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What might a curve in your palm mean to someone who reads the hand as a map of character?
In Indian Palmistry, Mrs. J. B. Dale introduces a way of reading character and fortune through the human hand. Her practical handbook starts with the whole hand before turning to individual lines. Shape, fingers and thumb become signs to interpret, each with a place in the palmist’s method.
The book draws on the idea of an old Indian tradition of bodily signs, viewed through Western palmistry. It also offers a glimpse of an early twentieth-century parlour interest. You explore what palmists say the hand reveals, from the life line’s link with vitality to the thumb’s association with will and reason.
What you’ll discover
- The whole hand first Begin with the hand’s overall shape before looking closely at the lines within it.
- A map of lines Trace the life line around the thumb and explore its traditional connection with vitality.
- The thumb and character Discover why palmists treat the thumb as a sign of will and reason.
- Fingers worth a closer look See how fingers join the lines and thumb in this system of interpreting character.
- Tradition through Western eyes Explore how a Western handbook presents palmistry as drawing on an Indian tradition.
Who will love it
Readers who love folklore, fortune telling, the history of occult arts and curious old manuals will enjoy this book, as will anyone who likes studying their own palm with a clear guide beside them.
What’s inside
The key ideas, in the 15-minute summary
- Read the mounts under each finger
- Judge the lines by length and clarity
- Start with the whole hand and fingers
- Figures, planets and body signs add detail
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La chiromanzia indiana
Fifty-six numbered signs turn the palm into a map of fortune, health, travel and rank.
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Indian Palmistry is a compact handbook by Mrs. J. B. Dale, who died in 1921. It sets out how the art of the hand is practised in the East, as she presents it.
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Read the mounts under each finger
The book opens with a numbered reference, and its first entries are the mounts, the raised pads at the root of each finger. Jupiter sits under the forefinger, Saturn under the middle finger, the Sun, also called Apollo, under the ring finger, and Mercury under the little finger. Venus lies at the base of the thumb, and the Moon rests on the outer edge of the palm.
Each mount has its own range of meanings. A prominent Jupiter points to pride, while a small one points to idleness. A clear Saturn suggests wisdom and prudence, and a very full one suggests sadness and silence. Apollo stands for art and intelligence, Mercury for invention, wit, writing, law and journeys, the Moon for imagination, Venus for love of beauty, and Mars for courage.
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What is Indian Palmistry about?
It is a handbook on reading destiny from the hand. It describes the mounts, lines, fingers, nails and many small marks, and says what each is thought to show about character, health, wealth, love and travel.
Who wrote Indian Palmistry?
Mrs. J. B. Dale wrote it. She died in 1921. The book gathers the rules of eastern palmistry into a reference with numbered entries, short summaries and lists of signs, written in a clear and direct style.
Which hand does Indian palmistry read?
The book gives the general rule of the East. For a man the book points to his right hand, and for a woman to her left. It then says to favor whichever hand shows the signs and lines most clearly.
The author
Mrs. J. B. Dale
1853–1921 · Writer on palmistry
Mrs. J. B. Dale, who died in 1921, wrote this handbook on palmistry as it is taught in the East. The book shows a writer of her era who gathers old rules, lists and signs into a practical guide, and who gives her own preferences and cautions along the way.
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