Sreeshanth's folly

It is believed that Sreeshanth the cricketer succumbed to temptation when he fell prey to bookies. That he was "weak." The weakness of character appears to be a widely held belief, mainly because of his known outbursts on the cricket field.

Actually, Sreeshanth's hand reveals a far more complex mind-set. He has a

Stars, Crosses, Symbols and Superstition in hand reading

Hand reading is not about superstition, but the disrepute of superstition has stuck to some extent. It's a commonly held belief that signs, shapes and symbols on the palm reveal significant events in the future, events which cannot be avoided. As a result hand readers are seen as some sort of psychics.

To start with, shapes of animals or things or even a shape like a circle has little meaning in hand reading, if such shapes exist at all. A pure trident (a line splitting upwards into three) is an uncommon sign, and when it is found it's usually the Sunline or the Fateline which has split at the end. The meaning depends on which line it is. A trident does not foretell an event and is not necessarily an indication of good fortune.

Stars and crosses have significance if properly formed, and not part of a main line. They can reveal some aspect of character, depending on where they are found. If found on or close to a main line (but not part of it), they can point to a type of past or future event (positive or negative), but there is no certainty of this event ever taking place. Lines disappear and new ones appear - along with changes in the person. The future event may not take place if the person changes his/her behaviour. What is fascinating is that lines indicating the past can also change if one's perception of the past changes.

Hand readers cannot predict the future with certainty because people's personalities do not remain static. It was easier to predict the future fifty or a hundred years ago when life held limited choices and there was some belief in fatalism. The lack of mobility, fewer career choices, less individualism and a reluctance to believe that the future can be changed meant that people changed less and their lives took predictable paths.

The fact is that a hand reader is as capable of reading the future as a medical doctor is! When a doctor tells a patient that he/she could die from cancer, the patient does not think of the doc as a psychic. People believe that they can improve their health if they change their lifestyle, and are often determined to prove the doc wrong. As long as actual changes are made (not dependence on stones, gems etc) life can improve. If the person believes that a tragic event is 'fated' to happen, and does not attempt to change, he/she could well meet his 'fate' sooner than he thinks.

You might also like: Can Palmistry predict future events?  or Palmistry Explained or How to decipher signs and lines on a hand or Palmistry Myths and Misconceptions and how palmistry can help you lead a better life
Or What to expect from a private hand reading

Why is Leonardo DiCaprio unmarried?

Most Hollywood stars marry once or twice, if not thrice. However, Leonardo DiCaprio is a known player. What makes him different from his famous colleagues in Hollywood? Reading his hand was the nearest I could get to for an answer.

The dominant mount on Leonardo’s hand is the Moon Mount, and that imbues the owner with a certain amount of self centeredness, restlessness, and

Pakistan's Imran Khan

Imran Khan is known to the world as a cricketer, a philanthropist, politician and is a celebrity of sorts. But who really is Imran Khan, the person?

The overall shape of Imran’s hand is good. It’s large, well formed, with a good length of fingers (most of them square tipped), a broad palm, and a long thumb which is very slightly low-set. What this means that Imran is a good person, broad-thinking and pragmatic, and not too religious. He is also strong-willed, even stubborn.

However, it’s clear from Headline that when it comes to organizational ability and intellect, he is

The long ring fingers of Sharad and Ajit Pawar

It is common to see similar personality characteristics in the hands of parents and children, and at times even between grand-children, and nephews and nieces. This is reflected on the hand.

It was interesting to note similarities in the hands of Sharad Pawar and his nephew Ajit Pawar (elder brother’s son). This similarity lies in the formation of their Jupiter and Apollo fingers (index and ring fingers). In the hands of both these men, the Apollo or ring finger is a little longer than their Jupiter or index finger.

A comparison of the hands of Pope Francis and Pope Benedict XVI

The personality or Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio or Pope Francis  as revealed by his hands is significantly different from that of the previous pope (Pope Benedict XVI). The main differences oddly enough lie in the realm of their belief system. While Pope Benedict's hands show that he was an uncompromising believer, rigid in his beliefs, Pope Francis’s hands show him to be more

Sylvester Stallone's hand reading

Sylvester Stallone may well be a talented guy, and neither manipulative nor selfish, but his hands show that he could be a difficult person to live with. The short thick fingers, the highly developed mounts, the deep lines, and the long supple thumb by themselves tell a story of a person who likes to live his life to the fullest. A person with high energy levels who is passionate, emotionally volatile and impulsive. Stallone's tendency to be unpredictable is accentuated as he thinks and acts quickly.  His hands also show a very high physical sex drive and coupled with the impulsive nature, it would be quite difficult for him to be faithful to his partner.

How did this man channelise his unbridled energy and reach the heights that he did?

Oscar Pistorius's hand reading

Few believe paralympian Oscar Pistorius’s claim that he shot his girl-friend Reeva by mistake; certainly not the police. What is the truth? Did Oscar Pistorius deliberately kill his girl-friend Reeva Steenkamp?

The hand can guide us to some extent. It may not be able to tell if a person has actually committed a crime, but it can tell us whether a person is capable of it. The hand reveals the inner workings of the mind, and it is also possible to surmise from the hand whether a person is likely to commit a crime of passion or a cold-blooded, premeditated one.

Pistorius's hand has

Hand Reading of Angela Merkel Chancellor of Germany

Angela Merkel's hand is not an extraordinary one, but she is the Chancellor of Germany, now in her second term. Her success is not dramatically imprinted on her hand. You don't get to see the big broad hand with at least an average length of fingers or even the low set, large thumb or the long slim Mercury finger; signs you see on many successful people. Instead, what you see is

Couple Compatibility in Hand Reading

Synastry in Astrology is the art of matching two horoscopes for the purpose of marriage. It is a popular method for those who believe in Astrology. A reader asked me whether there was a similar method in palmistry/hand reading.

There isn’t an official name for matching couples through hand-reading, but it can be used for matching couples, even if it is a more complex method. The advantage of palmistry is that hand and fingerprint reading goes beyond superficial personality characteristics and in-depth into the psyche of a person, bringing out the person's hidden

Ben Affleck's Hand Reading

Ben Affleck has a beautifully shaped hand, with long slim fingers, some of them waisted, a very broad palm, one of the largest I have seen. The mounts are not too heavily developed and the mounts which are well developed are Venus and the Mount of Moon, specifically the Upper part of the Moon Mount. The thumb is also waisted, a little low-set and longer than normal. All of this points to a finely balanced, generous, unselfish, compassionate, and warm person with strength of character and

Asaram Bapu Hand Reading

Asaramji Bapu’s strongly etched lines, well developed mounts and the long thumb with its long first phalange speaks of a strong and willful personality. A person whose strength of personality is augmented by the qualities shown by the long Mercury finger and its developed mount - alertness, tact, intuition and shrewdness. He would also possess excellent