| The American Heritage Dictionary defines | | | | popular belief that it is something mysterious. The |
| Palmistry as the practice of telling fortunes from | | | | fleshy part of the hand and the structure of the |
| the lines, marks, and patterns on the palms of the | | | | fingers reveal a lot about the subject. Palmists |
| hands. Palmistry is also called as chiromancy, | | | | claim that predictions through Palmistry has |
| palm-reading, chirology, or hand-analysis. Palmistry | | | | scientific basis, even though the scientists |
| originated in ancient India. It was said to be | | | | worldwide have their own opinion regarding this |
| practiced by the Brahmins of Ancient India. | | | | topic. The scientists claim that Palmistry does not |
| Palmistry can be regarded as a part of Astrology. | | | | have any scientific basis. According to the |
| Records of practice of Palmistry are also available | | | | Palmists, the dominant hand of a person reveals |
| in countries such as China, Tibet, Persia, | | | | the current and future trends. On the other hand, |
| Mesopotamia, Egypt, and Ancient Greece. | | | | the passive hand reveals the person's childhood. |
| Cheiro was the most famous practitioner of | | | | Palmists see a definite pattern in the lines on the |
| palmistry in modern times. He was born in Ireland | | | | palm. These lines have been classified into heart |
| and had predicted many incidents of his time. For | | | | line, head line, life line, fate line etc. Each of these |
| example, he correctly foretold the Boer War, | | | | lines will interpret different aspects of ones life. |
| death of Queen Victoria, assassination of King | | | | In this age of cutthroat competition, the people |
| Umberto of Italy, a year or so before each of | | | | seem to have become more and more |
| these incidents occurred. He also had predicted | | | | dependant on things beyond their normal powers. |
| about the infamous "Great Depression" all over | | | | Palmistry is gaining popularity even among the |
| the world. He correctly predicted the outbreak | | | | western public as well. This is because human |
| and end of World War 1 before it happened. | | | | beings have become more concerned about their |
| Cheiro wrote a number of valuable books on | | | | future than ever before. Palmistry is quite popular |
| Palmistry. He had also successfully predicted the | | | | in India. It is a part of the everyday life for many |
| downfall of the Czar in Russian and the | | | | Indians. Life is unimaginable for them without |
| subsequent massacre of him and all his immediate | | | | Palmistry. They will consult the Palmist for almost |
| family members. Palmistry is based on reading the | | | | every activity of their lives. For special occasions |
| lines on the hand of a person. Palmists say that | | | | like marriage, setting up of a new business, birth |
| by reading the lines of a person's hand, it is quite | | | | of a child, starting a new profession etc, a visit to |
| possible to tell about the persons past, present | | | | a Palmist has become a must. A palmist will |
| and future. They say that positioning of the lines | | | | examine the hand carefully and advice the clients |
| in the hand is a key to determining the subjects | | | | about their next activity. The palmists say that |
| past, present, and future. The basics of Palmistry | | | | there is a relation between the lines in ones palm, |
| are said to be quite simple as opposed to the | | | | the planetary motions, and ones life. |