Palmistry

Chiromancy or cheiromancy, also known as palmistry or palm-reading consists of the practice (or pseudoscience) of evaluating a person's character or future life by "reading" the palm of that person's hand. (The Greek components of the word "cheiromancy" carry implications of "hand-divination".) Various "lines" ("life line", "heart line", etc) and "mounts" (bumps) purportedly suggest interpretations by their relative sizes and intersections.

In palmistry, the reader usually begins by reading the person's dominant hand. (the hand he or she writes with or uses the most.) There are four main lines: The life line, the head line, and the heart line. The heart line is the top line. It is usually deep and extends from one side of the hand and stops at about the middle finger. This line represents what the person believes about love, their past love experiences, and what fears if any the person has about love. The next line down is the head line. This line starts