Gypsy Rose Lee

Chirology, Chiromancy, Palmistry or Hand Reading; All names used to describe the reading of the lines, as well as the hand itself.  Do you remember, going to a fun fair or walking along a beach and finding a 'Palm Reading' Kiosk. Traditionally an old Lady dressed in gypsy clothes, a few candles and dim lighting.  These places still exist, up and down the Country. I remember going to one myself and thinking how good she was, knowing me as she did. However, I never fully believed in the process of Hand Reading and felt that there was certainly an element of 'People Reading' too.  Able to tell the body language and read more into the answers given by the client,

The first Bipolar relapse I can remember was in 2003/4.  At that time I was looking for answers.  I had no idea I was Bipolar then and was really unsure what was going on inside my brain.  I studied Tarot and healing with crystals, both of which did nothing to solve my current situation.  Finally, I discovered Palmistry - I read book after book. Currently, I have a collection of books on the hand, that number around 300.  The more I read, the more I studied, the more things made sense.  Above is a picture of my hand from 2004 and the lines, marks and dates I had marked off; It was amazing.  Dates were corresponding, marks related to me and importantly it was helping me discover who I was and what future I had ahead of me!

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I am a thinker and want answers to questions.  I need facts and figures to back up an idea or statement.  Palmistry offered me that information.  I could see the traditional lines of Life, head and heart as well as many others I had only discovered through study.  I could see periods of success and periods of stress.  There were travel lines, lines of addiction, marks for suicide attempts, family and sibling lines, relationship lines, a writers fork as well as scary marks of illness, loss of energy and even the loss of someone close.  I was balled over with amazement.  The more I studied the more shocked I became.

I began to read friends hands, just to prove to myself I wasn't seeing things I wanted too, rather than what was there. Each hand I read gave me more confidence.  The lines on each hand were unique to that person.  Every movement they made with their hand, wasn't random, It was the mind popping another clue to that person's existence down, for someone like me to read.  The mind is indeed a powerful thing.  We use it every day, to process thoughts and feelings. As human beings we suffer stress and as a reflexologist uses points on a persons body to heal ailments, so the mind copies thoughts onto a persons hand.   If one thinks of this logically, one can actually see this in other areas of the body. You can see pain in a persons face, you can see a blue tinge under the finger nails of a patient with cardiac problems and you can of course see mental disabilities in physical form.  

Hand study can be traced back to Ancient Greece.  Many Greek Philosophers used the hand to form opinions and ideas, and even today Medical Practitioners use the hand to diagnose health problems.  We use our hands every day.  They bear the scars of our life and the endless thoughts that process through our mind daily.  There are lines that appear on our non-active hand that change every six years or so.  The lines on our active hand change, probably every six months and there are even lines in the ball of the thumb, that change every day.  It is important to note that any line formed, is only a line you want someone else to see.  You can quite easily stop lines forming, if you wish them to remain a secret within yourself.  There are also lines that show previous lives, how well or not we used that life, as well as your present birth, genetic lines, lines of stress and inability and important health related marks.

The physical shape of one's hand can show much also. The hand consists of Mounts, and the importance of that mount can be seen clearly through its size, structure and the markings on it. The way one holds one hands are also important. Are we welcoming and extrovert with wide spaced fingers or closed an introvert with a closed hand and in all probability a closed mind?  Other factors such as finger length, condition and type of nails and also fingerprint markings also offer a valuable insight into that person.

I have written much on Palmistry, for various websites, even dating websites and I have always been amazed by the reactions of others.  Their initial reaction is the same as mine, eleven years ago.  I haven't had so much time in recent years to carry on, what is an essentially a time-consuming hobby, but you never forget how to do it, it always amazes me and above all it is something all of us can do, to help us through tough times and help us rebuild ourselves when all else fails.