Palmistry 101
Alrighty yāall so this is the first informational post in my palmistry post series, where I share my personal notes and information Iāve gathered through experience as a semi-professional palmist. The first post, Palmistry 100, is available here if youād like to read it.
This post will be a bit long, so everything is available under the cut!
Okay so the first thing weāll cover is which hand to read. Short answer? We absolutely read both hands. We do this to get a more complete and full understanding of someoneās personality. The dominant hand shows the outward personality, actions, and what theyāve done with what they were given, sorta like the sun sign in astrology. The non-dominant hand shows the more inner workings, someoneās inclinations, and more of their way of thinking/reflections, sorta like the moon sign in astrology. Think conscious versus subconscious. So what do we do if someone is ambidextrous? First, I ask them which hand they default to when it comes to writing. Most of the time, they will tell you clearly. On the rare chance that someone says they write with both, check the flexibility of their thumbāthe hand with the less flexible thumb is their dominant hand.
Thatās cool, now we know to read both hands, now what? How do we study this before going out into the world offering our friends and families readings? Because thatās a lot of pressure. Slow down there tiger, youāve probably got a long way before doing an in-person reading, especially for someone with a lot of questions. The best way to study palms can be broken down into 2.5 parts.
Number 1, take a print! All you need is some paper and ink. Cover your hand in ink (one at a time of course) and push firmly into the paper. If done correctly, you should be able to clearly see the lines in your hands and even your finger prints and palmar ridges. Hereās an example:
Prints are fantastic for learning, because not only are you able to clearly see the lines and use them as a reference for study, but now you have a print that you can use to compare your hands in the future, because a lot of the lines in your hands will change over time. Having a print allows you to take your time when studying and learning to read palms, much better than asking your curious mom to check her palms and then getting a borage of āWhat do you see?ā and āWhat does that mean?ā
Number 2, pictures! Phone cameras have come a very long way over the years, and most people are able to capture a fairly good image of someoneās palm. The reason this is less preferred than a print is because not only will some of the minor lines and the palmar ridges be basically invisible, but you also wonāt be able to measure the fingers against each other (which weāll get into in a different post). That being said, theyāre still a great resource to have, especially if youāre not able to take a print for any variety of valid reasons.
2.5? 2.5 includes pictures of celebrity hands, which can be found accompanying readings from other palmists sometimes, just like is done with celebrity astrology. I would recommend to ignore the other palmistās reading and just study the palms, especially of the dominant hand, and try to match your findings with the way said celebrity portrays themselves, especially in interviews. For example, Hillary Clinton has a simian line, which in short, makes a lot of sense for her based on her career in politics. Jim Carrey has a long ring finger, sometimes known as the Apollo finger, which is found in a lot of people drawn to being the star of the room, and some people in the public eye like actors and comedians (and Iām not just saying that). You can also find plenty, and I mean plenty, of palm pictures on reddit, specifically r/palmistry, which I will absolutely recommend to beginners as a studying resource once you learn a few things to pinpoint.
So weāve identified some great ways to get your hands on some other hands, which is fantastic. Learning to read for strangers helps you to build you objectivity when readingāit removes bias from your readings, which sharpens your knowledge on the topic.
In the next post, weāll begin the discussion on the major lines of the palms, which is where I usually start my readings.














