PalmHistory

Palmistry is the science of studying the hands of human beings. This incorporates the external features

of the hands, e.g. the shape, texture, suppleness, finger formation, nails etc., aswell as the lines

within the palm itself. A good Palmist should be able to draw a clear picture of your

life from your hands and should relate this to you when reading your palm.

Palmistry was thought to have originated from ancient China approximately 3000 years B.C. Details

of Palmistry can also be found in Indian Scriptures approximately 500 years B.C. The ancient

Chaldeans, Tibetans, Sumerians, Babylonians, early Hebrews, Persians and Egyptians all

studied Palmistry. The Greeks were also keen students of Palmistry and it is through

them that Palmistry found its way to Europe in the early 14th Century.

Amongst the famous names in Palmistry were Aristotle, Alexander the Great, Claudius Galen,

Anaxagoras, Hippocrates, Artemodoros of Ephesus and Claudius Ptolemaeus. One of the

best known later day palmists was Count Louis Hamon, better known as "Cheiro"

meaning 'hand'. Cheiro was the author of several books which predominantly

followed the theories of two other well established authorities,

D'Arpentigny (born 1798) and Desbarrolles (born 1801).

Our hands are the basic instrument of touch and play a crucial roll in conditioning the brain,

body and emotions to develop certain responses to the world around us. As infants we

touch everything and the impressions we receive are recorded in our brain. The speed

of the neurons between the nerve endings in our finger tips and those of the brain are

too fast to quantify and it is thought, that because of this remarkably close relation-

ship, impressions that are left on the brain are also recorded in the palms.

My view on this can be summarised by the statement "the proof is in the pudding". The

easiest way to convince yourself is by going to a Palmist who knows nothing about

you. If they are able to define your character, mention a few things that happened

in the past and relate to the present, then you will be far more receptive to

what is said about the future. This together with the fact that there have

been a number of distinguished Philosophers who also stamped their

seal of approval on the science, offers a further sense of validity.

Palmistry can be divided into three main areas: CHIROGNOMY, CHIROMANCY and

DERMATOGLYPHICS.

CHIROGNOMY deals with the basic personality characteristics reflected by the size, shape

and outward appearance of the hand.

CHIROMANCY offers the ability to predict the past, present and future, based on

the lines in the palms itself.

DERMATOGLYPHICS is the name given to the study of the skin ridges and patterns

covering the palm and fingers. This is used by police world wide to identify people

through their finger prints.