Palmistry: The Principles and Practice of Hand Reading Revealed (Complete Illustrated Guide)

Peter West

ISBN 10: 1862043078 / ISBN 13: 9781862043077

Published by HarperCollins Publishers, United Kingdom, London, 1998

About this Item

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. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Palmistry: The Principles and Practice of Hand Reading Revealed (Complete Illustrated Guide)
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers, United Kingdom, London
• Publication Date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 1862043078
• ISBN 13: 9781862043077
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good

About this title

Synopsis

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.

Review

Peter West's competent handbook covers the usual features found in books on palmistry--the lines in the palm, the shape of the hand, and smaller skin patterns--but if you're looking for a more advanced work, you may want to try Edward Campbell's Encyclopedia of Palmistry. West delves a little more deeply into fingerprints, adornments such as watches and jewelry, and connections between palmistry and other occult arts like tarot and numerology; but where The Complete Illustrated Guide to Palmistry really shines is in its illustrations. The color photographs are a perfect match for the subject area, shaming the line-art found in standard palmistry texts and eliminating the need for verbose descriptions of hard-to-locate features on the hands. --Brian Patterson