MRS .

J B DALE
. . .

LO NDO N
PUB LISHIN " SOC IE TY 7 DUKE STRE E T
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AD ELPHI, W . C .

NEW YO RK "
THE P T
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H, x 44 , M A D SO N A V E N UE .

PR PR E T
O I O RS O F THE THE OSO H P IT
S , A D YA R .

1 89 5 .
 PREFAC E .

C HEI R O MAN C Y , t h e a rt o f foretell i n g t h e e v e nt s

of l i fe by t h e l i n ea m e nt s o f t h e h an d de riv e d i t s ,

n a m e fro m t h e "ree k w ord c ez ms t h e p al m a n d

'

, ,

ma m ez a t o foretell , w h e n c e i t h a s b ee n v ul g arl y
'

,

c alle d Pal mis t ry a s i t i s n a m ed i n a re c e n t A c t

o f Parl i a m e nt to forb i d i t s p ra c t ic e for g a i n o r
I n C ol e m an s zll yt/zology of z e Hz n aoos ,
'

re w ard .

"
p 2 0 2 i t is w r i tte n " O n t h e B u dd h a s foot i s t h e
.
,

m ar k c alled t h e c h a k ra v art i w h eel or d isc u s
,

,

w h ic h s h ou l d h a v e b ee n o n t h e p al m o f t h e h a nd ,
by w h ic h t h e s a g e s at h is b i rt h d ivi ne d t h at h e
w oul d r is e t o c on si dera b l e e mi n e n c e "
He s a y s.

(p .
"
V ar i ou s d at a h a v e b ee n a ssig n e d t o t h e
p er i od o f B u dd h a s ex is te n c e Th e m o s t c orre c t

.

s ee ms t o b e a b ou t 5 50 B C , w h e n c e a s t h e s a g e s
. .
,

p ra c t is ed c h e i ro m an c y at B u d d h a s b i rt h , i t s ex is t

e n c e m u s t h a v e b ee n m u c h earl i er k n ow n a m on g
th e I n d i a n s " "
.I n t h e y e ar w r i te s "ad ki el ,
"
t h e c el e b rated a s trol o g er , "e o Wh a rton , Esq ,
. .

p u b l is h ed a tra n s l at i o n o f a m at c h le ss pi e c e a s

vi P REF A C E .

h e ter ms i t o n t h e s u bje c t w r i tte n i n L at i n by

, ,

Dr J Rot h m a n
. .
"
Si n c e t h at p er i od t h e a rt o f
.

c h e i ro m a n c y h a s grad u al l y fall e n i nto d is u s e ,

c h i e y fro m t h e exte n siv e n on s e n s e p u b l i s h e d b v

re c e n t w r i ter s O n e o f t h e w r iter s m a k e s a
.

s h all o w atte mp t t o d isp ro v e t h e c o n ne c t i o n w h ic h

e x is t s b etw ee n a s trol o gy a n d p al mis tr y w h i l e ,

a not h er s a y s i t i s b a s e d o n t h e p r i n cip l e s o f t h e
Kab al ah t h e l atter b e i n g n ot h i n g m ore t h a n
,

a m n e m o n ic al s y s te m o f a s trol o gy F ro m t h e .

w r i t i n gs o f Dr J Rot h m a n a n d "e o Wh art on

. . .
,

Es q I p ro p o s e n ow t o gi ve t o g e t h e r wi t h s o m e
.
, ,

o f t h e c h o ic e s t o f t h o s e o f t h e Ea s t t h e p r i n cip al ,

m atter an d t o ex p l a i n in t h e ord i n a ry l a n g ua g e
,

u s e d by p al mis ter s s u c h p o i n t s a s m a y re q u i re
el u ci d at i o n Mr Wh arton a c are ful s tu d e n t i n
. .
,

t h e s e s u bje c t s c l earl y p ro v e s t hat p al mis try c a n

,

o nl y a c t i n a cc ord a n c e wi t h a s trolo gy a nd t h at t h e ,

art o f c h e i ro m a n c y c a n n ot b e rel i ed u p o n b e y o n d
t h e p e ri od o f fro m o n e t o t w o y ea r s at m o s t for h e ,

o b s erv e s i n h is p re fa c e "
Wh at m ore c o n vi n ci n g
,

t h a n i f by i n sp e c t i o n m ad e i nt o t h e h a n d o f a n y
,

m an I t rul y p ro n ou n c e t h is or t h at p la n et e ss e n
,

tial ly d ig n i e d or a n g u l ar i n h is g e n i t u re or i n ,

s u c h or s u c h a p o si t i on wi t h ot h er p l a n et s or s tar s ,

a n ot h er u n fo rt u n ate al ic te d or de fe c ted ? O r i f
, ,

o n t h e c on trary by l oo ki n g r s t i nto t h e g e n i t ure

,

a n d c o n si der i n g t h e re i n t h e s e v e ral p o si t i o n s o f
 P REFA C E . v

t h e p l a net s a n d t h e i r c on gu rat i o n s o n e t o an ot h e r
a n d w i t h ot h er s tar s , I tel l h im , an d t h at d is t i n c tl y
a n d trul y , t h e l i n e s an d sig n atu re s e n gra v e n u p o n
-

h is h ead or h and w h at , I s a y , is or c a n b e m ore

s at is fa c t ory t h a n t h is to rat i o n al m e n , a s tou c h i n g
t h e p o w er a n d i n u e n c e o f t h e p l a net s an d s tar s
u p o n t h e s e i n fe ri or s , a n d c on s e q u entl y of t he
l a w ful u s e a n d tru t h o f t h e sci e n c e c all ed a s trolo gy ,
c h e i ro m a n c y a n d me t op osc op ia, b etw ee n w h ich
t h ree sci e n c e s t h ere a pp ear t o b e s u c h a s e c re t
"
c o h ere n c e a n d h ar m o n y ?
I t is al s o w ri tte n i n t h e B ook of ?05 xxx vii 7
,
.

I n t h e h an d o f al l m e n h e s h al l p u t a m ar k t h at
e v ery o n e m a y k n "
ow h is o w n w or k ; b u t i n o u r
tran sl at i o n o f t h e B ible i t is w ri tte n a s foll ow s
"
I n t h e h an d o f all m e n h e p u ttet h a m ark t h at
e v ery m a n m a y k n o w h is o w n w or k .
"
Th is alone
p ro v e s t h at Job b el i e v ed i n t h is sci e n c e .

Th e aut h or d oe s n ot c la im t h at t h ere is a n y
t h i n g n e w in t h is w or k , al t h ou gh t h e m et h od o f
t ra n s l at i n g a n d s ett i n g m a y b e o rigi n al .
 REFERENC ES TO HAND .

No I . .

N a me M ou nt of J upi te r
. .

L oca fz 07z R oot

'

.o f foren ger .

[n ier re ta iiom When very fully shown den ote s

p ri de tyran ny ; whe n decien t i n si z e d enote s
,

idleness a n d vulgarity ; when there are con centri c

ci rcles shown b y the pores of th e ski n here th ey ,

i ndi cate su r e success i n r eli gion m arriage and ,

m on etary m atte r s ambition ; b roke n ci rcles o r

,

elongated sli ghtly l ess powerful ; e ntirely void n o

, ,

success th ereby .

No . 2.

New manM ou nt of S atu r n .

L oca l z o7z R oot of m iddl e n ger

'

. .

In ferp re l a f z on
'

.
When fully m arked denotes wis
do mprudence ; when very full
, t acitu rnity sadness ;, ,

whe n con cen tri c ci rcles are placed here success i n

all S aturni an a ff ai rs ; wh en absent or elon gated the
p erson will n ever m ake m uch headway with such
thi n gs and per s o ns .
IO INDIAN PA LM ISTRY

No 3 . .

Na ma M ou n t of the S un A pollo ,
"
.

L oca tz on R oot of ri n g n ge r
'

. .

[n ier rez a f z om When p rom i n e n t i t g iv e s art

,

g eniu s i ntelli ge n ce ; when very full d en otes a

, ,

greedy an d u n truth ful disposition ; when at o r

s m all the n i t causes th e perso n to b e d ull ; wh e n
,

con cent ri c ci rcle s ap pea r h ere th e p erson will b e ,

very powerful h ave ri ches and hon our by th e state

, ,

o r m arry a hi gh b orn person ; elon gated o r n o n e ,

shows th e p erso n will h ave m ea n p referm ent o r ,

n on e as th e case m ay be
, .

No 4 . .

N a me M ou n t of M ercu ry
. .

R oot of little n ge r
L oca tz on

. .

In ferp refa tz on When p rom i n en t an d full an d

'

.
,

with con cen tri c ci rcles th ereon i t d en otes s ci en ce , ,

i nventiven es s wi t an d success i n all M er c u ri a l

,

m atters as writi n gs p rofessi on s especi ally chu rch

, , ,

and law an d j ou rn eys ; wh en v e ry large an d with

,

elon gated ci rcle s i t d e notes theft lyi n g cun ni n g ;

, , ,

whe n at or n on e i t shows a n egative li fe an d n u , ,

fortun ate in all above .

No 5 . .

Na me G i rdl e of V e n u s
. .

L oca f z on A c urved li n e fro m root o f fore n ge r

t o root o f little n ge r .
 IN D IAN P A L MISTRY . II

When thi s li n e i s clear i t s how s

[7z terp re fa tz o7z

a n atu ral d esi re for the O pposi te sex ; when double

i t den otes an i ntem perate a n d lustful li fe ; whe n
b roken i t shows terrible loss and i n famy th rough
,

lust s a lthy person

, .

No 6 . .

N a me Via Co mbusta
. .

L oca f z on Extend s through hollo w of h an d

'

m ou nt of m iddl e n ger .

[n ierp rez a tiom S ee Li nes ( 8 ) page 3 6

.

N a me Via S olis
. .

L oca tz o7zA c urved lin e run n i n g fro m root of

ri n g nger to th e m ount of th e M oon .

[n ter reta fz ma When strai ght and u n iformly

c omposed and well coloured i t p rom ise s the favou r ,

of great m en an d great hon ours ; i f d i s se c ted or

u n eve n j udge th e con trary o r th e frown s o r ill ,

favour of great people wi th i mpedi m ents i n life o r

,

e nvy .

No . 8 .

N a me Li n e of Fortun e
. .

L oca tion A li n e extendi n g fro m th e m oun t of

J upiter to the mount o f M ercu ry .

1n terp refa tion Wh en lon g and with i n ci s ure s

.
,
12 INDIAN P A L MIST RY .

d en ote s that th e p ri n cip al m ember s of th e body

are s tron g con stan cy ; i f short o r crooked th e con
, ,

t ra ry ; i f s evered th e s am e ; when i t stop s at the

,

m ou n t of S atu rn i t shows a vai n lyi n g perso n ; i f

,

i t b ran ch e s o n m ou n t o f J upi ter i t d en otes hon ou r s ;

i f sin gl e or without b ran che s i t shows poverty an d ,

w ant .

N a me .

L i ver li n e .

L oca tzo7z
'

A cu rv ed li n e run n i n g through th e
.
~

p al m of th e h and b etween th e li n e of Fortu n e an d

,

the Li fe li n e .

17z terp reia tz on \

Vhen strai gh t and not disse cted
'

by obscure little l i ne s d enotes a h ealthy b ody ; i f ,

extendi n g only to the h ollow of th e h and o r short , ,

i t d en ote s a short li fe o r full o f di sease ; th e l on ger ,

thi s l i n e th e lon ge r may th e li fe be ; i f cut at en d

,

p overty i n old age .

No . IO .

Na me Li n e of Li fe
. .

L oca l z on A cu rv ed lin e run n in g roun d th e root

'

o f the thu mb .

[n terp rel a tz omWh en

'

b road an d u n i form de ,

n otes a lon g an d h ealthy li fe a nd b ut few diseases ; ,

i f slender short o r cut o r with littl e obs c u re li n e s

, ,

r u n ni n g th rou gh i t d en otes feeblen e ss of body

, ,

s i c kn e s s short li fe except li n e b e stron g ; i f slop

, ,
 INDIAN P A LMISTRY . 13

i n g ni cely to Liver lin e and b e au ti e d i n th e an gle

,

with p arallels or li ttl e c rosses i t shows a good w it ,

an d even te mp er .

No . 11 .

[Vel ma Li n e of S aturn .

L oca tion A li n e extendi ng from th e w ri s t lin e s

up to m iddle n ger .

[n ter re fa l z om If i t exten d to th e m idd l e n ge r

i t i ndi cates p rofoun d m ed itati on s and i f fortun ate , ,

e v en ts i n counsels an d actions ; i f short ( withou t

oth er testi m ony ) m isfortune s ; i f b en t towards th e
m oun t of th e M oon i n th e hollow o f the hand im
, ,

p rison m ent .

No . 12 .

N a me Li n e of th e Head an d B rai n c alled by ,

som e the li n e of H ealth .

L oca tz on A li n e run ni n g from the wrist or l i n e

.
,

of S aturn an d extendi n g up t o th e m oun t of M er

,

cu ry .

17z ferp refa z z on If this li n e be un iform and n ot

'

.

i ntersected i t form s with th e li n e of Li fe an d

,

Liver lin e ( so meti m es c alled the Head li ne ) a tri

angl e o n th e plan e of M ars i f of good colou r i t , ,

d enotes pruden ce m anly wi t an d fai r fortune ; th e

,

m ore perfect thi s t ri an gle th e bette r will b e th e ,

person s wi t and courage ; i f obtuse i t shows an

evil n ature an d a rude m an ; n o trian gle show s a

fool or a kn av e .
 14 INDIAN P A L MIS TRY .

No . 13 .

Na me Li n e of th e M oon
. .

L oca l z o7z A li n e run n i n g from th e li n e of S at urn

'

and l i n e of th e B rai n to th e m ou n t of th e m oon

c alled som eti m es th e Via Lactea .

[7z terp reta l z o7z Th i s li n e b ei n g u n i formly com

'

po s ed p roportion ate an d con ti n ued d en otes fo rt u

, ,

n ate j ou rn ey s both by l and an d se a ; al s o a good

b rai n th e favou r of wom en ( th e m oun t o f V en u s
,

b ei n g also u n ai ic t e d ) a com posed and gracefu l

,

s peech ; i f i t b e cut o r di sto rted i t argu e s i n feli c ity

a n d pro nen ess to li es ; i f whol e an d ascendi n g up
t o l i ttle n ge r i t d en otes great h appi n e ss .

No . 14 .

Na me M ou nt o f th e M oon
. .

L oca l ion Th e outsid e part o f hand opposite to

.
,

root o f thu mb b etwee n m ou nt of M ercu ry an d wri s t

,

In terp refa l ion I m a gin ation re n em en t poetry ;

r , ,

i f very large o r full i t den ote s d espai r c ap ri ce an d ,

al m ost lu nacy ; wh en at an d h ollow d enote s d ul ,

n es s wan t o f speech p osi tiven e s s

, , .

No . 15 .

Na me .
-
Plan e and pla c e o f M ars . The m oun t
o f M ar s .

L oca tion The place of M ar s is twi c e rep resen ted ,

o ne on th e s id e of th e pal m by th e m oun t of M ar s ,
 INDIAN P A L MIST RY . 15

a nd the othe r i n th e pal m b etween the li n e of Life

an d the Liver lin e called th e plan e or pla c e o f ,

M ar s .

Th e m ount of M ar s show s cou r

age ; wh en i n excess p assion ; when s m all t em e , ,

rity.

Vz a e m ark s etc sp eci ally n u mbered )

. .
, ,

No . 16 .

Na me M oun t of. Venus .

L oca z z 07z th e root of th e thumb

'

In

-
. .

[n ierp re fa z z omLove of b eauty an d pleasu re ;

'

where l arge i ncon stan cy coquetry ; when s m all

, , ,

cold n es s .

No . 17 .

[Vann a D ragon li nes or B racel ets .

L oca tion Li n e s to b e foun d on th e wri s t .

In terp rez a tz on If d ouble or triple and formi n g a

'

.

ri gh t and conti nu ous tract i t sh ows good composure ,

of b ody ; thri ce i ndi cate s health wealth a nd p ros

, ,

p e rit y ; a star or cros s h ere s how s tranquillity

"
i n
old age ; i f a li n e extends to the m oun t of M oon or
M ercury fro m D r agon l ine s i t s hows estee m an d ,

li fe i n a foreign c ountry .

No 18
'

. .

N a me Plane of M ensa or place of Fortu n e

-
, .

L oca f z on The space between the li n e of Fortun e

and the Liver li n e .

16 INDIAN P A L MISTRY .

G reat a nd b road and form i n g a

[7z ferp rel a l z o7z
'

ni ce gure i t d eclares a l ib eral m an m agn ani m o u s

, ,

and lon g li v ed ; i f sm all an d n arrow i t argue s

-
,

s len de r fortu n e ni ggardli ness and fearful n ess ; a

,

star o r cros s i n thi s space clear an d well p ropo r ,

-

t io n e d
, esp eci ally u nde r th e m ou n t o f the S un ,

show s h on ou rs an d di gn iti es to follow .

No . 19 .

Na me Egypti an S ta ff
. .

L oca iz on Ju st b el ow ch ai n of Fortu n e
'

. .

In l erp re ta tz on G reat re n own i n antiquitiesa

'

great com m an der and oftti m e s a great state s m an ,

a l over o f an cie n t research .

No . 20 .

N a me Chai n o f Fortun e
.

L oca tz on S m al l crosses o r s tar s b etween

. th e
l in e of Li fe an d th e Live r li n e u nde r th e m ou nt o f ,

J upite r .

[n terp rel a tz on These denote wi t an d an eve n

'

n ature ; ri ches an d hon ou r s o r w ealth by positi o n ,

of n oted ki nd .

No . 21 .

Na me S un pl ace .

L oca fz on
A s m all c i rcl e o n th e li n e o f Li fe
'

opposite to th e m ou n t of the M oon .

18 INDIAN P A L MISTRY .

A star on th e Liver li n e o r n atural

L oca tion
m ean n ear or o n m ou nt of th e M oon
, .

In terpreta tion Poverty i n old age .

No . 26 .

Newman Path o f M ar s .

L oca izon A sm all li n e ru n n i n g m idway fro m

li n e of Li fe to plan e of M ar s wi th a s m all star o n

o r n e ar the end .

[n ter ra a tz omHu rts an d wounds

.

No . 27 .

Na me D ra gon s H e ad
.

.

L oca tion A sta r o n Dragon li n e o r B racelet s .

[n ierprez a tz omTran quilli ty i n li fe i n old age

'

.
,

No . 2 8.

Na me D ragon s Tail
.

.

L oca tz on A li n e run ni n g fro m s e c on d B racelet

i nto th e m oun t of V en us .

In l erp rez a tz on A dversi tie s fro m ki nd red o r wi fe

'

. .

No . 29 .

Na me Li n e of M ars
. .

L oca tion A l in e run ni n g p arallel with th e li n e

o f Life o n m ou n t of Venu s .

17z terp refa tz on Thi s augm ent s an d s tren gthen s

'

t h e th i n g s si gn ied by the li n e of Li fe ; i t p art ic u

 INDIAN P A L MIS TRY . I9

l arl yp rom i s e s good success i n war and a robust

c onstitution .

No 3 0 . .

N a ma M ars Cross .

L oca tz o7z Cross or star on the m ount of M ars

. .

In ferp re fa f z on Fortun ate j ou rn ey s

'

. .

No 3 1 . .

N a me O r acle of Jove
. .

L oca tion The si gn J upiter u nder the m oun t or

o n th e m ount of A pollo .

In ferp refa z z on
D enotes honours an d ecclesia s
'

.

ti cal di gniti es .

No 3 2 . .

[Vel ma Li n e of Cala mi ty .

L oca tz on A s mall li ne runni n g fro m li n e of Li fe

'

up through second j oi nt of thumb .

[n ferp mfa tz omThis si gnie s a violent death and

d an ger fr o m m arried wo men .

No 3 3 . .

Na n Cros s b ars
a .

L oca fz on S m all li n e s on the second j oi nt o f

thu mb .

In terp d
r a t z on This i s an i ndication of c o n t e n
'

tion and b rawli ng ; sm all hai r li nes run nin g hori

20 INDIAN P A L MISTRY .

z on t a ll y t o thu mb s h ows ri ch e s i n se c on d p art o f

li fe .

No 3 4
. .

Na me G i rdle o f Pollux
. .

L oca l z 07z
A ri n g roun d th e thu m b
'

. .

In terp reta tion Thi s i s an i ndi catio n of h an gi n g .

No 3 5
. .

Na me Fi rst ph alanx o f fore fin ge r

. .

L oca l z on S m al l li n e s run ni n g p arallel with

'

j oi n t .

[n l erp reta ow I ndi cati on

of i nheritan ce Thi s .

ph alan x hollow o r cu rved upwards i n di cates ava

ri ce ; if tu rn ed b ackward s extravagan c e , .

No 3 6
. .

Na me S econ d phalan x o f foren ger

. .

L oca tz 07z S m al l li n e s i n th e cen tre run n i n g ve r

'

ti cal to j oi n ts .

I ndi cate s m any child ren .

No 3 7
. .

Na me Thi rd ph alanx o f foren ge r

. .

L oca tion S m all li nes run n i n g verti c al to j oi nts .

In ferp re/a tz on
D en ote s a j ov ial di s positi on
'

. .

Thi s n ge r thi ck at the root den ote s a greedy

appeti te .
 INDIAN P A LMISTRY . 21

No 3 8. .

N a me S mall star or cross .

L oca tz on
'

.
O u thi rd ph alanx of foren ger .

S hows an u n chaste and lasciviou s

life .

No 3 9 .

N a me S m all star
.

'

O u second phalan x of middle n ger

L oc a f z on . .

In ferp reta tion D enotes m elan choly ; a star nea r

.

middle of thi rd phalan x d en otes u nhappi ness .

N o 40. .

N a me A li n e wi th star at bottom .

L oca tion A sm all li n e run ni n g throughout

m iddl e n ger with a star on thi rd phalanx
, .

In ferp reta tz on D en otes folly and m ad ness

'

. .

No .
41 .

N a me S m all lin es run n i n g vertical to j oin t

. .

L oca tz o7z 4 ph al anx of ri n g n ger

'

. e c on d .

I ndi cates fa m e especially i f a ,

straight an d well d e n e d lin e passes up th e m iddle

-

of the n ger .

No 4 2. .

N a ma S mall cro s s bars .

[m ed ian Thi rd phalan x of ri n g n ger .

-
Honours and ri ch es .
22 INDIAN P A L MISTRY .

No 4 3
. .

N a me S mall cross o r star

. .

L oca iz on O u m ou n t of M ercury close to j o i nt

. .

In ferp reta l z o7z Eloquence

. .

No 44. .

Na me Two s m all stars or i nd ented li n e

. .

L oca fz 07z O u m ou nt of M ercu ry on e below t h e

'

.
,

other or a c lear i nde nted li n e on m oun t of A p ollo

, .

[n ierpre ta tzom Th e rst i n di cates a brilli an t

'

m i nd .Th e li n e on m oun t o f A pollo also s h ow s

a n oted an d b rilli an t m i nd but the loss of a d ea r ,

m al e fri end so m eti m es death of wi fe

, .

No 4 5
. .

N a me Cross b ars . .

O n second ph al an x of little n ger

L oca z z on

. .

[n ferPreta l zom S how s a thi ef o r a very d eceitful

per s on .

No 4 6
. .

[Vel ma M arri age li n es .

L oca tion S m all li n e s o n outside of hand o n

m ou nt of M ercury .

In terp e
r z a tz on These a c cordin g to thei r nu m

'

.
,

b er d en ote the n u mb er of h usb and s o r wive s

'

,
.

s h ould th e wid ow li n e also appear ; w ithout i t they

m ay m ean lovers .
 INDIAN P A L MISTRY . 23

No 4 7 . .

N a me Crest of Hermes
. .

L 0m iz on

S m all crosses or star on thi rd phalan x

.

of little n ger especi ally i n the centre

, .

S hows i n gen ui ty and eloquen ce .

No .
48 .

Na me S m all con centri c ci rcles form ed by pore s

.

of the ski n .

L oca tz 07z

O n rst phal an x of all n gers

. .

[ n te r
p re ta t z on D en

otes that
. th e person will b e

always earni n g or i nheriti n g m on ey all his li fe and ,

i n fact i t i s on e of th e m ost successful si gns i n th e

h and for p ecuni ary success .

No 49 . .

L oca tz on O u M ounts
'

. .

N a me Con c e ntri c
. .

The sam e o n the m ou nt s i ndi cat e

[n ierp reia zz on
'

m on ey by or th rough p e r son s or thi n gs i ndi cated

by th e m ount of the n gers o n th e foren ger a , ,

wealthy partn er ; o n th e m oun t of S aturn wealth ,

by lan ds house property legaci es ; on the rin g

, ,

n ger by su ccessful b usi n ess or p rofession an d ,

fam e ; on th e m oun t of M ercury by w riti n g s by , ,

p rofession by eloquen ce etc S hould these assu me

, , .

an elon gated form as seen on m iddle nger , ,

then i f u nb roken the p erson will suc c eed b y

, ,

l abou r and m any di f c ulties ; i f non e app ear t he n ,

24 INDIAN P A L MIS TRY .

th ey will n ever succeed i n p e c u ni ary m atter s ,

u nl es s th e h an d is oth e rwi se very stron g .

No 5 0 . .

Na me Lapi s La z uli
. .

L oca l z on
'

.
Tip of m iddl e n ger .

[n terp reta z ima Sam e

as above o n
S atu rn bu t i n forei gn cou ntri e s o r fro m

No 5 1 . .

N a me Lapi s La uli
. z .

L oca tzon O n m oun t o f S atu rn or m iddl e n ger

. .

[n terp refa l z on S am e as No 5 0
'

r . .

No 52. .

N a me S hell form sh own by pores of skin .

L oca tz o7z
'

O u rst ph al an x o f littl e n ge r
. .

[n fergreta tz omThis i s perhaps th e b est m ean s

o f su c ce s s as shown above i n w ri tin g and speak

, ,

in g etc i f oth er testim on ies con c u r but I p refe r

, ,

t h e c om plete c i r c le .

No 53. .

Na me Corn o r d i am on d loop s
. .

L oca tz 07z O u j oints of n ge r s

'

. .

In terp refa tz on S h ould the lin e s on the j oi n t s

'

.
,

b etween the ph alan ge s of th e n gers take th e form

m
,

of a barleyco rn o r di a on d th e perso n m ay expect ,

many an d u n expected advan tages b ut m u c h de ,

pend s o u th e su m of the s e li n e swhen cou n ted .

26 IN D IAN P A L MIST RY .

S mooth h and s den ote i m p ressi on ability , ,

in s p i
rati on i n tui tion
, .

H ard rm h and s d en ote great e nergy an d p er

,

severan ce .

S oft loose h and s d en ote a ki nd o f debility o r

,

l a z i n ess a d isi n cli n ati on to work

, .

Kn otted han ds d enote ree c tion order s uc , ,

cess .

( 2 ) Observe the n ge rs .

P oz n l ed Fo re n ge r ( rst )
'

. i n tuitive ; m iddl e ,

n ge r ( second ) fr ivolous li ght h earted gay ; ri n g

, ,
-
,

n ge r ( thi rd ) arti sti c testy ni c e re n ed ; littl e

, , , ,

n ge r ( fou rth ) eloquen t , .

S q u a re F o re n ge r ( rst )
. truthful c autious ; , ,

m i ddle n ger ( second ) ; grave thoughtful ; ri n g ,

n ge r ( th i rd ) reason able a thi nker ; littl e n ge r

, ,

( fourth ) j ud i ci ous , .

Spa m/d ied Fo re n ge r ( rst ) m ysti c deli ghti n g

.
, ,

i n occul t stud i es ; mi ddl e n ger ( second ) m orbid , ,

fan ci ful ; ri n g n ge r ( thi rd ) d ram ati c sy mpatheti c ; , ,

li ttl e n ger ( fou rth ) m echani cal , .

( 3 ) Look at the n ails o n th e h ands .

1 N arrow
. i nd i cate a n i rritabl e tem per o r as
,

pi ri n g spi ri t .

2 R ou nd an d full i ndi c ate learn i n g and libera l

.
,

v iews .

3.
S m all i ndi cate p ride stubb orn n ess n arrow
, , ,

n ess an d bigot ry .

4.
B road an d at i nd ic ate a m ild and ti m orou s ,

d ispositio n .
 INDIAN P A L MIST RY . 27

5
.
Filbert shaped i ndi c ate re nem ent an d c our
-
,

t e o u s m an ners .

N ol a When th e h and i s allowed to open freely ,

th e sp ace b etween th e rst an d second n ger s .

farthest apart d enotes i ndependen ce of thought ;

,

thi rd an d fourth i ndep enden ce of action an d i f

, ,

both are ve ry wid e apart ori gi n ality and sel f ,

reli an ce .

If the thu mb i n cli ne s i nward avari ce ; ou tward , ,

gen erosity .

( 4) Observe the len gth and d epth of th e li n es .

( 5 ) The quality whether they are crooked o r

,

s trai ght .

O b s e rv e wh e th e r they tou ch or cut other li n es

( 7 ) Ob s erve whether th ey are tou c hed o r cut b y

other li nes .

( 8 ) Thei r place an d position .

N ol a The lin es are so m eti m e s lengthen ed u ntil

certain years of our li fe while other s are short ,

en ed . A t o n e ti m e they m ay b ecom e pal e at ,

an other they becom e n otably clear and red Th e .

m i nor m a r ks su ch as are fou n d on th e m oun ts

, ,

som eti mes quite vanish an d at other ti m es they will

,

assu m e d ie re n t s h ap e s an d colour s
'

Therefo re .

the most studiou s i n p al mis t ry c an n o t attai n a

'

complete knowledge of the events of a li fe at

o n ce b ecause they co m e and go as n ature o r
, ,

the ci rcu mstances of li fe chan ge and twist but , ,

can only read for a year or s o i n advan ce The s e .

chan ges are cau s ed as before s tated by th e p ro

, ,
28 IN D IAN P A L MIST RY .

gre ss io n sand ch an gi n g of th e l aws rel ati n g to

n atu re o f whi ch we are a par t
, .

THE HAND TO E " AMIN E .

Th e gen e ral rul e i n th e East i s th at th e ri gh t

pal m of th e m al e and th e left p al m o f th e fem al e
o ught to b e exam i n ed I n ei th er case take th e
.

h a nd i n whi ch th e si gn s an d li n es are clearly

shown I f th ey con cu r i n b oth h and s and appear
.

cl ear an d n i cely m arked they d e clare a constan cy

o f fortu n e and health etc I n th e m ale gen erally
, .

th e ri ght h an d i s the fate h and or the positive

h and that i s events about to happe n ; whi le th e
, ,

l eft d en ote s th e n egative o r th ose even ts whi ch

h ave c om e t o pass or been accom plished b y th e
p erson or those j ust passi n g away
, J udge th e .

c onverse i n th e fe m al e h and s .

S IGNI F I C A T I O N OF A NIMA L S FLO WERS AND PRo

,

M ISC U O US M AR K S F O UND O N THE HAN D .

These are p ri n ci pally form ed by th e s m alle r li n e s

ru n ni n g wi th th e pores of th e ski n G reat care .

m u st th erefore be t ake n i n determ i ni n g thes e form s ,

b ecause v ery m u ch dep end s on th ei r positi on .

Th e n u mb ers h erei n referred t o h ave refe re nce to

Plate I I o f th e han d whi c h I h ave set apart for .

th e exp ress pu rp ose of showi n g these m arks an d

Si gn s.

Th e rst spa c e of th e h an d n ear to th e m oun t s

i s that p a rt whi ch h as p ri n cip ally to show th e
an i m al p as s i o ns l usts and i nt ri gues .
P L A TE II
 INDIAN P A LMISTRY .
31

Th e secon d space o r th e part of th e h an d

,

b etween the gi rdle of V en us an d th e Table li n e ,

d eals m ore specically with l ove a ff ai rs or th e spi ri

tual sid e while the fo rm e r treats mo re o n th e p hy
,

s ic al pl an e .

These two th erefore t aken togeth er m ay b e con

, , ,

s id e re d th e m oral regio n o f th e h an d .

The n ext sp ace betwee n th e Tab l e l i n e and th e

Liver li n e m ay b e called the m ental and soci al
region .

The on e followi n g thi s may be called the co m

m e rc ial regi on o r th e wealth gen erally of the person .

That space en closed by the lin e of Li fe i s th e

a rt i sti c o r d ram ati c region .

The ri gh t h and side of the h and s ep arated by th e

li n e of S atu rn denotes th e posi tive n ature while ,

the l eft h and portio n i s th e n egative o r i m agin a

tive n ature o f th e i ndivid ual .

I f a sh o r a si milar gu re b e fou nd at th e root

o f the hand ( No 1 ) i t si gnies great success i n the
.

world ri ches and m any chi ld ren .

I f a l otus ower or like shaped gu re b e h ere

-
,

the pe r son i f a fem ale will be su re to b ecom e a

, ,

great l ady i n fact alm ost a queen I f th e sam e b e

,
.

o n a m al e h a nd h e will b e sure to b e renown ed and

great ( No .

A serp ent fou nd he r e or on th e w ri st j ust above

th e B racel et an d n ear to the li n e of S aturn th e ,

m an will b ecom e a gre a t warrio r o r h ero ( No s 1 .

and
32 INDIAN P A L MISTRY .

A n octagon al gure placed b et wee n th e l i n e o f

Li fe an d th e Liver li n e will c ause th e p erso n to b e
b u rd en ed wi th th e possessi on o f l and ed estat e s
( No .

I f con ch or m ari n e shells o r an y ci rcular gu re

, ,

b e found h ere ( No 5 ) th ey p resage th at th e perso n

.

will b e a learn ed m an especi ally i f they should b e

,

foun d o n th e rst ph alan x of th e l ittl e n ge r ( No .

o n th e m ou n t o f M er c u ry ( No o r o n th e .

m ou nt of th e M oon
S hould th e si gn of a ag b e found he re and p ar ,

t ic u l arl y o n th e m oun t o f M ercury ( No 8 ) o r o n .

th e pal m o f th e h and ( No th e perso n will b e a

.

philosoph er an d a great thi nke r .

A t riden t ( No th e th ree p ron ged sceptre o f

.
-

N eptun e o r s i m i lar gu re the p erson rises to grea t

,

fam e al m ost a p ri n ce o r p ri n ces s I f th e tride n t

,
.

b e form ed b ut som ewh at i ndisti n ct he will n ot

, ,

ri s e so hi gh b ut sure to h ave ve ry i m portan t ap

,

p o in t m e n t s and b e attached to royalty H e wi ll .

also b e very ki n d ge nerous and li kely to acqui re

, ,

fa m e .

I f i n the m ale h and or eve n o n th e fe m ale h and

, ,

there b e anythi n g like a sp ear o r b ow an d arrow

the p erso n i s sure to get a th ron e ( No and i f .

all th ree bow arrow and lan ce together b e there

, , ,

the pe rson i s sure to b e a ki n g o r qu ee n ( No .

S hould the si gn of a wheel an d ag com e togethe r

o n th e sam e h an d the person will h ave ri ches an d
powe r respect am on g hi s fellow m en wi ll b e a
,
-
,
34 INDIAN P A L MISTRY .

ei th er by a fal l from a h ouse or a t ree S h ould .

,

h owever thi s li n e exten d fro m th e outsid e p art of

,

t h e h an d to th e m ou n t o f Jupi ter th e li fe will b e ,

l on g an d good i f n ot b roken
, .

I f a li n e rise s fro m m ou n t of V enus to th e rst

ph al an x of th e thu mb h e will b e a com m and e r of
a large army ( No .

A verti cal li n e on th e m ou n t o f Jupi ter th e pos ,

s e s s o r will b e a great diplom ati st b ut an i rreli giou s

,

p erson ( No . I f thi s li n e appear on th e m oun t

o f S atu rn h e w ill b e a prosperous m an wi th a
,

b eauti ful wi fe an d h ave m an y ch ild ren ( No .

A li n e u nder th e S u n d enotes a t rad es perso n

wi th a l on g li fe but only ri se s to th e m iddle class
,

( No .

I f a verti c al an d well d e n e d li n e app ear o n th e

-

m ou nt o f M ercu ry ( No th e perso n 15 likely to

.

l ead a lon g l i fe i n a forei gn cou ntry .

I f the lin e o f th e H eart ( Fortun e li n e ) goes t o

th e m oun t o f S aturn he will l ive thi rty years
, .

I f th e Li fe l in e and th e Live r li n e ( call ed th e

H ead li n e i n En gla nd ) b e separated enti rely th e ,

fem ale will ei th e r b e sed uced before m arri age or

h ave illegiti m at e child ren or i n both sexes b e
,

i llegiti m ate the m selves .

I f th e pal m of the hand b e lled wi th n u merous

and i ndisti n ct m arks o r li n es th e p erson l eads a
very u nh appy li fe .

I f a p erson h ave si n gl e l in es o r m arks thus

b etween th e ph alan ges o n the j oi nts o f th e n gers
 INDIAN P A L MIS T RY .
35

an d when cou nted together m ake twelve they will ,

b e happy p rosperou s and ri ch for th e m o s t p art o f

,

l i fe
.

I f they m ake thirteen h e will b e very u nhappy .

I f they m ake fteen h e will b e dishon est or a

t hi ef .

I f they m ake sixteen h e will b e a great gambler

a n d cheat .

I f they m ake seve ntee n he will b e guilty of d e

b au c h e ry and m uch wi ckedn ess .

I f they m ake eighteen the p erson will b e ve ry

f ortun ate an d reli gious .

I f they m ake n i neteen h e will b e very clever and

r espectable .

I f they m ake twenty a n enthusi ast in religion .

I f they m ake twe nty one h e will b e a great poet

-

a n d beco m e fam ou s .

When these li n es are j oi n ed at the end s and form

t h e shap e of a b arleycorn or wheat th e fam e an d ,

l earnin g of the p erson dep end o n th e n u mb er ; on e

would b e weak two stron g and s o on I f th e li n e s
, , .

j ust over th e m ount s b e u ni ted at the ends a s ,

d escribed above the perso n i n whose hand s the

,

s am e appear will have riches an d wealth but gen er ,

a lly by m arri age . If t h ey b e u nited over all fou r

n gers the p er s on will b e very rich over three les s ,

w ealthy and so o n .

S m all c o n c e n t ric c irc l e s form ed p ri n cipally by

th e pore s of the skin o n the poi nts or rst phalan ge s

,

o f the n gers and t h u mb an d these be n ot b roken

,

36 INDIAN P A L MIS T RY .

an d appear th e sam e o n a ll four n ger s and thum b ,

th e p er s on w i ll b e extrem ely famou s an d v ery

powe rful .

A lso on th e oute r r i d ge of th e h and will b e foun d

va ri ous m arks .

A ll th e m ark s above th e Heart li n e i ndi c ate th e

n u mb er of wive s an d all b el ow th e n u mb er o f
,

child ren th e short o n e i ndi cate s tho s e th at will

,

p rob ably d i e .

Th e li n e arou n d th e l ower j oi n t of the thu m b

j ust ab ove the m ou n t of V en us i f well d e n e d an d
,
-

cl ear an d p arti cularly i f they ben d thu s

, on th e v

m ount d en ote the p er s o n to b e fam ous as a s c ulpto r

,

o r pai n te r .

I f o n th e m ou n ts of J upi ter S atu rn A poll o , ,

M ercury th ere b e fou n d con cen tri c ci rcle s an d

, ,

v ery compl ete an d i n n o way b roken th e m an will

, ,

attai n great wealth and power th rough m arri age o r

m arry som e n oted person .

I f at th e end of the H ep ati ca o r Live r li n e there

s o an O pen i n g like th e tai l of a s h th e per s on wi l l ,

h av e great happ i nes s and ri che s .

THE LIN ES .

( 1 ) The li n e o f Li fe whi ch ough t to b e c alled

,

th e lin e of th e H eart e mb ra c e s th e root of th e

,

thumb .

( 2 ) The L iv er o r n atu ral m ean ru n s s trai g ht

th rough th e m iddle of th e h and .

( 3 ) The li n e of th e H ead or B rai n ri s e s b efore

the li n e o f Li fe and extends toward s th e m ou nt o f
P L A TE III. THE L I N ES AND M OU N TS ON THE H AN D .
 INDIAN P A L MISTRY .
39

M ercu ry form in g a tri an gular gure i n th e pal m o f

,

the hand th e great si gn of suc c e s s and b rilli an cy .

(4 ) The li n e of Fortu n e or Titl e li n e whi ch ,

begi n s u nder th e root of th e li ttle n ge r an d extend s

towards t h e fore n ger .

( 5 ) The B racel et lin es at th e root of th e hand ,

stretch across the wrist an d m ay b e Si n gle doubl e

, ,

o r t reble , et c .

( 6 ) The S un li n e called for clearn ess Via S oli s

, ,

i s a right li ne whi ch begi ns at th e m ou nt o f A pollo

an d stretches i nto the hollow of the han d afte r
curvi n g toward s th e m ou nt o f th e M oon .

( 7 ) The li n e of th e M oon called the V ia La ctea

, .

ru n s upwards fro m the li n e of S aturn through th e ,

m ou n t of the M oon .

( 8 ) The li n e of Fortun e or S aturn b egi n s at th e

w rist lin es extends th rough th e hollow of th e h and
,

to th e m oun t of the m iddle n ger I f thi s lin e b e

.

cut or severed i t i s called the V ia Combu s ta ; wh en

this li n e assu m es a double lin e i n the m iddle of t h e
pal m i t i s sai d that you do m ore good to others than
yoursel f .

THE M O UN T S .

These are the eshy or p ro m i nent p art s u nder

the n ger s cal led "
,

( I ) The m ount o f V en us i n the root of th e thu mb

,

( 2 ) The m ount of Jupiter i n the root of the fore

,

n ger.

( 3 ) The m ou n t of S aturn i n the root o f th e m iddl e

,

n ger.
40 IN D IAN P A L MISTRY

(4) Th e m ou n t of S u n (A pollo ) i n the root of ,

th e ri n g n ger .

( 5 ) Th e m oun t of M ercu ry i n th e root o f th e ,

l ittl e n ger .

THE LIN E OF LI FE .

Thi s l i n e b road u ni form l ively colou r an d a

, , ,

good len gth d en otes th e p arty to b e lon g lived an d

,

subj ect to few di se a ses Thi s li n e sl end e r sh ort

.
, ,

cut or b roken or with obscu re li ttl e li n es or p al e

, , ,

o r bl acki sh colou r d enotes feeblen ess of body

, ,

si ckn es s Sh ort li fe Thi s lin e slopi n g n i cely to th e

, .

Live r li n e an d form i n g a n i ce an gle wi th p arallel

o r little c rosse s at th e j u n ctu re sh ows good wi t and ,

e ve n te mpe r a Sh arp qui ck perso n and busi nes s

,

m an .

Li ttle b ran ch e s i n th e u pper part b ran chi n g

t oward s th e Live r li n e si gn i fy ri che s and honou r .

These littl e li n e s ru n n i n g th e O pposi te way to ward s

t h e wri st den ote poverty d ecei t u n faithful servants
, , .

Li ttle con fused h ai r li n es i n thi s lin e si gni fy diseases .

TIM E OF E V EN TS .

S hould they b e found i n th e l ower part of the

ha n d the good o r b ad wil l b e i n early age I n the .

m iddl e of the han d toward s th e hollow i n th e ,

m iddle age I f towards the Liver li n e i n d ecli ni n g

.
,

a ge .

D an ge r of death i s th reaten ed i f thi s li n e b e

b roken .

To nd th e exact age thi s li n e m a y b e d ivi ded

 INDIAN P A L MISTRY .
43

i nto seventy p arts each p art cou nti n g o ne year o f

,

li fe
.

The character Q i n this li n e shows loss of a n

eye . Thi s character d ouble den otes the loss o f
b oth eyes .

A li n e ascendi n g fro m th e li n e of Li fe ( b en eath

th e an gle form ed by the li n e o f Li fe an d the Live r
li ne ) to the li n e of S aturn den otes an enviou s ,

m an and sh ows also a perilous dis ease i n that p art

,

wherei n i t tou che s the vital S o m u ch the wors e .

i f i t cut th e li ne of Li fe or severs the m ou n t .

A li ne p assi n g fro m the li n e of Li fe to the ri n g

nger prom ises honou r s to follow b y m ean s of a
lady of rank o r gai n through favou r
, .

The li n e of Li fe thi cker than ordi n ary at th e en d

u nd er th e fore n ger show s a l ab ori ous old age .

THE LI VER LIN E .

This li n e b ei n g stra i ght and n ot dissected by

ob scu re littl e li n es denotes a healthy b ody
,

I f i t b e short or b roken and d oes n ot rea c h b e

yond th e hollow of the hand i t d enote s di sease s ,

an d a short li fe .

Th e lon ger this lin e the greater m ay the life b e

,

w arranted .

I f cut at the end by a sm all i nte rv enin g li n e i t ,

threaten s poverty i n old age .

When thi s li n e i s ve ry close to th e li n e of Life it ,

d enote s disea s e s of th e h eart as palpitation syn , ,

c op e etc
, .
44 INDIAN P A L MIST RY .

I f th e sp ace b etwee n th e li n e of Li fe a n d th e
Liver li n e esp eci ally o f th e spac e b etween the
,

Liver li n e and th e li n e of Fortun e b e b road i t , ,

s h ow s p rodi gali ty .

I f th e Liver li n e turn an d wi nd several way s n u ,

e qual of a d ie re n t colou r an d d i ss ect ed i t bode s

'

, ,

d isease o r ob s tru ctio n i n th e liver an d h en c e th e ,

d i s ea s e arisi n g fro m i ts weak n e s s I t also d en ote s

.

c ovetou s n ess an d d epravity of n atu re an d wit ;

m ore especi ally i f fro m u nder th e regi on o f th e
m iddle n ger i t exte n d s t oward s th e li n e of Li fe ,

th us m aki n g a sh ort or n arrow t ri an gl e Where i t .

is well d raw n an d of a good clear colou r i t is a s i gn ,

o f a c h ee rful an d i n gen i ou s d ispositi on .

I f thi s li n e h a v e a s i s t er li n e i t p rom is e s in h e ri
t an ce s .

I f conti nu ed with s o m e littl e hard kn ot s i t fore ,

b od e s m an s l aughter either p erp etrated o r t o b e

p erp etrated accordi n g to the n u mb er of those k not s
,
.

I f a cro ss be foun d therei n u nd er th e regio n o f

,

th e m i ddle n ger i t pro mi ses d eath at h and

, .

I f i t e nds with a fork toward s th e m ou n t of th e

M oon i t i s a si gn of hypocri s y an d evil m an n ers
,
.

Wh en i t b ends toward s th e M ensal i t is a toke n

O f a sland e rou s ton gu e an d e nvy .

Whe n i t p roj ect s a rem arkabl e b r an ch th rough

the l i n e of Li fe u n to th e m ou n t of V e n u s an d c ut s
'

o r tou c hes th e li n e of M ar s e s p eci ally i f the li n e

,

b e of a ruddy colou r i t warn s to b e guarded agai n st

,

t hi e v e s an d i nti m ate s fraud and d eceit of en e m i e s

,
.
 INDIAN P A L MIS TRY .
45

Thi s sam e b ran ch shows also great heat of t h e

live r com i n g fr o m M ars wh ereby l ife i s endan
, ,

ge re d .

THE LIN E OF THE H EAD AND BRAIN .

I f this li n e ( ascendi n g fro m i ts place with u n i

form p ropo rti on ) con n ect the li n e of th e Li ve r an d
Li fe i n a t ri an gular form havi n g a lively colou r ,

and n ot i ntersected i t d ecla r es a person of ad mir

,

able p r ud en ce and of a m anly wit an d fai r fortu n e

, .

The m ore pe r fect thi s tri an gl e the bette r sh all the ,

tem per wit an d cou rage b e But i f i t be obtuse i t

,
.
,

argues an evil disposed n atu r e and a rude m an I f .

there be n o tri an gle m uch worse a fool a p rodi g a l

, , ,

an d a liar and fre q u e n t l v a short li fe

, .

Th e n earer i t a pproaches a ri ght an gle and n o t ,

a c ute th e b etter the p erson B ut when the an gle

,
.

form ed b e ve ry acute especially when the li nes o f

,

Liver an d Li fe touch u nder th e regio n of the middle

n ger i t argues covetousn ess I f n ot under th e
,
.

m iddle n ger i t sho ws a keen sharp an d powe r ful

, ,

wi t also a clever b usi ness person

, .

The left an gle ( m ale h and ) i f i t b e m ade upon ,

th e n atural m ean i n the m oun t of the M oon an d ,

b e a right angl e by the li n e passi n g to th e m oun t

o f M ercu ry con rm s good ness an d quality of th e
, ,

i ntellect .

Whe n th e lin e of the H ead an d B rai n throws ou t

unequal and i n composed bran ches toward s th e
m oun t of the M oon thereb y m aki n g unusu al char
,

a c t e rs i t d enotes i n m e n weakness of b rai n an d

,
46 INDIAN P A L MIS T RY .

d an gerou s sea voyages ; bu t i n a wom an frequ en t

sorrows of m i n d an d d ii c u l t ie s i n child b eari n g -
.

Equ al li n es th us p roj ected p resage th e contrary i n

b oth sexes v iz i n m en a clear an d well composed
, .
, ,
-

b rai n an d frequen t voyages and i n wom en c heer ,

fuln ess an d feli ci ty i n chi ld b eari n g -

.

Th e li n e of th e H ead has this pe culi ari ty ; i f i t

p roj ect a cl eft o r a m an i fest star upward s to th e
c avea m a rti s i t si gn ies b old nes s and cou rage ; but
,

i f i t let fall the s am e d ownwards theft s and deceit ,

ful ness .

When th e li n e of th e H ead i s j oi n ed to th e li n e
o f th e D ragon s H ead i t p rom ise s a p ruden t an d

plea s an t old age The s am e th rowi n g a b ran ch i n

.

th e sh ap e o f a fork towards th e place o f th e li n e o f

Fortu n e si gni es s ubtlety i n m an agi n g a ff ai rs a nd
c rafti ness ei ther to d o good o r evil .

I f thi s characte r EB appears i n o r n ear the fork i t

gives ri ch e s and h on ours by m ean s of i n genuity
and arts .

THE LIN E O F F O R T UN E .

This li n e i s also c alled th e Tabl e li n e Thi s li n e .

,

whe n i t i s lon g e nough and without i n cisu re s argue s ,

a d u e s tren gth i n the p ri n cipal m emb e rs of m an

an d d en otes con stan cy J ud ge th e cont rary i f thi s
.

li n e b e short o r c rooked o r i s severed When thi s .

l i n e term i n ates u nde r th e m ou nt of S atu rn i t show s ,

a vai n an d lyi n g fellow .

I f i t proj ect s sm all b ran ches u nto th e m ou n t of

J upi ter i t p rod u c e s hon ours S ho u ld th is b e a
,
.
 I NDIAN P A L MIS T RY .
47

s impl e lin e on th e m oun t of J upi ter and v oid of ,

any good m ark s or bran ches i t i s a Si gn o f poverty

,

and want .

I f i t severs the m ou nt of Jupiter cruelty of m i nd ,

and excessive wrath .

I f i t throws a b ran ch between th e fore n ger and

th e m i ddle i t threaten s to a m an a wound i n th e
,

head b ut to a wom an d an ge r i n child b eari n g

,
-
.

A sm all li n e ru n ni n g fro m th e li n e of Fortun e to

the spa c e b etwee n th e m iddl e and ri n g n ger ,

d en otes s orrow an d labou r .

A li n e pa s sin g from the Li v er lin e to th e li n e o f

Fortun e formi n g an acute an gle b ri n g s s orro w
, ,

and l abou r .

S hould there b e n o Live r li n e and th e li n e of

Fortun e conn ected by a s m all li n e to th e lin e of
Li fe it threaten s a d eadly wound
, .

The absen ce of th e li n e of Fortun e s how s a

m alevolent contentious faithless i n c on stan t per
, , ,

son an d of base condition s .

Confused littl e li ne s i n the li n e of Fo rtun e d en ote

si ckne ss an d i f u nder M e rcu ry i n the r s t age ;
, ,

u nde r th e m oun t o f th e S u n i n m anhood ; u nde r

th e m iddle n ger i n old age .

When certai n poi nts are observ ed i n thi s li n e

they argue lust and vi gou r of b ody .

THE BRA C ELET S LIN E .

I f thi s b e doubl e o r trebl e and form i n g a ri ght

an d con ti n uou s tract it p romise s a good c ompo s ure
,

of body .
48 INDIAN P A L MIS T RY .

Th e l i n e whi ch i s n eare s t to th e thu mb o f a ,

good livel y colou r an d u nb roken p ro mise s ri ches

, , .

S h ould thi s li n e b e b roken i n th e m iddle crooked ,

an d ve ry p al e i t d en otes d ebility of body an d a

,

wan t o f all thin gs .

A c ros s o r star pl aced h ere shows tran qui lli ty o f

li fe i n old age.

I f th ere b e a star si n gl e o r d ouble o r any li ne s

n ear th e m ou n t of th e th u mb i n wom en they ,

d en ot e m i sfortun e and i n fam y .

A li n e passi n g fro m th e D rago n li n e th rough th e

m oun t of V e nu s p resage s adversiti e s eithe r by
,

m ean s of s o m e ki nd red or a wi fe . .

A li n e run ni n g fro m th e D ragon li n e to th e m ou n t

of th e M oo n shows advers i ties an d private en em i es ;
crooked or di storted i t i ncreases th e evi l and shows
lon g se rvitud e.

Thi s li n e b ei n g clear and strai ght an d extendi n g

a s far as the region of th e M oon p resages m an y ,

j ou rneys both by l and a n d sea .

I f thi s li n e c onti nue s to the m oun t o f M ercury i t

argu es that th e m an will live i n a forei gn count ry
i n great esteem I f i t extend s to the Live r l i n e i t
.

s hows an h onest b ehaviou r and a lon g li fe I f t o .

th e m oun t of th e S un s in gle or doubl e i t den ote s

, ,

great good and e nables th e m an to go v ern an d rule

i n great aairs I f i t pa ss to th e m ou nt of M ercu ry
'

i t b etoken s a m an t for m any th i n gs I f i t does .

n ot extend to th e m ou nt o f M ercu ry b ut i s b roken ,

ab o u t t h e m iddl e an d e nd s ben eath that m ou nt i t ,

\
 50 INDIAN P A L MIST RY .

toward s th e m ou n t of th e M oon after the form of ,

a sem i ci rcl e th reaten s i m pri son m en t

-
, .

Th e li n e b egi n ni n g fro m th e li n e o f Li fe and

p a ss i n g th rough th e Liver li n e to the m ou n t of ,

S atu rn an d i f there i t tou ch th e S aturni a

t h reaten s i m pri son m ent .

M O RA LI TY . THE G IRD LE OF V ENUS .

Thi s li n e of i tsel f u n les s there b e oth er testi m on y

,

t o coun teract it i s su f ci en t to i ndi cate ful n ess o f

,

n atu re to app reci ate th e opposi te sex whil e th e ,

wan t of i t d en otes ( except i n a m easu re given b y

th e ful nes s o f th e m ou n t of V enu s etc ) cold n ess , .
,

u n n atu ral n ess for th e oth e r sex and usually a cold , ,

i n sipi d p artn e r a poo r n egle ctful m other o r father

, , .

B ut i f thi s li n e h ave a si ster li n e th at i s a s m all , ,

li n e run ni n g parallel wi th the G i rdle i t argues in ,

t emp eran ce an d lust i n b oth sexes an d baseness i n

sexu al m atters a lthy p e rson I f thi s l i n e b e .

d ivided o r broken up by variou s li nes i t d en ote s

losses an d i n fam y by re a so n of these lusts .

THE LIN E OF M ARS . C O URAG E A ND F O RT I TUD E .

Thi s li n e i s som eti m es called the s ister li n e to

th e li n e o f Li fe becau se i t i s ofte n fou nd run ni n g
parallel wi th th at li n e an d d enotes i n creased vita l
force l e o u ra e because i t stren gthen s th e heart
g ,

an d thu s th e en ergy When clear an d well d e n e d

.
-

i t p re s ages a lon g an d active li fe w i th li ttle o r n o ,

diseases Peopl e with thi s li n e will su ff er largel y

.

from gout rheu m atis m and apoplexy i f they t a ke

,
- -
 INDIAN P A L MIST RY .
51

s ti mul ants of an y ki nd i nasm uch as the person

,

will h ave su f ci ent energ of hi msel f and all y

,

sti mulation whi ch will i n crease the vascular action

will only i mpede an d retard the heart s action like
,

too m u ch oil to a m achi n e Thi s li n e stren gthens

.

all thi n gs denoted by the l in e of Li fe and i f clear ,

a n d decidedly red i t p romises g r e a t success i n war .

THE R U LE TO TEL L TH E P LAN ETS .

When a gu r e si mil ar to th a t used by as t ro n o

m ers i n desi gn ati n g the plan ets is found on the
m ount p arti cul a rly set asid e fo r that pl a net as o n ,

t h e m ount o f Jupiter there i s the g u re il l a n d o n ,

th e mou nt of S aturn the re i s the Sign h on A pollo ,

t h e S i gn Q on the m oun t o f M e rcury there i s the

,

si gn 8 and on th e thi ck p a rt of the thu mb you

,

n d a S i mi lar Si gn Q on the m oun t of th e moon

th e Si gn 3 on M ars pl ace the gure C"and so on
,

, ,

t hen they are termed b enevolent How far how .

,

e ve r thi s i s relev a n t to the subj ect I do n ot state

, ,

but I should rath er advise th e student to treat thi s

with great care a lthough the m arks gi ven under
,

n eath wi ll b e found of value when placed as in di

c at e d .

Th e pl a nets are considered u nfortunate wh en

c on fused li n es b roken sem ici rcle gridi ron m arks
, , ,

o r sign s contra ry to the m ounts i ndicated above ,

as to m ou nt of J upiter and s o on are foun d o n

, ,

t h e mo unts or pl aces

V e nus ( Q ) is d ignied when you nd o n he r

52 INDIAN P A L MIST RY .

m oun t a clear star o r red fu rrow s ru n n i n g t ran s

,

v e rs e l yparallel .

A j ovi al m erry n atu re i s shown by ful n ess or

,

elevati o n of th e root of th e thu mb but l uxurious , ,

am orou s graceful c om ely con cupis c en t very

, , , ,

h on est j ust and con stan t i n fri endshi p

, .

D es c ription whe n stron g an d full " th e b ody

s om ewh at tall ski n clear eyes pleasan t a nd spark
, ,

lin g full of allure m e nt an d tem ptati on The h ai r

,
.

i s b rown li ght c risp and soft som eti m es Sli ghtly

, , ,

w avi n g i n fron t o r curli n g ; a noble m i nd Th e .

m i nd i s oftti m es pron e to b oasti n g and loves the ,

soci ety of ladi es ; an ad m i re r of m u si c p ai nti n g ,

and b eauty .

Professi on s m ust b e j ud ged a c cordi n g to th e

stren gth or d ebility of th e m ount ; i t p rodu ce s
m u si c i an s m erchant s fo r fan cy good s teach ers
, , ,

apothecari es gardeners etc , , .

Th e m oun t we a k n ot elevated o r b adly m arked, ,

c auses m en to b e i n constan t lascivious vai n A , , .

cros s n e ar rst j oi n t of t h e thu m b si gni e s a n

adulterer o r h as had or will h ave a m i shap th rough
,

fem ales .

Th e pla c e o f V en us v oid of i n ci su res at and, ,

s m ooth lookin g show s an e e min ate rud e an d

-
, ,

s orrowful per s on or on e foolishly and ridi culou s ly

,

addi c ted to m erri m en t and j esti n g .

THE P L AN ET M ARS . C O URAG E , WA R .

M ar s i s fort un ate ( I ) whe n li n e of Li fe i s stron g ,

d eep red and decen tly d rawn ; ( 2 ) wh en a cross

,
or
 INDIAN P A L MIST RY .
53

sta r i s found on hi s place especi ally the p al m of ,

the hand .

D esc r iption when stron g " d enotes full courage ,

often bold d auntless sto ut w a rlike contentious

, , , , ,

rm of pu rpose la r ge and l usty appetite i mperious

, ,
.

Hai r li ght b rown o r sandy yello w often red , , .

Th e eyes blue or grey green whi ch often gro w

,
-
,

red an d te r rible lookin g wh en a n gry

-
.

M a r s u n fortu n ate " m en etc are qu a r relsom e , .

, ,

vi olen t decei tful an gry n atu res produces thi eves

, ,

and m urdere r s .

Professi on accordin g to strength " gen erals su r ,

geon s i ron m asters or workers an d tradesm en of all

,

ki nds who wo r k with m etal as i ron mon gers farri ers , , ,

etc.

N ol a M a r s h a s si gnication of wives h usbands , ,

son s a n d friends ( d eceitful o r otherwise ) .

D i seases " he p r oduces fevers blisters sore eyes , , ,

ski n dise a ses apopl exy wounds wi cked thoughts

, , , .

With J upiter h e a ff ects the gall the rei ns back , ,

a n d live r .

With V enus he a ff ects the privy parts and sexual

d iseases .

I f M ars b e stron g fem a les h ave largely constru cted

bodies and lo ve m en of ran k ; i f V enu s b e stron g
m en love wom en of rank ; i f weak they form attach
m e nts for s ervants coach m e n and i nferiors
, .

The S i gn h placed i n cavea of the hand threate ns

a fall fro m a precipice o r som e high place ; a fall
i s also i nd i cated by the li n e of S atu rn stoppin g
54 IN D IAN P A L MISTRY .

o r breaki n g on the m oun t of M ars ( hollow o f

h an d ) .

I m prison m en t " a crooked li n e ascendin g fro m

m ou n t of M ars to th e m ou nt o f S aturn .

J ou rn eys an d peregri n ation s den oted by a li n e

ru n ni n g fro m plai n of M ars ( hollow of h an d ) d own
to th e B r a celet li n es an d en di n g i m m edi ately b elo w
th e m oun t of the M oon .

THE M O UN T O F JU PI TER H O N O UR FAM E .

, ,

R EN OWN Ec ESIA STIC A L S TATE LA W

, , ,
.

The p lan et is fortu n ate when ( I ) a star or doubl e

c ross ; ( 2 ) p arallel l i n e s or ( 3 ) lin e cle a rly d rawn
from li n e of Life to hi s m oun t .

D escription whe n fortu n ate " h e signi es a n oble ,

gloriou s h onest b en evo lent affable hon ourable

, , , , ,

m erry renown ed n eat j ust an d equitable p er s on ;

, , ,

good looki n g form id able and h appy with beauti ful

-
, ,

h a z el or blue eyes .

Hai r d ark b rown ; grave gesture mod est an d , ,

fai th ful to thei r prom ises .

P r ofession s etc " great di gn itari e s chu rch m en

, .
, ,

lawyers o r coun sellor s state s me n o r per s on s b rought

,

i nto contact with great m en who are hi ghly esteem ed

and loved They favou r thei r wives so n s an d all
.
, ,

go o d in e n .

J upiter rule s th e liver blood ribs lun gs and , , ,

gristles .

J upiter u n fortu n ate whe n half a gridiro n o n hi s

m ou nt This s h ows losses by powerful wom en
. .

When gen erally u n fo rtu n at e z when at abby .

, ,
 IN D IAN P A LMISTRY .
55

with n o good m arks on i t i nterlaced with a lot o f ,

li ttle h ai r li nes etc h e causes person s to lose thei r

, .
,

estates an d b ri n gs about great calam iti es i n m oney

m a tters although i f nothi n g el se stops it th e
, , ,

p e r son will usu ally recover i t afte r h e b ecom es

stron g .

D iseases " when aiic t e d h e causes troubles o f

the h ea r t c ramps i nam m ation of th e lun gs wi ndy
, , ,

sp a sm s .

A poplexy i ndicated b y a l i n e t ransversely cut

ti n g hi s m oun t an d extendi n g toward s the m oun t
of S atu rn ( m iddle nger) and form in g there a cleft ,

o r little li nes .

S plendi d honou rs and fam e ri ches publi c re , ,

wards from p ri nces and gre a t m en a cross espe , ,

c ial l y a clear a n d red star on th e m ou nt of J upiter

o r OJ m a r ked the r eon

,
.

TH E M O UN T OF A P O LL O . THE P LAN ET SU N .

I NG ENUI TY PU B LI C H O N O URS BRI LL IAN C Y

, , , EN .

Th e S u n i s fortu nate sam e as i n l a st pl anet .

D escription when fortun ate " person s are faithful ,

i n genious h onou red hi gh m i nded wi se hum an e

, ,
-
, , ,

reli gious j ust mod erate aged a n d do all thi n gs

, , , ,

wisely .

H e gives a well set body wi th yellow or sandy

h ai r and rules the heart and eyes the di aphragm
, ,

( bowels ) and nerves .

D escription when u n fortun ate " th e p erson s are

p roud an d easily elated m a ni festin g thei r acces s

,
 56 INDIAN P A L MIS T RY .

t o di gnity by u nj ust m eans boaster s a n d im ,

mode s t .

D iseases " h e p rodu ces sore eye s and bli nd n e ss ,

especi ally of ri gh t eye i n m an an d left i n a wo m an ,

a nd trembli n g of th e h eart syn cop e et c , ,

.

Poli ti cal h onou rs " th e Via S oli s b ei n g u ni form

and of a clear good col our ; i t al s o gi v e s th e favou r
and grace o f p ri n ce s .

Troubl e and e n m i ty fro m poli ti cal an d l egal m e n

wh en th e Via S oli s i s con fused and al ic t e d .

THE M O O N . TRA V ELL ING BY LAND AND SEA .

Whe n fo rtu n ate " good and c lear m ark s n ear thi s
m ou n t star s etc The s e p erson s are su c cessful i n
, , .

j ou rn eys a n d m e ss age s an d great p rosperity i n

forei gn coun tri es ; to a fe m ale feli city and happin e s s
i n b eari n g child re n .

O m i n ou s si gn s placed h ere Sh ow d eath an d afic

ti on i n ch ildbi rth .

D esc ripti on " th e p erson s will b e fam ou s h on e s t ,

a n d h onou rable wi th wel l set l arge bodi es p ro

,
-

p ortion ed an d pleasan t They travel by l and and

.

s ea an d causes the m to d e s ire to li e o r wal k by th e

,

s ide of wate r rivers an d run ni n g waters .

When u n fortu n ate p ri n c ip ally k n own by p al e an d

c on fused li n e o n the m oun t o f the M oon .

The m ou nt at soft a nd s m all sh e causes p er

, ,

s on s to b e i n c on stan t i n li fe an d action s .

D i s ea s es " a ffect s th e b rai n stom ach an d b elly , ,

a n d oc c a s ion s p aralysi s epil epsy can ce r spots o n

, , ,

t h e bo dy grip in gs and s evere c old s

, .
58 INDIAN P A L MIS T RY .

Ac cidents " h e p rod u ce s fall s fro m h ou s e s im ,

p ris on m en t an d d an ger o f d ro wning .

A d eep l in e ru n ni n g fro m th e sp ace b etween th e

foren ge r an d m idd le n ger t o th e li n e of Fortun e
an d c utti n g or i nterrupti n g it s i gn ies a woun d o r ,

disea s e i n th e lowe r part o f the abdom en .

THE P L AN ET M ER C URY . THE M O UN T OF MER

C U RY . S T UDY R ES EAR C H S C I EN C ES S PEA K ING
, , , ,

ETC .

When thi s pl an et i s fortun ate m en are i n gen ious , ,

s tudiou s s c i enti c an d s ear c hers after s e cret s

,
.

Profession s trades etc acc ordi n g to hi s di gni ty

, , .
,

h e produce s o rator s p oets eloquent speaker s p er

, , ,

s on s ready to l earn anythi n g m ath em ati c i an s m er , ,

c h an t s s om eti m e s crafty vari able p eopl e

, ,
.

When u n fortun ate h e p rod uce s p erson s full o f

l evi ty li ar s p rattl er s thi e v e s ch e at s i n constan t
, , , , , ,

faithle ss t rai tor s etc

, , .

D isease s " h e p rodu ce s m ad n e ss fu ry a c ut e , ,

fever s etc
, .

S i gn s of d e c ei t and d an ger to li fe " th e m en s a

s h arpen ed by th e con cou r s e of th e li n e of Fortun e
an d the li n e of Li fe o r the Li ve r li n e The b es t .

Si gn i s th e m en s a divergi n g ope n at b oth end s an d ,

form i n g th e gure
Perfecti o n of wit an d s ci en ce " a star pl aced ( o r
oth er clearly fo rm ed ower s or ag) i n th e m e n s a
-

e s pe cially u nde r th e m ou n t of M ercu ry or th e S u n

 INDIAN P A L MIST RY .
59

M ENSA . THE PAR T OF F O RTUN E .

Wh en fortu n ate " liberal m a gn an i m ou s an d lon g

,

lived peopl e The space b etween the li n e of For

.

tun e a n d th e Liver li n e ( called som eti m es t h e

lin e of the H eart and th e li n e of the H ead ) and
.

form s a n i ce gu re .

When u n fortu n ate " sm all an d n arrow ( by t h e

approachi n g of these two li n es ) i t argues slende r ,

fortu n e n i ggardli ness and fea rfuln ess

, .

Honou r s an d dignities to follow by great an d

noble p ersonages when a sta r o r cross appears i n
,

this space clear a nd well fo r m ed especially unde r

,
-
,

the m oun t of the S un ( see ch apter on gures an d

owers on h a nd ) .

The sign of 91 here prom ises prom i ne nt eccle

s ias t ic al di gnities .

G ood fortun e i s denoted by th e star or triple

cross G ood an d equ al li n es i n this Space denot e
.

a good fortun e ; evil or un equ a l lin es the re

verse .

The wo r st sign whe n n o m ensa is found for i t ,

shows ob sc uri ty b oth of li fe and fortun e .

M i sfortun e and loss of honou rs when confused

little li n es appear here th e good i s d iverted an d
, ,

a nxieti es and troubles threaten to honours esp e ,

c ial l y i f u nder the m ount of the S un

, .

Fortun ate j ou rneys " a c r oss o r star o n the

outerm ost p art of th e m e ns a on or near the m oun t
of the M oon i s a sure s ign .
60 IN D IAN P A L MISTRY

THE FING ERS . THE T H UM B .

R i ch es an d shown by overthwart li n e s
h on ou rs
c lear an d red un d ern eath th e n ai l an d j oi n t of the
th u m b .

A V i ol en t death o r d an ge r th rough a m arri ed

w om an etc " a li n e p a s si n g fro m th e upper j oi n t of
, .

t h e thu mb to th e li n e of Li fe .

A conten ti ous n atu re " con fused li n es o n th e

l ow e r j oi n t o f th e th u mb ; on e a lways b rawli n g an d
s coldi n g .

D e a th by h an gi n g etc " a li n e surroundi n g th e

, .

thu m b at th e m iddl e j oi n t .

R i ch es an d posse s si on s to b e worked for " equ al

furrows u nde r the l ower j oi nt .

I dlen ess an d lack of en ergy " i f th e rst an d

s econd j oi nt s are voi d of i n ci su re s .

TH E F O R EF ING ER OR I ND E" FING ER .

I nh eri tan ce " d enoted by m an y overthwart li ne s

i n th e top j oi n t ; these i n th e s e cond j oi n t show
envi ou s an d evi l di spos ed p erson s
-
.

I ssue b ad ton gue " ri gh t li n e s ru n ni n g betwee n

,

t h e top and secon d j oi n t s de cl are i n a w o m an

a n u m erou s i ssue ; i n a m an b ittern ess of
ton gue .

A j ovial disposi ti on " ri ght l i n es i n th e j oi n t

n ear the m oun t of Ju pi ter .

Un ch aste an d l ascivious " i n a fe m al e han d a

s tar b ei n g placed i n th e j oi nt n ear th e m oun t O f
Jup iter .
 IN D IAN P A L MISTRY . 61

THE M I D D LE FING ER .

A n unhappy m elan choly an d d epraved mi nd

,

d en oted by sm all gri di ron s or con fused m arks i n

t h e j oin t s of thi s n ger .

S uccess wi th m etals " m ani fested by equal li nes .

D rowni n g o r viole nt death " thi s i s denoted by

a star i n th e j oi nts of th is n ger .

Folly an d m adn ess " a c rossed li n e extendin g ,

from th e root of thi s n ger upwards th rough th e

whol e l en gth of th e n ger .

THE R ING FING ER .

G reat and n obl e fam e d en oted by a li n e ascen d

i n g u nbroken from th e m ou nt of th e S u n th rou gh
th e j oi nts of thi s n ger to the end .

H o nou r an d ri ch es " thi s i s shown by equal li n es

i n th e rst j oi n t ( near th e m ou nt) .

En mi ty of great m en " den oted by overthwart

li n es h ere ; i t i s m ad e l ate i n li fe when these li nes
are i ntersected .

THE LI TTLE E NG ER .

The plan et M ar s has d om i n i on over thi s nger .

A stron g an d valorous p erson whe n stron g and

well fed .

N am From th e j oi nts of thi s n ger as from

-

th e m ount i t s el f are j udgm en ts passed con cernin g

m erchandise and favours .

I n genuity and eloquen ce " a star i n the rs t

j oi nt ( n ear the m ou nt of M ercu ry ) show s thi s ; i t
i s also shown by a ri gh t l i ne extendin g from th e
62 INDIAN P A L MIS T RY .

m ou nt o f M ercury to th e en d of n ger also a ,

great s peake r .

Fooli sh n ess etc " d enoted by obtuse an d con

, .

fused m ark s pl aced h ere .

A thi e f an d d eceitful p erson " thi s i s shown by

c on fused an d u n fortu n ate m arks app earin g i n th e
rst and secon d j oi n t s of thi s n ger .

Perp etual i n constan cy " thi s i s s hown by adver s e

l i n es i n th e l ast o r top j oi n t of th e n ger .

N oie The n um b e r o f wive s an d hu sb an d s are

.

frequently i ndi cated fro m th e sm all li n e s p assin g

fro m th e outerm ost p art o f th e han d to th e m oun t
o f M ercury but I consider th e p rop er pl ac e i s fro m
,

t h e m ou nt of V en us .

I f th e en d of th e li ttl e nger d oe s n ot reach s o

far a s to tou c h th e last j oi n t of th e ri n g n ger i t ,

s i gni e s that the p artn er i n m arr i age will b e im

e rio u s i n all thin gs
p .

Th e m oun ts m arked with good gu re s and char

a c t e rs Show good and h appy om en s b ei n g V i ti ated ,

with con fused or b roke n chara c ter s et c o r li n e s , .

, ,

they always d en ote th e c on trary u nles s they are,

restrai n ed by oth er li n es that b e good .

Chi ro m an cers gen erally teach that th e rst j oi nt s

n ear the m ou nt of the n ge r i ndi c at e th e early a g e ,

th e s econd th e ourishi n g state of m anhood an d

, ,

th e l ast old age But ou r opi nion i s that the plan et s

.

shown by the n ativi ty o f t h e p erso n s d o i n t hei r ,

p roper orde r m ani fest th ei r m ark s and charac ter s

,

whether for good o r b ad .

P L A TE V .
A L LE"ED M A RK S ON THE F EET O F THE
BE NI "N B UD D H A .
66 INDIAN P A L MISTRY .

each othe r the p erson wi ll h ave a h a rsh te m per an d

,

rem ai n poor .

I f a fem al e s toe s are well set togethe r a nd close

,

and h as a wheel o r owe r m ark o n ei th er or b oth

feet sh e will b ecom e a lady of ran k and posi ti on
, .

I f th ere be an ear shaped gu re on th e foot an d

-

without h ai r o r a l ittl e t uft th e p erson m ay expect

, ,

to be su c c essful i n th e world .

THE A RMS .

I f her arm s are v ery l on g sh e will b e ren own ed

an d well to d o
- -
S hort arm ed person s gen erally
.
-

re m ai n poo r .
 and their Inuence upon

H
UMAN LIFE AND DEST
R MA RAS D
INY
BY A P A MA . .
.

C lotlz 8 vo , .
4 /6 nel .

Of the s e e c ellen t e ss ys w e c nnot s p e k too h i g hly they wi ll

x a a a

p ro v e ne w re v el t i on to our sci ent i c ll y i n c l i ned re ader s nd

a a a a
de m on s t r te c on c l u siv el y the im p re g n ble b sis of n ci en t A ry n
a a a a a
S ci en c e w h ic h d i d not n e g le c t the P S YC HI C n d M E N TA L D A TA
, a

wh ic h the m odern sci nt i c w orld M U S T ck no w led g e ere lon g

e a ,

and s o en ter u p on n ent i re Refor m t i on of i t s m ethod s nd

a

a

a
h yp othe s e s Th w hole sci en c e of the T tw is founded on th t
. e a as a
w h ic h is ter m ed V i br t i on or M ot i on nd p en s u p p o ssi b i l i t i e s

a

a O

w h ic h re der s f THE S EC RET D O C T RIN E lo n e at p re s ent

a O
'
a

ca n fore s ee .
L if uc er .

T
he D mof Raven AMystery
rea
C loth 8 110 , .
.

not
.

It is beyond q ue s t i on th at t h u n k no w n w r i ter f th is wor k wa e O s

both a sc hol ar nd m y s t ic Th at he h d s t ud i ed the R imdyan fro m

a a . a e a
t he or igi n al te t s nd w a m as ter o f V ed ant ic p s y c holo g y is amp ly
x a as

m an i fe s ted ; th at he wa a m y s t ic h i m s elf n d sp o k e of th i n gs th t
s a a
w ere re l i t i e s to h im an d not m ere e m p ty s p e c ul t i on s is e vi den t to
a a ,

e v ery e rne s t s tuden t f I nd i n theo s o p h ic l l i ter ture In no other

a O a a a .

w e s tern p ubl ic at i on h av e the three s t te s of m an s c on sci ou s ne ss

a
' '

been s o s tr iki n g l y n d s o i ntell igi bly s et forth by our author In

a as .

th is w or k the m y s t ic n d s tudent of yo g wi ll re c o g n is e m any a ho m e

a a

truth but s l i g htly v e i led n d m any an imp ort nt s e c ret w holly

, a a

nn
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Transla ted into English
WI T H A N ES S A Y THE VI S I ON O F SC I P I O C O N S I D E RE D A S A
"

F RA "M ENT O F T H E MY ST E RI E S BY L 0 . . .

THE "O L D EN VE RS E S O F PY T HA " O RA S BY A E A . . . .

THE SY M BO L S O F PY THA "O RA S BY S A . . .

O ne vol .
, cl ot/z , 8 110 . n ot .

N ot si n c e 1 8 0 4 h as a ny En g l is h v er si on of the t w o fa m ou s
P yth ag ore a n tre a t is e s i n c luded i n th is v olu m e a pp e a red i n boo k fo rm
O f the i r imp ort a n c e i t is s u f ci ent to s t a t e th a t they h a v e been j u s tly
held i n the h i g he s t e s tee m by M y s t ics fro m a n e a rly p er i od to the
p re s ent t im e Th is h a a l s o been the c a s e wi th the S m m n S ipionls
. s a / u r

or V isi on O f S ci p i o C ic ero s fam ou s e ss ay L O s able e ss ay wi ll be

,
'
. . .

found m o s t v a l u able to s tudent s .

"

"

F TJ P T I
I
 ou nd ; F i re ; Y o g ; and S y m bol is m a e the s ubje c t s t re a t ed
S a r

of in th is m o s t e c ellent boo k Th e ss y u p on Y o g the Ki n g ly

x . e a a,

S ci en c e f the S oul w hereby a m n may a tt ai n to th a t D ivi ne W is do m

O a

w h ic h h is b i rthr i g ht de s er v e s to be re d o f all m en T lo v er s of
13 ,
a . o
the S c r i p ture s of the World t he e ss ay o n S y m bol ism wi l l app e l
a

s tron g ly and wi ll be fou nd m o s t hel p ful for n tho s e A n ci en t Wr i t i n g s . I

the m o s t i m p ort ant tru th s a fre q uen tly v e i led fro m the s u p er ci al
re

re ader by an alle g ory or s y m bol a n d i n th is e ss y the re der wi ll

a a a

nd a c l ueto t he m ethod by wh ic h t he s tud y of s y m bol s may be

a pp ro c hed wi t h bene ci al re s ult s
a C on i der able l i g ht i s thro w n .
s

u p on s o m e of t he v ery c o mp le s y m bol s p ert ai n i n g to I nd i an x

P h i lo s o p h i e s

H
TEY
O"AOFCH
RIST"ortheScience of theSoul .

WRI TTEN D OW N BY A . K . G .

EDI TE D BY F . H EN RI ETTA M UL L ER , B A . .

C loth , 8 110 , 2 / net . Wrappers , I / net .

Th i s boo k a pp e al s e sp e ci all y to th a t l ar g e c l ass of de v o u t s oul s

w ho nd n e i ther s at is fy i n g Truth n or ed i fy i n g p r c t ic e in M odern a

C hr is t i an i ty ; wh bel i e v e ne v erthele ss th a t C hr is t h ad a m e ss g e for

o , , a

the m an d th a t s o m e w here h i dden ben e ath the no is e of w ord s nd the

, , a

m isi n ter p ret t i on s of s e c t ar i n s a Truth d ivi n e n d l ivi n g m ay be

a a , , a ,

found to the m t he follo wi n g p ag e s wi ll br i n g i f not the ful l r d i an c e , a

of C hr is t s i llu mi n at i n g L o v e t le s t m ny v al u able s u gg e s t i on s for

, a a a
thou g ht and i d s i n the s ol ut i on f d ii lt p roble ms Th a t C hr is t i n
,
a o cu . a

i ty the rel igi on w h ic h the We s t h m ade p e c ul i arly i t s o w n s hould be

,
as ,

re v erent i ally t au g ht b y n I nd i a n fro m n I nd i a n p o i nt f i e w

a
'
a O V ,

i i n i t s el f unu s u l m ay be re g rded a a h pp y o m en of the ult im te

s a ,
a s a a

bre aki n g do w n of tho s e b rr i er s of S e c t ar i n ism w h ic h h v e h i therto

a a a
been p oten t i n d ivi d i n g the En g l is h p eo p le fro m s y mp athet ic c o m ~

m un i on wi th the n t iv e s f I nd i a
\
a O .
"

THE T HE O SO P HI C A L P U B LI S HIN G S O C I ET Y ,

7 ,
D U KE S TREE T A D E L P HI L O ND O N W C , , , .