Chapter III: Part I: Palmistry or Cheiromancy

CHAPTER

I. A BRIEF RÉSUMÉ OF THE HISTORY OF THE STUDY
OF HANDS THROUGH THE CENTURIES TO THE
PRESENT DAY 1

II. THE LINE OF HEAD OR THE INDICATIONS OF MENTALITY 8
The Line of Head and its Variations 10
The Line of Head joined to the Line of Life 16
The Line of Head separated from the Line of Life 19
The Line of Head and its Secondary Signs 22
Changes in the Line of Head 26
Crosses and Squares in connection with the Line of Head 30
Double Lines of Head 31
The Line of Head on the Seven Types of Hands 33

III. THE LINE OF LIFE AND ITS VARIATIONS 36

IV. THE LINE OF MARS OR INNER LIFE LINE 44

V. THE LINE OF DESTINY OR FATE 47
From the Line of Life 50
From the Wrist 50
From the Mount of the Moon 51
From the Middle of the Palm 55
Influence Lines to the Line of Fate 57
Double Lines of Fate 57

VI. THE LINE OF THE SUN OR SUCCESS 61
From the Line of Life 63
From the Line of Fate 63
From the Plain of Mars 63
From the Mount of the Moon 63
From the Line of Head 63
From the Line of Heart 63

VII. THE LINE OF HEART AS INDICATING THE AFFECTIONATE
AND EMOTIONAL NATURE 67

VIII. SIGNS RELATING TO MARRIAGE 73

THE LINE OF MARRIAGE:
At the Base of the Fourth Finger 73
Influence Lines to the Fate Line 77
Influence Lines on Venus 79

IX. LINES DENOTING CHILDREN, THEIR SEX, AND OTHER MATTERS
CONCERNING THEM 81

X. THE LINE OF HEALTH OR HEPATICA 83

XI. THE GIRDLE OF VENUS 88
The Ring of Saturn 90
The Bracelets 91

XII. THE LINE OF INTUITION 92
The Via Lasciva 93

XIII. LA CROIX MYSTIQUE 95
The Ring of Solomon 96

XIV. TRAVELS, VOYAGES AND ACCIDENTS 97

XV. THE ISLAND, THE CIRCLE, THE SPOT AND THE GRILLE 101

XVI. THE STAR, THE CROSS, THE SQUARE 104

XVII. DIFFERENT CLASSES OF LINES AND RIGHT AND LEFT HANDS 107

XVIII. THE GREAT TRIANGLE AND THE QUADRANGLE 110

XIX. HOW TO TELL TIME AND DATES OF THE PRINCIPAL EVENTS IN
THE LIFE 112