study of the hand. It is the purpose of Palmistry to teach you how to conquer the ancient art of divination by means of stated rules and not by intuition. These rules work accurately under all circumstances, while intuition comes and goes at it own sweet will, under the influence of some momentary excitement which develops in very rare occasions, a state of true clairvoyance, never to be fully depended on. Palmistry is a well-established science, which pulls everyone to it even as a layman. However, like every 'Science', one has to have patience and learn its deep intricacies to get its correct and true meaning. Every hand is a map of a life and every part of the hand, from the fingertips to the wrist, contains important markers to points on the map. The roads and signposts in our hands are created by our nervous systems. Our palms, fingers and hand postures tell a story about who we are and where we are going in our lives. Each of our fingers and mounds has an astrological correspondence. Did you know that the size of your Saturn finger can tell a lot about how you handle responsiblity? That you can decide whether someone is giving you an honest deal by looking at the areas of the hand ruled by Mercury? By charting the astrological correspondences found in the hands and understanding the mythologies of the gods and planets associated with each part of that map it is possible to understand yourself and others by making simple observations about thumb size, finger length, gesture, lines and skin color. It is important to look at both hands during a reading. Depending on which hand is active (usually seen as the hand you write with),in combination with the inactive hand, shows where you have been (passive),and where you are likely headed (active) in this life. Palmistry and Hand Analysis have intrigued humans throughout history. Nearly everyone enjoys a free hand reading. Perhaps the earliest interest in hand reading occurred when the cave dwellers left their hand prints on cave walls over 12,000 years ago. Throughout history since writing was invented, thousands of documents have been created detailing Palmistry and Hand Analysis techniques. Thus in all we have divided the study of Palmistry into four main parts: