The
Palmists knew the art of fortune telling through palm reading known as
palmistry or chiromancy. It is believed that palmistry originated in India with its roots in Vedic Astrology,
which is known in Sanskrit as Jyotish, fortune-tellers. Several thousand
years ago, the Hindu sage Valmiki is thought to have
written a book comprising 567 stanzas, the title of which translates in English
as "The Teachings of Valmiki Maharshi on Male Palmistry.” From India, the
art of palmistry spread to ancient populace like the Tibetans, Sumerians,
Hebrews, Babylonians, and Persians and they were greatly interested in the
study and practice of palmistry. It reached countries in the Far East, China
and some countries in Europe and Greece. Alexander the great, made use of
Chiromancy to choose his men for the key posts in his administration.
Chiromancy consists of the practice of
evaluating a person's character or future life by reading the
various lines on the palm like - heart line, head line, life line, fate line
and sun lines. Girdle of Venus, Mercury line, travel line
and other markings like - stars, crosses, triangles, squares, tridents and
rings under each of the fingers; Mounts like - Lunar, Venus, Mars formed by its
negative and positive poles, Jupiter, Saturn, Sun, Mercury, Rahu and Ketu are
all clear indications to the astrologer. Some palm-readers also examine
characteristics of the fingers, fingernails, fingerprints and skin texture and
color, shape of the palm and flexibility of the hand.
Excerpts from
MEMOIRS
An autobiography
by
Joseph J. Thayamkeril
Lawyer, Kochi, Kerala, India.
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