Mercury Line (Health Line)
Mercury Line (Health Line) is a diagonal line extending from below the pinky to the palm base. Tradition links it with energy balance, the rhythm of daily life and the need for rest. Many hands do not have it, which is common and ordinary.
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Children Lines
Thin vertical lines above the marriage lines. Tradition links them with family and close bonds, the relationships a person wants to protect and help grow; they are not a way to count or predict anything.
Intuition Line
A crescent-shaped line extending from the Moon mount to the Mercury mount. Represents strong intuitive ability, psychic sensitivity, and sixth sense. Very rarely seen.
Travel Lines
Horizontal lines on the edge of the palm above the Moon mount. Represent significant journeys, life-changing travels, and migration possibilities.
Girdle of Venus
An arc above the heart line between the index and ring fingers. Represents high emotional sensitivity, passion, aesthetic sensitivity, and romanticism.
Bracelet Lines (Rascette)
Horizontal lines just above the wrist. Tradition links each of them to a stage of life. Deep, smooth lines are read as a balanced rhythm of life and steady inner resources.
Marriage Line
Short horizontal lines below the pinky finger above the heart line. Indicate significant romantic relationships and emotional attachments. Number doesn't necessarily reflect number of marriages.
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- The chiromancy tradition. The system in use today was codified by the 19th-century French school (d'Arpentigny, Desbarrolles).