Square             Elementary           Conic                    Spatulate

Philosophic       Mixed

Square:  Orderly, punctual, and precise.

Elementary:  Nature loving, hands-on, physical, planning.

Conic:  Imaginative, creative, sometimes impractical, sometimes lazy.

Spatulate:  Confident, competent, can-do person.

Philosophic:  Intellectual, cultural, extroverted, extravanagant.

Mixed:  The odd one, not constant with thought, very whimsical.

Shape of Fingertips: With the tips of the fingers this shows the secondary side of ourselves, for if you have ever noticed we do have two separate sides of our personalities.

Square:  People who have these fingertips are the thinkers and the decision-makers. They take the logical view rather then fantasy. They have a problem with anything artist.

Pointed:  These fingertips are the artists of the group, the sensitive and fragile personality. They give love freely.

Conic:  These tips seem to be the high officers; such as police, judges, and business persons. The downfall is that most who has these tips needs constant emotional strength.

Spatulate:  A combo of the pointed and the square tips. See above.

Thumbs:  The shape of the thumb also gives insight into the person.

Thick:  Primitive tastes, uncouth

Flat:  A nervous person, can be cruel

Broad:  Prone to violent outbursts. if also short, prone to fits of stubbournness.

Slender: An artistic person

Thumb Flexibility:  The following refers to the degree which one can bend one's thumb back, away from the hand. This doesn't count if you've had thumb surgery.

Stiff: An inflexible person, but probably good with money.

Thrown-back:  An artistic and generous person (again, the average)

Very flexible:  An unconventional person, money probably flows through their fingers.

Fingernails: Not only shows the beauty of the hand, but also tells the hidden truth of ourselves. Below is a list of the different types.

Square: Easy going nature and an even temperament.

Broad: A strong character with an explosive temper.

Fan Shaped: Nails adopt this shape when the person has been suffering from long term stress.

Almond: Gentle, kind people who are often daydreamers.

Narrow: These people are cold and selfish.

Vertical ridges: May indicate rheumatic problems.

Horizon ridges: Dietary deficiencies.

Dished: Chemical imbalance.

Wraparound: May indicate respiratory problems.

Overlarge Moons: May indicate an overactive thyroid problem.

Red Nails: Indicate people who are impatient.

Pale nails: May indicate an iron deficiency.

Mounts: The mounts refer to the fleshy lumps that appear on your hand, the high spots or "mountains" on the plane of the hand. The most prominant ones are roughly at the base of each finger and thumb. These are named after the finger or other feature which they are nearest. In general, the larger the mount the stronger the characteristic in the person. There is a special meaning if the mount is not exactly under the proper finger, but that's more specific than will be discussed here.

Jupiter (under index finger):  religion, pride, respect

Saturn (under 2nd finger):  morbidness, sadness, interpersonal relationships.

Sun (under ring finger):  artistic talent

Mercury (under pinky finger):  inventiveness

Upper Mars (directly under the Mount of Mercury):  courage

Moon (directly under Upper Mars, large):  imagination

Venus (under thumb, across from Moon):  love

Lower Mars (above Venus, across from Upper Mars):  indifference

The Life Line:  The line of life, is the line which, rising under the Mount of Jupiter, goes down the hand and embraces the mount of Venus. On it is marked time, also illness and death, and events foreshadowed by the other important lines are verified. If the Line of Life is semi-circular, thin and deep, without irregularities, breaks, or crosses of any kind, it is an auspicious sign and promises long life, good health, and vitality. A thick, shallow and straight line of life is not auspicious.

The Head Line:  The line of Head relates principally to the mentality of the subject - to the intellectual strength or weakness, to the temperament in its relation to talent, and to the direction and quality of the talent itself. It is indicative of the mental level or the intelligence of a person. Whether a person would have money or not is also divined from a study of this line. If one goes a little deeper into things one finds that intelligence or a person's mental level has something to do with whether he would have money or not. If a person loses the capacity to act intelligently, he is sure to lose whatever money he has and, conversely, using one's wits fully can lead to affluence.

The Heart Line:  The line of heart is naturally an important line in the study of the hand. It is believed to be line of emotions. Love or the attraction of the sexes from natural causes plays one of the most prominent parts in the drama of life, and as in the nature so in the hand. The Heart Line is the horizontal line above the Headline. It begins beneath either the index finger or middle finger and extends across to the edge of the palm on the side of the little finger.

The Fate Line:  The Line of fate, also known as line of destiny, or the Saturnian's, is the center upright line on the palm of the hand. In consideration of this line the type of hand plays an important part; for instance the line of fate, even in the most successful hand is less marked on the elementary, the square, and the Spatulate, than on the philosophic, the conic, or the psychic. Consequently if one sees, as one often will, an apparently very strong line of fate on a conic hand, one must remember that it ha snot half the importance of a similar line on a square types as far as worldly success is concerned.

The Health Line:  This line rises at the base of Mount of Mercury, and as it grows down the hand and into the line of life, so does it foreshadow the growth of the illness or germ of disease which at the time of its coming in contact with the line of life will reach its climax. It should lie straight down the hand - the straighter the better. Although it is an excellent sign to be without this line. Such absence denotes an extremely robust, healthy constitution. Its presence on hand in any form indicates some delicate point to be guarded against.

The Marriage Line:  If the line is straight, it is generally indicative of a good marital relationship or an enduring love affair. If this line inclines towards the Heart Line it indicates an interruption with marital relations or ill health of the spouse. If this line inclines towards the little finger, the spouse is likely to have a long life. This line may not be single one, but there might be two or even three such lines.

But it does not mean that a person would have as many marriages or love affairs. It would suffice here to point out that sexual or marital relations or love affairs are not to be inferred from this line alone. One must study the line of Mars, the line of Saturn; the Line of the Sun, the Mount of Venus and the Mount of Jupiter before answering any questions about marriage or its break-up.

The Mars Line:  Some palmists believe that it is a line of influence of the Mount of Venus. It is a parallel line within the Line of Life. If it is very near the line of life or if it is very deep it indicates the extent to which a person is subject to fits of anger. If it is away from the Line of Life the person is likely to be of an equable temper. It also indicates the state of marital relations. It originates from the Aggressive Mars, runs parallel to the Line of Life towards the Mount of Venus and terminates at the wrist or the Mount of Venus.