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• Palmistry is the practice of telling people's fortunes from the shape, patterns, marks and lines on their hands. Believed to have originated among gypsies in India over 5,000 years ago, palmistry spread through Eastern and Western cultures and is still practiced in modern times.

• Fast Facts

  1. Also called chiromancy or cheiromancy
  2. Considered a pseudoscience
  3. The first book on palmistry dates to the 15th century
  4. In the Middle Ages, palmistry was used to identify witches
  5. Condemned by the Catholic Church in the 17th century
  6. Outlawed in England in the 18th century
  7. The dominant hand is usually read first
  8. The mounts (bumps) on the hand are named after the planets
  9. Palm readers are often found at carnivals and circuses
  10. No conclusive scientific data that supports the theories of palmistry has been discovered

• Introduction

  The art of palmistry is based on the theory that certain characteristics and aspects of the personality are evidenced by the lines, structure, color, shape and flexibility of a person's hands. Different areas and lines of the hands are associated with different tendencies and aspects of character. Some palm readers use this information to extrapolate what one's future may hold or what they may have experienced in a past life.

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