ILLUSTRATIONS
Reading edition
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CheiroFrontispiece
The Lines of the Hand1
Lord Kitchener's Hand2
PLATE
I.The Three Principal Positions for the Commencement of the Line of Head11
II.The Line of Head joined to the Line of Life and its Terminations18
III.The Line of Head separated from the Line of Life20
IV.Islands on the Line of Head24
V.More Variations of the Line of Head27
VI.The Line of Head and Line of Heart running together29
VII.Double Lines of Head, also Crosses and Squares32
VIII.The Line of Life and Sections of Influences from the Mounts37
IX.The Line of Life and its Variations40
X.The Line of Life and Line of Mars45
XI.The Line of Destiny and its Modifications51
XII.The Line of Destiny and its Variations53
XIII.The Line of Destiny and its Modifications56
XIV.The Line of Destiny, Islands, and other Signs59
XV.The Line of Sun and its Modifications62
XVI.The Line of Heart and its Variations68
XVII.The Line of Marriage74
XVIII.Marriage Lines and Influence Lines which further help in denoting Marriage78
XIX.The Line of Health84
XX.The Girdle of Venus. The Ring of Saturn. The Bracelets. The Line of Intuition. The Via Lasciva89
XXI.Travels, Voyages, Accidents, and Descending Lines from the Mounts99
XXII.The Island, the Circle, the Spot, the Grille, the Star, and the Square102
XXIII.Minor Marks and Signs105
XXIV.Minor Marks and Signs108
XXV.The Great Triangle and the Quadrangle111
XXVI.Times and Dates of Principal Events113
CHEIROGNOMY
ILLUSTRATIONS
I.The Elementary Hand120
The Square or Useful Hand120
The Spatulate Hand120
The Philosophic Hand120
II.The Conic or Artistic Hand123
The Psychic Hand123
The Mixed Hand123
III.Thumbs:
The Clubbed Thumb129
The Supple Jointed Thumb129
The Firm Jointed Thumb129
The Waist-Like Thumb129
The Straight Thumb129
The Elementary Thumb129
IV.The Fingers:
The Smooth134
The Square134
The Knotty134
V.The Nails:
Delicacy of Throat137
Chest and Bronchial137
Spinal Weakness137
Weak Action of the Heart137
Paralysis137
VI.The Mounts of the Hand:
The Mount of Venus141
The Mount of Mars141
The Mount of Jupiter141
The Mount of Saturn141
The Mount of the Sun141
The Mount of Mercury141
The Mount of the Moon141
THE LINES OF THE HAND.
