Palmistry

Amanda

Palmistry, otherwise known as Chiromancy, is the art of fortune-telling through the study of the palm. It is commonly regarded as a pseudoscience. Palmistry was originally praciced in Hindu astrology and Roma fortune tellers. From India it spread to China, Tibet, Egypt, Persia, and to other countries in Europe. Palmistry came to China in around 3,000 B.C. It then progressed to Greece where Anaxagoras practiced it. Anaxagoras was a pre-socratic Greek philosopher. As you can see in the picture below, there are many references to Roman gods in the lines of the palm. The Jupiter finger symbolizes leadership, self-esteem, the teacher, organization, punctuality, the limelight. A strong determined person will have a long Jupiter finger. As do teachers and performers. This makes sense because Jupiter (Zeus) was one of the most powerful gods in Greek mythology. The saturn finger symbloizes destiny, the cororate world, and karma. The Apollo finger symbolizes creativity, and metaphysical. This also makes sense because Apollo was the god of music. If your Apollo finger points to the Saturn finger, you have karma in the metaphysical realms. The mercury finger symbolizes communications: writing, computers, media. This makes sense because Mercury (a.k.a. Hermes) was the messenger god. If you have a short Mercury finger (it does not go up higher than the third section of your Apollo finger), you're not so great at writing, but you will overcome this by working with others. If your Mercury finger blends in, you hold back what you need to say! The Venus finger symbolizes how stubborn or forgiving you are. If its straight you're stubborn. If it's bent, you're a giver.