Three major lines (三大線)

What is the Three major lines (三大線)?

The three major lines are the clearest lines on the palm and the first to be read: the life line curving around the thumb, the head line crossing the palm, and the heart line running above it. Tradition reads the life line for vitality and the momentum of living, the head line for how one thinks, and the heart line for how one spends feeling. ⚠️ **The length of the life line is not a lifespan** — this is the most widespread misreading in palmistry, and convention itself looks at the line's **clarity and flow** rather than its length. The three are also read for how they sit relative to one another: whether they join or separate, and where they fork.

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What does the Three major lines (三大線) mean in palmistry?

The three lines read first — life, head and heart. The three major lines are the clearest lines on the palm and the first to be read: the life line curving around the thumb, the head line crossing the palm, and the heart line running above it. Tradition reads the life line for vitality and the momentum of living, the head line for how one thinks, and the heart line for how one spends feeling. ⚠️ **The length of the life line is not a lifespan** — this is the most widespread misreading in palmistry, and convention itself looks at the line's **clarity and flow** rather than its length. The three are also read for how they sit relative to one another: whether they join or separate, and where they fork.

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