines intersecting it …

Then:  you suffered emotional trauma.

Head Line: Matters of Intellect and Wisdom

If:  it it short …

Then: you like accomplishing physical feats rather than mental ones.

If:  it curves and slopes down your hand …

Then: you are creative.

If: it does not connect to your life line …

Then: you have a passion for life and experiencing new things.

If: it the line is wavy …

Then: you can’t pay attention to one thing for too long.

If: it is thick and long …

Then: you are focused and think with a clear mind.

If: it is straight …

Then: you are a realist.

If:  it has a circle on the line or smaller lines intersecting it …

Then: you are in an emotional crisis.

If: it is a segmented line …

Then: you have conflicting thoughts.

If: it has multiple smaller lines intersecting it …

Then: you make serious and important decisions.

Life Line: Matters of Physical Health, General Well-Being and Major Life Changes

If: it connects to the opening near your thumb …

Then: you are often pretty sleepy.

If: it curves downward …

Then: you are a ball of energy and excitement.

If: it curves downward and is long and thick …

Then: you have spunk and stamina.

If: it is short and thin …

Then: you are easily manipulated by your peers.

If: it connects to the bottom of your wrist (near the thumb) …

Then: you are strong and animated.

If: it is straight and cuts down near the wrist (on the pinky side) …

Then: you don’t jump into relationships quickly.

If: it is made up of a few smaller lines instead of one dominant line …

Then: you have extreme spunk and stamina.

If: it has a circle on the line …

Then: you are injured or sick.

If: it is cut down the middle …

Then: you have an unexpected life change.

Fate Line: Matters of Destiny and External Factors

If: it is a thick line …

Then: you are ruled by fate.

If: it has a deviation or changes direction in the middle …

Then: you are strongly influenced by external forces.

If: it connects to the bottom of the lifeline …

Then: you develop a clear plan at a young age and are independent.

If: it connects to the middle of the life line  …

Then: you put your personal interests aside for others.

If: it starts close to the wrist (near the thumb) and cuts through the life line …

Then: you have a strong support system of family and friends.

4 Evaluating hand shape

There are four hand shapes and they’re divided into the categories: Earth, Water, Air and Fire.

Earth: These hands are big, thick, square and have a darker tone.
Personality Characteristics: strong moral compass, stubborn, realistic, likes material goods, responsible and a hands-on learner

Water: These hands are longer and thinner with flexible fingers.
Personality Characteristics: creative, in tune with the emotions of others, quiet and an introvert

Air: These hands are rectangular with long fingers and prominent knuckles.
Personality Characteristics: social butterfly, likes to talk, can be superficial, thinks out of the box and likes ideas over physical

Fire: These hands are square with short fingers and light pink skin.
Personality Characteristics: optimistic, driven by the ego, extrovert, relies on instincts and spontaneous

5 Analyzing finger length

Long Fingers:  People with long fingers have a keen attention to detail. They enjoy deconstructing stories, people and ideas to better understand how they work. And they also identify more with femininity than masculinity.

Short Fingers: People with short fingers rely on their own instincts and knowledge for decision-making. They don’t like excuses or explanations from others. And they are all about action first and thinking later.

Now that you know all there is to know about palm reading, you can get a good idea of what palmists believe your life and future will be like. Happy reading!