How to Read Your Own Palm

Dating all the way back to 2,000 BC, the art of palm reading has firm roots in a new age and astrological lore. Previously associated with Gypsies and evil magicians, this ancient art was once shrouded in mystery and fear.

In modern times, however, palm reading is associated with pure fun. Whether you believe that your hand is an accurate indicator of personality traits or are a skeptic, you’ll have a fun time reading your own palm. Plus: Find out if you’ll live to 80…

You have three main lines on your palm, each which indicates a separate area of your life. Your love line is the line on the top, your headline is in the middle, and your lifeline is on the bottom. Unlike your zodiac sign, which you’re born with, the lines on your palm are not fixed from birth.

As you progress through your life, your palm lines will form and change according to your personality and experiences. Therefore, your life determines what your palm looks like, rather than the appearance of your palm determining your life. For example, a traumatic emotional event may result in a break in your headline.

Palm reading is not a form of fortune-telling. It won’t tell you what will happen in your life, rather, it will re-tell you what has already happened.

Your Love Line

Your love line, also known as your heart line, relates to all the emotions and situations that are associated with love This line is above your head and lifeline. It begins under your index or middle finger and extends toward your pinky.

How to read your love line:

1. If the line starts directly underneath the index finger, then you are content with your love life.
2. If your line begins right below the middle finger, this indicates a selfish and materialistic outlook when it comes to love.
3. A line that begins between the middle and index finger signifies that you give your heart away too easily.
4. If the line is straight and short, you have a high sex drive and aren’t particularly concerned with romance.
5. If the line points downward and touches your lifeline (which is on the bottom), then it’s easy for you to have your heartbroken.
6. A line that is long and curvy indicates that you freely express your emotions and feelings.
7. A love line that is straight and parallel to the headline indicates that you have a good handle on your emotions.

Variations on the love line:

1. If your love line is wavy, you may have a slew of relationships and lovers, but a lack of serious relationships.
2. A circle on the line refers to a time of depression in your life. Likewise, a broken heart line indicates emotional trauma, as does a heart line with smaller lines crossing through it.
3. Smaller lines that stretch above the heart line are reflective of happiness in love, but lines that stretch down from the heart line indicate disappointment.

Your Head Line

This line doesn’t deal with how smart you are, but rather how you think. It can indicate your beliefs, morals, and general attitude toward life. This line begins right above the lifeline (also, remember that it’s below the heart line) and travels across the palm.

How to read your headline:

1. A short line shows that you prefer working toward physical achievements rather than mental ones.

2. A curved, sloping line indicates creativity.

3. If your headline and lifeline are separated, you enjoy the taste of adventure and have great enthusiasm for life.

4. A wavy line shows that you have a short attention span and don’t enjoy deep thinking.

5. If you have a deep, long line that stretches horizontally across the palm, then your thinking is clear and focused. The straighter the line, the more realistic your thinking is.

Variations on the headline:

1. If you have a donut or cross in your headline, this indicates that you’ve been through an emotional crisis.

2. A broken headline indicates that you are inconsistent in the way you think and may have even suffered a nervous breakdown.

3. Multiple crosses through your headline represent momentous decisions in your life.

Your Life Line

This line starts on the edge of your palm, in between your index finger and thumb. It extends down your palm. Situated below your heart and headlines, this line will tell you about the quality of your life.

How to read your lifeline:

1. A lifeline that runs close to your thumb indicates that you are often tired.

2. If your line is curvy, you have a lot of energy.

3. A long, deep lifeline indicates that you’ll have a long, healthy life filled with vitality.

4. If the line is short and shallow, then it may indicate that you let others control your life for you.

5. If the line swoops around in a semicircle, you have tremendous strength and enthusiasm.

6. If the line is straight and stays close to the edge of your palm, you are cautious when it comes to relationships and often hold back from love.

7. If you have two or even three lifelines, then this means you have extra vitality and positivity around you.

Variations on the lifeline:

1. A circle in your life line indicates that you were hospitalized or injured.

2. A break indicates a sudden change in lifestyles, such as an accident, illness, or heartbreak.

3. If you have lines that extend up and beyond your lifeline, then you are good at recovering from bad situations, but if you have lines that extend below your lifeline, you tend to waste energy.

Interpreting your love, head, and lifelines in palm reading can be a fun game to play with your friends, not to mention a great conversation starter at a party.

So whether you take this art seriously or are just curious to see if your hand accurately reveals your personality, take a look, and see what your palm says about you.

Or, examine the palms of your friends to gain insight into their past and emotions. Pretty soon, you’ll have all the knowledge about their lives in the palm of your hand!

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