Palmistry (手相)

What is the Palmistry (手相)?

Palmistry reads a person's grain from the lines of the palm, the fleshy mounts and the shape of the hand. It works mainly from the three major lines (life, head, heart), the mounts, and the overall form of the hand together. ⚠️ **Palmistry does not judge lifespan or illness** — the belief that the life line indicates how long one lives is a widespread misreading (see the three-major-lines entry). If health is the worry, the answer is a doctor, not a palm. What palmistry addresses is the grain of temperament and stance, and lines do shift somewhat over the years. Photographs are not kept after analysis.

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What does the Palmistry (手相) mean in palmistry?

Reading grain from the lines, mounts and shape of the palm — not a verdict on lifespan or illness. Palmistry reads a person's grain from the lines of the palm, the fleshy mounts and the shape of the hand. It works mainly from the three major lines (life, head, heart), the mounts, and the overall form of the hand together. ⚠️ **Palmistry does not judge lifespan or illness** — the belief that the life line indicates how long one lives is a widespread misreading (see the three-major-lines entry). If health is the worry, the answer is a doctor, not a palm. What palmistry addresses is the grain of temperament and stance, and lines do shift somewhat over the years. Photographs are not kept after analysis.

More in this group

• Three major lines (三大線)
• Mounts (丘)
• Which hand to read (左右手)
• Life Line
• Head Line
• Heart Line
• Fate Line
• Sun Line (Apollo Line)
• Mount of Venus
• Mount of Jupiter
• Mount of Saturn
• Mount of Apollo
• Mount of Mercury
• Mount of Mars
• Mount of the Moon (Luna)
• Is palmistry Eastern or Western?
• The Three-Talent lines (三才紋)
• The eight trigram palaces of the palm (掌中八卦)
• Five-element palm shapes (五行掌形)