Mudras & Hand Symbolism: Hand Mysteries? Part 2

etches made upon the palms of the hands. Perhaps we could explain this simply by saying that one’s character, beliefs, and attitudes determine to a large extent one’s so-called fate, and so by knowing a subject’s psychic make-up it is possible to know his or her probable future. For instance, if a subject has a slothful character, we could predict that he or she would experience financial problems and poor health. This principle is based upon the Law of Cause and Effect and is nothing mysterious.

Terence Dukes in his book, “Chinese Hand Analysis,” tells us that the hands may be analyzed at different levels, not only from its physical aspects, but from its psychic constitution as well:

“Because of the principle (Li) of transmutative levels, it also became possible to interpret a hand from its energy flow rather than its physical attributes, and the ‘psychic’ element (as we would call it today) became accepted. The interpretation would differ depending on the level of paradigmatic and hermeneutical ability of the analyst. From observed hand patterns, a Taoist analyst may be able to tell that you have rebuilt your home, a Chen-Yen Buddhist that your grandmother’s spirit was watching over you, and a Buddhist-cum-Taoist that your liver was overworking! The well-trained cheirologist could tell you all three and more, for such training implies trans-level understanding and not just prognostic ability.”

Whether a coincidence or not, the palms show a significant number. The figure nineteen in Arabic numerals may be found etched on them. Using the terminology of palmistry, the figure consists of the “life,” “heart,” and “head” lines. Nineteen is definitely esoteric being one of the two numbers

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