Cheiromancy

[Angaridatha]

Brief overview of Cheiromancy

The chief lines of the hand are Life Line, Head Line, and the Heart Line. Other major lines include the Line of Fate or Saturn Line, Line of Apollo or Sun Line. The minor lines are Girdle of Venus, Line of Health, Line of Intuition, Line of Mars, Lines of Affection, Infulence Lines and Rascettes or Bracelets. The strength and the direction of lines in conjunction with each type of hand will determine the actions and habits and the significant events in the life of a person that will lead to success in career, health, wealth, love, marriage, children and happiness.

I'm going to post more information on each of the main lines used in palmistry.

[Angaridatha]

Lines on the palm:

Life Line:

The Life Line begins at the wrist near the base of the thumb and curves around the Mount of Apollo to the edge of the palm. The Life Line doesn't reveal how long you'll live, but rather your enthusiasm for life and willingness to enjoy and fight for what you want and love.


deeply etched life line with no breaks or tassels, means that you are a high energy person who embraces challenge and opportunity. You have courage, energy, and desire to win.


Breaks and disappearances in a life line signify that you are a thinker more than a doer. you owe yourself to be more assertive.


When line makes a wide sweeping curve across your palm, you are a very sunny, optimistic individual. You like being praised for what you did well.


A life line beginning high under the index finger denotes a need for acknowledgement. you have a big ego and a large ambition. You always believe the way you are doing things is the right way. for you the motto is, "My way, or the highway!"

When the life line hugs the thumb closely, you shy away from the spotlight. You don't really fight for yourself but you fight for others for the greater good of all.

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The Head Line:

the Head line stretches somewhere in between your Heart and Life lines. Your quality of mind and intellectual appetites what the head line is all about--Not your IQ!

A short head line that doesn't pass halfway across the palm suggests a one-track mind, close sightedness, and being closed to new ideas. Issues of power and control are likely to play a part in your future.

The longer the head line, the greater your perceptive abilities and dedication to learning. You are very opinionated and have many friends.

a faint or broken head line that resembles a lined chain means that you are really unorganized! You're open to new ideas and insist upon doing things, your way

the deeper the head line, the more you harness your wits and put your know-how to good use. You are a true optimist and are very talkative.

if your head line travels strait and level across your palm, you're the just-the-facts, cool and logical type. you are very stubborn and set in your ways regardless of what others think, you are the ultimate pessimist.

When the head line takes a sharp upward bend towards the little finger, you use your wits for making money- lots of it! you are what they a smooth talker. you have that no nonsense attitude.

A head line curving gently downward towards the wrist denotes imagination. you drift in and out of conversations, your mind is always preoccupied.

A head line plummeting downward toward the wrist with a share curve is a sign of a wonderful imagination... which enables you to know what others are thinking or feeling. you're very artistic and always looking to the future instead of the present.

When the head line joins the life line near the thumb, you're cautious, conservative, and focused.

A head line ending in a tassel, or a fork -called a writers fork-shows that you are versatile, curious, and inventive. the wider the fork, the more adaptable and resourceful you are.

[Angaridatha]

The Heart Line:
The heart line runs across the palm at the base of the fingers. The heart line searves as your emotional barometer and tells about your affections and feelings for all of the people in your life, not just your lovers or life partners.

deeply etched heart line means that you see yourself as a peacemaker. you enjoy art. you have strong ties to your family, you are an optimist.

a faint heart line says that you enjoy being pampered. Your Heart rules your head, and your opinions and ideas are colored by emotional attachments. you hate to be alone.

The heart line is considered long when it reaches just below the index finger. this is a sign of the true romantic. you're productive, nurturing, and devoted to friends and loved ones. maintaining your relationships is a must for you.

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No, mounts are not a romp in the hay. Mounts are fleshy thingers that stick out more than others! Ok, I'm done being tardy now. Here are some interpretations:



Venus
Positively expressed Venus is associated with love, passion, appreciation of beauty, attraction, emotion, harmony, music, peace, flirtation, serenity, grace, kindness, sensuality,
tranquillity, family, femininity in both sexes, the lumbar
region, throat and kidneys, partnerships, the arts, social life, adornment, clothes and fashion, friendships, social arts,
refinement. Negatively expressed Venus can also be lazy,
unreliable, indecisive, in love with love, weak, gushing and dissatisfied.

Luna
Luna is associated with receptivity, premonition, good
memory, imagination, maternal instinct, protection,
sensitivity, spirit, reflection, dreams, images, illusion,
emotions, impulses, feelings, intuition, moods, passivity,
fertility, birth, motherhood, digestive system, stomach and breasts, body fluids, personal habits, the home, family, rhythm, and vacillation. Positively expressed Luna is
imaginative, maternal, protective, sensitive, passive, patient, sympathetic, receptive, shrewd in business matters, with a good memory, and tenacious. Negatively expressed Luna can be touchy, fussy, unreliable, have faulty reasoning, moody, changeable, restless, unreliable, gullible, narrow minded and reluctant to forgive.

Mars
Mars is associated with the muscular and urogenital
systems, gonads, adrenal glands, red blood corpuscles,
kidneys, the masculine influence in both sexes, aggression, heat, action, weapons, sharp tools, power, energy,
dynamism, drive, thrust, vigour, fortitude, virility, violence,
brutality, rape, murder, aggression, war, and action.
Positively expressed Mars loves challenge and competition, is energetic, impulsive, courageous, passionate, direct, decisive,
freedom loving, a strong leader, defender of the weak, over sexed. When negatively expressed Mars can be restless, foolhardy, thoughtless, arrogant, rude, aggressive, irate,
brutal, selfish, quarrelsome, over hasty, boisterous, cowardly, obscene, stubborn, angry, and overbearing.

Jupiter
Positively expressed Jupiter is associated with breadth of
vision, knowledge and advanced studies, the liver and lungs, the pituitary gland, universities, further education, foreign countries, languages, integrity, a sense of justice,
temperance, ambition, enterprise, initiative, aspirations, hope, wishes, priesthood, confidence, prophecy, joy,
pleasure, charity, mercy, vanity, and can be optimistic,
generous, jovial, fond of gambling, expansive,
knowledgeable, philosophical, speculative, religious, loyal, kind natured, and compassionate. Negatively expressed
Jupiter can be blindly optimistic, extremist, wasteful, trusting to luck, non detailed, self indulgent, a gambler, extravagant, lawless, tactless and conceited.

Saturn
Saturn is associated with the skin, teeth, bones, gall bladder, spleen, crystallisation and acid formation in the joints, old age, perseverance, restriction, intolerance, tenacity,
resolution, matter, darkness, discipline, wisdom,
responsibility, method, conditioning, repression, law, logic, institution, solitude, severity, fear, caution, hesitation,
selfishness, building, structure, prison, pessimism,
depression, and sorrow. Positively expressed Saturn can be
prudent, responsible, cautious, serious, practical, solid,
constructive, patient, thrifty, reliable, trustworthy, with good endurance and self discipline. Negatively expressed Saturn can be fearful, cranky, irritable, mean, limited, uninspired, dull, selfish, despondent, narrow minded, severe, aloof,
acquisitive, materialistic, dogmatic, heartless, cruel, and
depressive.

Apollo (Sun)
Apollo is associated with the Sun and the heart and spine, fatherhood and children, creativity, illumination, light, soul, charisma, personal magnetism, strength, ruler-ship,
majesty, authority, gold, dignity, originality, honour, fame, glory, fortune, extravagance, pride, arrogance, vanity, fire, and energy. Positively expressed Apollo is magnetic,
charismatic, talented, successful, dignified, faithful, powerful, proud, creative, generous, big hearted, affectionate, and magnanimous. Negatively expressed Apollo is arrogant,
extravagant, domineering, overbearing, resistant, pompous, condescending, and bombastic.

Mercury
Mercury is associated with the intellect, the brain, the urge to acquire knowledge, co-ordination of the nervous system,
respiratory system, mental perception, the thyroid, day to day travel, the mind, thought, reasoning, understanding, knowledge, interest, learning, gossip, language,
communication, wit, eloquence, nerves, medicine, hermetic knowledge, magic, skill, invention, imitation, tricks,
dishonesty, superficiality, fickleness, subtlety, and when
positively expressed can be expressive, intelligent, clever, shrewd, talkative, perceptive with good reasoning powers, versatile, attentive to detail, and intuitive. When negatively expressed Mercury can be slick, nosy, critical, nervous,
inconsistent, hypercritical, inquisitive, lacking a sense of
purpose, argumentative, bitingly sarcastic and cynical.

[Angaridatha]

Skin texture varies from person to person. Some have very coarse textured skin, with wide, easily seen skin ridges. Others have a very fine skin, with ridges that can be difficult to see without the aid of a very good light or a magnifying glass. And between these two extremes are many variations. Analysts tend to categorise skin into the following grades of texture:

Very coarse, coarse, coarse/medium, medium, medium/fine, fine and very fine.

In hands with a very coarse texture, an analyst will expect to find very few palmar lines and the few lines there are will be deeply etched into the skin. This reveals a strong, robust, earthy nervous system which is resistant to disease but which may be lacking in sensitivity. Fine textured skin is
associated with numerous fine, more delicate lines tracing their way across the palms, and reveals a weaker, more sensitive, delicate and finely tuned nervous system.

As the skin ridges and the palmar lines become finer, so the nervous system becomes more finely tuned by degrees. Many of us fall somewhere between coarse and fine texture, revealing an awareness of our nervous system
without being at the mercy of it.

[Angaridatha]

Does the palm feel solid and hard? Lots of strong resistance? If it is then you are looking at a person with energy to spare. He might be a little inflexible in his attitude, but he's got energy, and lots of it!

Some palms are elastic, they depress when you touch them, but then spring right back like India rubber. This is an elastic consistency, and reveals a person who has lots of vitality, and more than enough enthusiasm to see him through any undertaking. He'll keep you on your toes, just be sure you can keep up!

Lots of palms are soft but reasonably elastic. Is this your partner? If it is, your partner is gentle, enthusiastic, and responsive but can stir himself for anything he puts his mind to. Be ready to take a breather occasionally though, for the softer handed person appreciates the occasional break from physical exertion.

If your partner has soft, podgy, doughy, squidgy hands, the type where you can barely make out the bones in the hands, I'm afraid he is all talk and very little action, for this is the hand of the sensual dreamer. The more podgy the hand, the more sensual, the more dreamy, and with no real inclination or desire to stir himself unless it's really all worth the bother.

[Angaridatha]

Venus -

Normal Development: Sympathetic, loving, warm, graceful,
passionate, beautiful, attractive, generous, joy of life, a seeker of new experiences, appreciation of music, good health and immunity.
No Development: lack of sympathy, cold, lack of physical passion, selfish, mean, ungenerous, no desire to see out new physical
experience, lack of force, less immunity and resistance to ill health.
Over Development: Great physical passion, large sexual appetite and high libido, can become aggressive and brutal if skin is coarse and red, particularly when combined with over developed active Mars mount,
robust health, good immunity.

Luna -

Normal Development: Instinctive, intuitive, creative, imaginative, fanciful, fantasy, dreams, potential, gut feelings, perception
No Development: Lack of intuition, lack of creativity, dull, reasoning overpowers instinct and intuition, lack of perception, unimaginative.
Over development: Strong attraction to the sea, ability to visualise, strong instinct and intuition, restless, fanciful, vacillating, extremely creative, can be cold and selfish, strong protective instinct, instinctive of nature's cycles, moody.

Jupiter -

Normal Development: Confident, proud, ambitious, self worth,
idealistic, devotion, integrity, honour, leadership qualities, religious, spiritual, optimistic, benevolent, expansive, good self esteem.
No Development: Poor self esteem, lack of confidence, preference to be led rather than lead, lack of assertion, awkward in others company, difficult to get to know.
Over Development: Vain, domineering, overbearing, extremely
ambitious, over confident, pompous, bossy, tyrannical

Saturn -

It is preferable to see no development of the actual Saturn mount, but with perhaps the two mounts on either side slightly displaced towards Saturn. This ensures that caution and responsibility are exercised in conjunction with the qualities of the mounts on either side.
Occasionally you may find a central Saturn mount which is rather raised. This implies that caution is being taken to excess, creating a perhaps gloomy, pessimistic and despondent nature. An easy way of determining Saturn is to look at the middle finger itself. If it stands only a nail above the index and ring fingers, it is of average height,
revealing a good sense of responsibility. If however, the finger is over long, towering well above the two adjacent fingers it reveals a
particularly over cautious, sombre personality. If it is so short that the two adjacent fingers challenge its length, then you will know that a sense of responsibility is lacking, making the person frivolous and
uncaring of how actions today may affect the security of tomorrow. This will be further confirmed by the complete absence of a fate line.

Apollo -

Normal Development: Creative, artistic, sense of appreciation,
optimistic, inner self expression projected outwards, happy, talented, charismatic.
No Development: No particular artistic talent or appreciation, self
expression not overly important, does not reveal a particularly
charismatic personality.
Over Development: Vain, ostentatious, pompous, over bearing, flashy.

Mercury -

Normal development: Astute, quick thinking, nervous energy, mental agility, effective communication of all kinds, business sense, interested in health and science.
No development: Not particularly astute, inability to communicate as effectively as normal development.
Over Development: Highly astute and quick witted, much nervous energy, ability to communicate on all levels with ease, shrewd business sense.

Active (Lower) Mars -

Normal Development: Enjoys a challenge, reasonably assertive, aware of power, good sense of drive and force.
No Development: Lack of force, afraid of a challenge, not particularly assertive, lack of courage.
Over Development: Thrives on challenge, very assertive, forceful
nature, could be brutal and aggressive if hands are coarse and red.

Passive (Upper) Mars -

Normal Development: Resistant to difficulties, plenty of courage, ability to cope under pressure.
No Development: No courage, fearful, no resistance, strong sense of pain, falls under pressure.
Over Development: Extremely resistant, very courageous, not afraid of pain, will stand up and resist

[Angaridatha]

If you have short fingers your thought processes are extremely quick. You have gut feelings about things, and you prefer to listen to your intuition. You like to get things done quickly as you don't have a lot of patience. You get bored thinking about detail, it's so laborious and tedious! You prefer to think and act quickly, you are able to take things in very swiftly and can get an overall view of situations in an instant. You find it easy to stick to deadlines, but you will miss out some detail if necessary. Some may say you skimp on detail, but at least you get the job done. Your mind ticks over rapidly and instinctively and you are as quick as a flash in getting to the point.

If you have long fingers you do not rely heavily on your instincts but like to take time to think about a situation before you act on it. You live in a world where detailed mental thought overpowers your instincts. You like to think carefully about things and look at all the small detail which is not immediately apparent on the surface. You have tremendous patience and can spend hours getting something right. Deadlines are a problem, because you are not happy if you have to skimp details which you consider to be important. A job is not worth doing if it can't be done properly. You don't have grand ideas and schemes like the short fingered person, because you tend to get bogged down with the minor details, there just isn't time to plan a large scale project but if a job has to be done well, then you are the man for the job. You may appear to think more slowly but it's not because you are slow, its because you like to know all the details before you make up your mind about something.

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Loop fingerprints reveal people who are versatile and adaptable and who have a lively, enquiring mind. These people are happy to exchange ideas with
others.



Whorl patterns belong to those who like to be in control and in charge of situations. They have their own way of doing things and dislike conforming to other people's views and opinions.



If you have an arch pattern on any of your
fingertips, you are the sort of person who is
practical, down to earth and capable. You have a conscience and will tackle things that others tend to put off. You may also have a tendency to bottle up your feelings!



Tented arches are quite rare and may only appear on one fingertip. If you have one of these you find it easy to become swept up with inspiration, and can be taken over by your feelings. It can
sometimes reveal a rather highly strung nature.



Composite patterns like this form an 'S' shape and
reveal people who can be extremely fair when dealing with others as they have the ability to see both sides of a situation. This can cause real problems when
trying to make decisions, they may have trouble
deciding which way to go!



A Peacocks eye is like a whorl inside a loop, and is quite rare. Analysts believe that if found on the ring finger, the person may be protected from danger, having lucky escapes. If found on the index finger it has been linked with penetrating perception. Much work is still needed on this formation.

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Broad and square nails reveal an easy going, calm, honest, patient, upright, balanced, and broad minded person.

Watch out for these short wide nails, where they may be a temper which can flare up very quickly indeed. This person may also love to take an opposing point of view for the hell of it, and may be
extremely critical of both themselves and of you.

Almond shaped nails reveal a person who is gentle, refined, sensitive and creative

Long narrow nails are the most beautiful of all. They can reveal a very intuitive nature, but also one which can be selfish, lacking in energy, insecure or even a little neurotic

Just as the shape of the fingers reveal clues about the personality, so too, do the fingernails. Nail shapes can vary quite considerably but nevertheless can be categorised into basic shapes.

Square nails that are as broad as they are long reveal an honest,
capable person who is responsible, balanced and patient. Such a person will come across as being someone who can be relied on. A patient would have natural confidence in the doctor whose nails are square and broad.

Short nails in a similar manner to short fingers, reveal a tendency towards impatience and quick thinking. However, the shorter the nail, the more critical the nature. In fairness, a person with such a short nail will be just as critical of himself as he is of others. This short nail, because of it's association with impatience, also reveals quite a temper that can flare up at a moments notice. Luckily though, this temper will be just as quick to die down. But when the short nail is also very wide, the nature becomes very argumentative and pugnacious. Whatever view someone takes, this person is likely to take the opposite, regardless of whether he believes his opinion is correct or not. He likes to argue for the sake of it and will do so on every possible occasion.

Long nails that are also wide will have the same meaning as the square nail, but when long nails are also narrow, the character will be prone to selfishness and narrow-mindedness. Regardless of whether the nail is long or short, this narrow-minded attitude will result in a cynical, cold character who tends to consider himself first and others later, if at all. When the narrow nail is very long, the person will be intuitive and
impractical but possibly also self centred. I has always been considered that these nails are the most beautiful of all the nail shapes, but
unfortunately tend to reveal a person who can be particularly selfish and even a little neurotic.

Very small, square nails that are neither long, nor wide, that appear to be dwarfed by the finger reveal a person who can be tight fisted, mean, and stingy. Such a person is likely to be narrow minded, critical and cold.

Almond shaped nails tend to reveal people who are sensitive, gentle and kind, with a strong creative streak.

Fan shaped nails, with a narrow base which widen out towards the top of the finger like a fan, indicate highly strung and nervous people.

Health

In addition to revealing personality, the nails can offer many clues regarding the health of the subject. The nails themselves can be affected by ill health, and as the nail takes about six months to grow from the nail bed to the quick, in some cases it is possible to gauge how long ago the ill health first appeared.

Vertical Ridging

Visible vertical ridging which actually dents the nails hints that the system could be feeling run down, but has also been associated with a predisposition towards rheumatic complaints which could be hereditary. These could include rheumatic fever and /or rheumatoid arthritis. They have also been associated with chronic disease such as colitis and skin disorders.

Horizontal Ridging

Occasionally horizontal ridges creating actual dents appear on the nail, starting at the root of the nail and gradually moving up towards the the nail as the nail grows. When only one ridge forms it can indicate actual physical trauma, or a particular shock to the system which has interfered with the growth of the nail. By looking at the position of the ridge on the nail it is possible to discover when the problem occurred. Occasionally there will be several of these horizontal ridges indicating that a possible disease has temporarily affected nail growth. This may have occurred as a result of a deficient diet such as a lack of essential vitamins, or it may have occurred as a result of a specific illness such as measles or mumps, or even coronary thrombosis. Whatever the cause, the result is a temporary lack or growth of the nail itself.

Spoon Shaped Nails

The spoon shaped effect of a nail is caused by dietary deficiency which has resulted in the nail softening and thinning out. When seen, it is necessary to improve the diet as soon as possible to replace vitamins, so that health does not continue on a downward spiral. This is frequently seen on those suffering from anaemia but has also occasionally been associated with mental illness.

Hippocratic Nails

The Hippocratic nail or watch glass nail as it is sometimes called, appears as a swollen, humped, curved nail that wraps itself around the finger. The Hippocratic nail is most often found on
swollen, clubbed fingertips. This is generally a sign of lung or heart trouble, but just occasionally
cirrhosis of the liver. Sometimes it may just
indicate the possible future threat of such an
illness. In most cases, the nail reveals a problem to the respiratory system or the heart. A heavy smoker might develop these nails if the lungs or heart were being damaged in some way and the blood was short of oxygen. Tuberculosis and
emphysema are two of many possibilities which could result.

A slightly less severe formation of the Hippocratic nail is the nail which begins to curl under and around the fingertip. This could appear as a
result of persistent coughs, colds and bronchitis which may be damaging the air sacs in the lungs.

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The thumb is a very important feature of the hands
because without it, no matter what qualities are found in the rest of the hand, there would be no driving force to push those qualities forward, nor any logic or
reasoning behind that willpower.

The thumb represents action and can be considered as one of the most important aspects of the whole hand revealing determination, will power, logic and reasoning ability. No matter how many qualities are seen from the rest of the hands, without the development of a strong thumb, the qualities will amount to nothing. This is because the thumb represents the driving force and determination to succeed. No matter how creative, artistic or ambitious the nature, if the thumb is not sufficiently developed, the person will be unable to drive those qualities forward in a successful manner. Conversely if there are few qualities within the
nature, the strongly developed thumb will have very little to drive forward.

The average thumb will reach the middle of the base phalange on the index finger, or when measured against the average little finger, will be approximately equal in length. Any variation to this length will reveal a long or a short thumb. The development of the human thumb, with it's ability to oppose all four fingers, is what has allowed man to use his hands in a way that no other animal can. The monkey's thumb resembles the human thumb closely but is found to be short, weak and unable to oppose all the other fingers. This fact separates man from any other animal, giving him the power to exert some influence over his
environment.

Therefore, when a strong powerful thumb is seen, it becomes obvious that the person has will power and determination with the ability to
exert some kind of force in order to gain mastery of his life. The well developed thumb can be regarded as the engine which represents the driving force behind the personality, enabling the person to accomplish whatever tasks are before him. Such a person feels he is in the driving seat, controlling the route his life takes.

A weak thumb reveals a person who is
unable to push with the force of the powerful thumb, feeling more at the mercy of fate, with little control over external influences.

Two Phalanges of the Thumb

The thumb can be divided into two individual phalanxes, the top nail section, and below the crease, the lower, base phalanx. The mount of Venus, surrounding the ball of the thumb may be considered the third phalanx, representing the amount of love within the character while exerting willpower and reasoning.



The top phalanx represents a person's willpower and determination. If this phalanx is long, at least equal in length to the other phalanx below it, or longer, then the person will have strong willpower with the necessary determination to push himself forward in order to influence his environment and surroundings. He will be tenacious and clear minded, with the ability to give orders and make decisions. Such a person will be in charge and in control of his life and will feel able to exert some influence over others. Most of all he will be capable of turning ideas into action. A very long top phalanx reveals these qualities in abundance with a strong, forceful personality revealing staying power, determination and tenacity.

A very short top phalanx reveals the absence of the qualities above. There will be a lack of willpower and drive, with difficulty in making decisions. The person may even show a careless and indifferent attitude towards his life, be easily swayed by others, generally impressionable and weak willed. He will always allow others to dominate him as he feels he has no control over his own destiny. The most important aspect of the short top phalanx is the inability to turn ideas into action. Ruled by sentiment, this person will always prefer to be led by others. Whatever qualities are found in the rest of the hand, the short, top phalanx will ensure they will never come to much.

The second phalanx of the thumb represents logic and reasoning ability. When turning ideas into action using drive and willpower, as represented by the top phalanx, it is preferable to have some kind of logic or reasoning behind those actions. The second phalanx reveals the ability to apply logic before carrying out any action.

When the second phalanx is long, there is plenty of logic behind the actions. This person will think and plan carefully, working out the pros and cons before carrying out any action. A short phalanx reveals that logic and reasoning are not too apparent in the personality. Unable to plan logically, the person is likely to make quick, instinctive decisions on the spur of the moment and may not always act with wisdom.

The Relationship between the phalanxes of the thumb

The best combination to find is when the two phalanxes are equal in length, because this would mean that will power and logic are in balance. Behind every action will be the power of reason. However, you will occasionally find thumbs that do not have this balance, with one of the phalanxes being longer or shorter than the other.

When the top (willpower) nail phalanx is longer than the lower (reasoning and logic) phalanx willpower overshadows the ability to reason out an action. This person is likely to act instinctively without giving sufficient thought to the consequences of his actions. This sometimes results in a stubborn nature with the willpower being exerted without reason. The actions may appear determined, persistent but illogical and instinctive.

[Angaridatha]

As seen from it's Latin name, the Via Lascivia was traditionally
associated with lust, drunkenness and debauchery! Running across the Luna mount at the base of the palm and originating on the percussive edge, it flows in towards the palm in the direction of Venus. Years ago this line was associated with sexual energy and indicated a powerful
libido. It was believed that if this line connected to the Mercury line, the energy would be channelled out as free sexual expression.
However, if no connection was made to the Mercury line, the sexual
energy would overflow, leading to a build up of eroticism within the person. Finding no outlet for this pent up energy, the person would
become susceptible to sensuality and hedonism which could only find a release through drugs, alcohol and generally promiscuous behaviour. It was considered that the appearance of a Girdle of Venus would heighten the already over sensitive sexual energy, making the person prone to even more promiscuous behaviour.

A strong straight line was thought to reveal a sexually motivated individual but if the line curved so that it effectively cut off the whole area from the rest of the palm, the person's sexual energy would be pent up and repressed.

Should the line actually touch the Mercury line, the sexual energy would flow as free, healthy, sexual expression. Of course, if the Mercury line was defective in any way, this sexual expression would become
frustrated and unhealthy.

Should the line continue across the palm to link with the Apollo line, heavy financial losses could be expected as well as a propensity for gambling. Reaching the fate line would reveal that pent up energy may override reason and therefore block the person's career or
direction in life. The worst formation of the line was if it linked with the life line, where it was believed to represent sexual indulgence, possible nymphomania and therefore certain sexually related health problems.

Modern society now takes a slightly different view from the attitudes of the Victorian times, and it is now believed that the line may reveal a tendency to allergic reactions from certain chemicals and poisons.

However, even now, the link with addiction remains as the palms of drug addicts are frequently found to have a via lascivia which actually crosses over the life line.

NB: The addiction line begins low in the palm, originating from the percussive edge, and moving across the palm to cross the life line.

It is important not to confuse the
addiction line with an influence line which originates deep on the Venus mount,
either stemming from the family ring or from a vertical influence line, crossing over the life line in the direction of Luna. This would indicate an influence from
another person which may involve travel, possibly overseas.

When the Via Lascivia is short and
complete or fragmented, it is thought to
indicate an intolerance to certain food,
alcohol, drugs, pollens or pollution. Care must be taken to avoid those things which create a reaction. The longer the line, reaching as far as the life line, the more likely is a person to try to escape from life by taking substances which he may come to depend on. When the line reaches the life line, warning bells should sound as there is a possibility of dependence. And as stated above, should the lines actually cross the life line, addiction may have already
become established.

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This is a square formation of lines appearing on the Jupiter mount. Whenever seen, it indicates the ability to impart knowledge. If this square is analysed it can be seen to be made up of an effort line towards Jupiter and oblique lines crossing the Jupiter mount. The effort line to Jupiter implies that ambition drives the person towards possible academic achievement. The oblique lines across Jupiter indicate perception, sympathy and a humanitarian view towards other people. When combined, these qualities may indeed point towards a person who has teaching ability with the desire to impart knowledge for the benefit of others.

*moo has a teacher's square and it makes her happy....lol*