Chapter 2

CHEIROGNOMY--OR THE SHAPES OF THE HANDS AND FINGERS

I. THE STUDY OF THE SHAPE OF THE HANDS 117

THE SEVEN TYPES OF HANDS: The Elementary 119 The Square 119 The Spatulate 121 The Philosophic 122 The Conic 124 The Psychic 125 The Mixed 126

II. THE THUMB 127 The Supple Jointed 128 The Firm Jointed 128 The First, Second and Third Phalange 131

III. THE FINGERS 133 Length of Fingers to one another 133 Smooth Jointed 135 Knotty Jointed 135

IV. THE NAILS 136 Long Nails 136 Short Nails 137 Flat Nails 138 Their Indications of Disease 139

V. THE MOUNTS OF THE HAND 140

VI. THE MOUNT OF MARS 144

VII. THE MOUNT OF JUPITER 150

VIII. THE MOUNT OF SATURN 154

IX. THE MOUNT OF THE SUN 158

X. THE MOUNT OF MERCURY 162

XI. THE MOUNT OF THE MOON 168

XII. THE MOUNT OF VENUS 173

XIII. ADVICE TO THE STUDENT: THE BEST MEANS TO MAKE CASTS OR TAKE IMPRESSIONS OF THE HANDS 178

ILLUSTRATIONS

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Cheiro _Frontispiece_

The Lines of the Hand 1

Lord Kitchener's Hand 2

PLATE

I. The Three Principal Positions for the Commencement of the Line of Head 11

II. The Line of Head joined to the Line of Life and its Terminations 18

III. The Line of Head separated from the Line of Life 20

IV. Islands on the Line of Head 24

V. More Variations of the Line of Head 27

VI. The Line of Head and Line of Heart running together 29

VII. Double Lines of Head, also Crosses and Squares 32

VIII. The Line of Life and Sections of Influences from the Mounts 37

IX. The Line of Life and its Variations 40

X. The Line of Life and Line of Mars 45

XI. The Line of Destiny and its Modifications 51

XII. The Line of Destiny and its Variations 53

XIII. The Line of Destiny and its Modifications 56

XIV. The Line of Destiny, Islands, and other Signs 59

XV. The Line of Sun and its Modifications 62

XVI. The Line of Heart and its Variations 68

XVII. The Line of Marriage 74

XVIII. Marriage Lines and Influence Lines which further help in denoting Marriage 78

XIX. The Line of Health 84

XX. The Girdle of Venus. The Ring of Saturn. The Bracelets. The Line of Intuition. The Via Lasciva 89

XXI. Travels, Voyages, Accidents, and Descending Lines from the Mounts 99

XXII. The Island, the Circle, the Spot, the Grille, the Star, and the Square 102

XXIII. Minor Marks and Signs 105

XXIV. Minor Marks and Signs 108

XXV. The Great Triangle and the Quadrangle 111

XXVI. Times and Dates of Principal Events 113

CHEIROGNOMY

ILLUSTRATIONS

I. The Elementary Hand 120 The Square or Useful Hand 120 The Spatulate Hand 120 The Philosophic Hand 120

II. The Conic or Artistic Hand 123 The Psychic Hand 123 The Mixed Hand 123

III. Thumbs: The Clubbed Thumb 129 The Supple Jointed Thumb 129 The Firm Jointed Thumb 129 The Waist-Like Thumb 129 The Straight Thumb 129 The Elementary Thumb 129

IV. The Fingers: The Smooth 134 The Square 134 The Knotty 134

V. The Nails: Delicacy of Throat 137 Chest and Bronchial 137 Spinal Weakness 137 Weak Action of the Heart 137 Paralysis 137

VI. The Mounts of the Hand: The Mount of Venus 141 The Mount of Mars 141 The Mount of Jupiter 141 The Mount of Saturn 141 The Mount of the Sun 141 The Mount of Mercury 141 The Mount of the Moon 141

Palmistry for All