History of palmistry
Palmistry has been practiced since tha dawn of time. Philosophers, such as Aristotle, Pliny, Anaxagoras,
Hispanus, Cardamis and Emperor Augustus all agreed to this fascinating
discipline of Palmistry.
Aristotle (384–322 B.C.E.)
discovered a treatise on the subject of palmistry, which he then presented to Alexander the Great
(356–323 B.C.E.), who took great interest in examining the character of his officers by analyzing the lines on their hands. Aristotle stated that "Lines are not written into the human hand without reason. They emanate from heavenly influences and man's own individuality". Accordingly, Aristotle,
Hippocrates and Alexander the Great popularized the laws and
practice of palmistry. Hippocrates sought to use palmistry to aid his clinical procedures.
From Greece, the knowledge of palmistry slowly spread to India, Tibet, China,
Persia, Egypt and to some countries in Europe. Studies show that most
ancient communities like the Sumerians, Tibetans, Hebrews, Babylonians,
Egyptians and Persians were greatly interested in the study and
practice of palmistry.
The
Bible itself speaks of the markings in one's hand in the book of Job
as: "God placed signs or seals in the hands of men, that all
men might know their works., and there is always the timeless knowledge
that God and nature make nothing in vain."
Palmistry as a science
The human hand best reveals the story of the human life in the past, present and future. The hand cannot perform a single action without the brain, and there are more nerves from the brain to the hand than to any other part of the body.
In the early 1990s a most intriguing piece of research was carried out by the Medical Research Council in the UK which has scienctifically proven parts of the lines and the length of the fingers to be directly linked with someone's health and personality.
Today, palmistry is used to help give people
direction in life and to shed light on personal issues like relation-ships, health,
finances and family.
Palmistry in movies
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