The complete illustrated guide to palmistry - Peter West

In this illustrated work, Peter West explains the meaning of all the different whorls, marks, stars, lines and palmar of fingerprint patterns, and gives advice on the specific techniques used to read a palm.

Introduction: a gift from the East; the beginnings; handprints. Part 1 The shape of the hand: traditional classification; modern classification; traditional palmistry - the mounts; modern chronology - the areas; the fingers; the thumb; the back of the hand. Part 2 The major lines of the hand: left or right hand?; full or empty hand?; the head line; the life line; the heart line; the fate line. Part 3 The minor lines and other features: the sun lines; the mercury line; the simian line; the rascettes; rings and other notable features; the distinctive minor marks; time in the hands. Part 4 The fingerpoint patterns; the apices; the special patterns. Part 5 Practical palmistry: relationships; health; humour; sexual development career; money; travel; retirement and old age; gesture and body language; personal adornment; negative qualities; criminal types; palmistry and astrology; palmistry and graphology; palmistry and the tarot; palmistry and numerology.