“Life line”
A crease curving around the base of the thumb. Its name does not make length, depth, or breaks evidence of lifespan or health.
History, not diagnosis
A palm is not a medical chart or a map of fate.
Vocabulary found in palmistry manuals
Historical manuals gave memorable names to ordinary creases and padded regions of the hand. The names are classification terms inside those systems; they are not anatomical findings or validated assessments.
“Head line”
A transverse crease described using different start and end points. It does not measure intelligence, mental health, or decision quality.
“Heart line”
A crease nearer the fingers. It does not diagnose the heart, reveal fidelity, or predict relationships.
“Fate line”
A label for a vertical crease that may be faint or absent. It does not prove fate, career direction, luck, or purpose.
“Mounts”
Named padded regions used in some systems. Planetary labels are symbolic categories, not medical anatomy.
Dominant hand rules
Schools disagree about which hand represents what. That disagreement is a useful reminder that the interpretation is conventional.
Study a source critically
- Record the author, edition, language, place, and date.
- Separate description of a crease from the claim attached to it.
- Compare multiple schools and note contradictions.
- Do not photograph or interpret another person’s hand without consent.
- Never use a reading to make health, legal, financial, employment, or relationship decisions.
