Palmistry

Learn the basics of palmistry: major lines, mounts, hand shapes and how to read your own palm.

Palmistry, or chiromancy, studies the shape of the hand, the fingers and the lines on the palm. In India the tradition is called Hast Rekha Shastra.

How to start

  • Use your dominant hand to read present life, and the other hand to see inherited tendencies
  • Look at it in bright, natural light
  • Start with the four major lines before the smaller ones

The main lines

  • Life line: vitality and major life changes
  • Heart line: emotional style and relationships
  • Head line: thinking style and focus
  • Fate line: direction and responsibility

Palmistry is a traditional art, not a science. We present it as self-reflection, never as a medical or legal verdict.

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. Lines can deepen, fade or shift over the years, which is why many readers treat them as a reflection of the present.

Traditionally, the dominant hand shows what you are doing with your life; the other shows what you began with.