The Complete Illustrated Guide to Palmistry: The Principles and Practice of Hand Reading Revealed (The Complete Illustrated Guide Series) - Softcover

Peter A. West

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9781862043077: The Complete Illustrated Guide to Palmistry: The Principles and Practice of Hand Reading Revealed (The Complete Illustrated Guide Series)

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ISBN 10: 1862043078 ISBN 13: 9781862043077

Publisher: Thorsons, 1998

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In this illustrated work, Peter West explains the meaning of all the different whorls, marks, stars, lines and palmar of fingerprint patterns, and gives advice on the specific techniques used to read a palm.

Introduction: a gift from the East; the beginnings; handprints. Part 1 The shape of the hand: traditional classification; modern classification; traditional palmistry – the mounts; modern chronology – the areas; the fingers; the thumb; the back of the hand. Part 2 The major lines of the hand: left or right hand?; full or empty hand?; the head line; the life line; the heart line; the fate line. Part 3 The minor lines and other features: the sun lines; the mercury line; the simian line; the rascettes; rings and other notable features; the distinctive minor marks; time in the hands. Part 4 The fingerpoint patterns; the apices; the special patterns. Part 5 Practical palmistry: relationships; health; humour; sexual development career; money; travel; retirement and old age; gesture and body language; personal adornment; negative qualities; criminal types; palmistry and astrology; palmistry and graphology; palmistry and the tarot; palmistry and numerology.

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In this lavishly illustrated and accessible work, Peter West explains the meaning of all the different whorls, marks, starts, lines, and palmar or fingerprint patterns, and gives advice on the various techniques used to read a palm. He also provides compelling new evidence, based on his own unique experience, that there are signs in the hand that might predispose a person to both good and bad behaviour. Authoritative, practical and wide-ranging, The Complete Illustrated Guide to Palmistry charts the intricate, analytical process of character assessment through palm reading and its related disciplines. This and comprehensive guide to the principles and practice of palmistry includes information on:
� Handprints – how to make and store them
� The importance of the shape, colour, and texture of hands, fingers and mounts
� The meaning of the major and minor lines
� Establishing the date of events from information in the hands
� Personality and health indications from fingertips and capillary lines
� The use of palmistry to establish career choices
� Hand reading to assess compatibility
� Palmistry and it's links with other disciplines

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