Bikram Choudhury: yogi or baddie?

This yoga guru, an American citizen of Indian origin, has been accused of megalomania, sexual harassment, rape, and abusive behaviour. Is this evident on his hand? Can the hand tell us the inside story?

Bikram Choudhury has a fleshy hand with well-developed mounts of Venus and Moon, a broad palm and shortish fingers. The base of the hand is developed. His hand shape would fall into the “practical” hand type. His fingers are more or less straight except for the Jupiter (index) finger. The first phalanges are developed but so are the third, particularly those of Jupiter and Mercury. The lines of his palm

Martin Luther King Jr. – hand reading

There are few hands which are as simple to read as the hands of Martin Luther King Jr. Simple because there are fewer lines on his hand and the other hand features are easy to recognise for what they are. There is a lot of information about him on the net, but here you can get more details about Martin Luther King Jr. which are revealed by studying his hand.

Unlike some other hands where one has to examine a hand from several angles to decide whether the thumb is low-set or high-set or just normally set. No such problem arises when one is reading MLK’s hands. The thumb is long and clearly low-set, with a good balance of the phalanges. And the lines on this hand are clear and dark, with the minor lines missing. His fingers are all straight, with long first and second phalanges and the Jupiter finger is short with a pointed tip. The heartline is long and curved, the headline is more or less straight and the mounts of Jupiter, Venus and lower Mars are well developed.

Interestingly, the fateline is not visible after a particular age. MLK was assassinated at the age of 39. This does not mean that

Swami Prabhupada, founder of ISKCON

Swami Prabhupada* was a spiritual teacher and was the founder of ISKCON (International Society of Krishna Consciousness) and like many of his kind has inspired millions of people. Yet, despite the reams of material written about spiritual leaders and their life and death, one always wants to be sure of their genuineness. The hands are a useful tool to help figure this out.

The Swami has a large hand, with long, clear lines, and more or less straight fingers which are neither short nor long. His head and heart lines are balanced with each other. The lifeline is strong, and the palm, though rectangular in shape, is big, and not narrow. He also has large nails, pronounced knots, and good first phalanges. His thumb seems to be a little low set, even if held close to the hand.

These hand features tell us that Swami Prabhupada was clear-headed, and

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Yogi Adityanath's hand reading

The hand can a few things about the personality from the hands, and here is a brief character sketch of Yogi Adityanath, the current Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, India's most populous state. 

The main features of Yogi Adityanath’s hands are his squarish palms and fairly straight shortish, rounded fingers with thick third phalanges, well-developed mounts especially that of Venus, Mars and Moon, and a few dark, well-etched lines, including a ram-rod straight Fateline, but one which does not start from the base of the hand. The heartline is a little more pronounced as compared to his other main lines, the thumb phalanges are slightly thick and the Headline and Lifeline are joined considerably.

What is clear from his hand is that he is a

Shrimad Rajchandra's hands

Shrimad Rajchandra was a godman/guru who died young. His hand is an unusual one. It’s a long, large hand with deep lines. Even more interesting is the difference between the two hands. Not discernible at first glance, but looking closely one can see that the headline on the right hand is longer, reaching the percussion. The other notable differences are a longer Saturn (middle) finger, a more pointed Jupiter (index) finger, a lower set headline, and a longer first phalange of the thumb.

Both hands appear to have what looks like a second heart line or Girdle of Venus, and such a clear line in this position is an unusual sign.

The differences between the two hands tell their own story. Although

Paulo Coelho's hand reading

Paulo Coelho is famous all over the world for his novel – The Alchemist. He has 28 other books to his credit. He was also committed to an insane asylum by his parents but later managed to get out. Some people consider him their spiritual guru. One would think he is quite an intriguing personality, complex in fact!

His hands show a heavy development of mounts, short, straight, plump and flexible fingers with square tips, a very large thumb with a well-developed and supple top phalange, and good knots on the back of the hands. The thumb is also thick. The mounts of his hands which are the most developed are the Venus, Jupiter and Moon mounts. These mounts are excessively developed. The Jupiter (index) finger appears to be pointed. Knots are developed heavily.

Unfortunately, not too much of his headline is visible and therefore one has to rely more on the shape of the hands and fingers to get a glimpse into his personality. It was disappointing to

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

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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

Asaram Bapu's Hand Reading

Asaramji Bapu's hands tell us of a strong and wilful personality with a high level of alertness, tact, intuition and shrewdness. He would also possesses good judgement of people and he is action-orientated and quick as well. Is he a good Guru? Palmistry can have a few answers for us.

Deepak Chopra's hand reading

Dr Deepak Chopra is a world-famous "guru" who has written as many as 65 books but his hands don't appear to match! What is his real-life persona all about? The hands can tell us something about who Deepak Chopra really is. 

His hand tells us that he has a warm and outgoing nature but delve a little deeper and a clearer picture emerges, although still a little different from what one would expect from someone like Dr Deepak Chopra.

The hand reading of Jagdish Vasudev (Sadhguru)

Jaggi Vasudev (Sadhguru) has loyal followers and a good name, but some may wonder if the Guru is genuine or not? The hand can reveal some truths about his character. 

His hands show willpower and determination. His thinking may not always be logical, but he has good reasoning powers and can be persuaded. Plus, he is fairly balanced in his emotions, as well as an independent thinker and doer. He is shrewd, and can be a little manipulative as well. He likes the limelight but overall his hand shows that he is

Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin's hand reading

When I look at the hand of a spiritual leader I primarily look for qualities of asceticism, a philosophical bent of mind, idealism, belief, objectivity of thinking, and of course, compassion. These personality characteristics go a long way in giving the owner the bent of mind suitable for a spiritual calling. I was not disappointed when I saw the hands of Dr Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin, a spiritual leader of the Dawoodi Bohras.

The main features of his rather large, slightly long hands are

Nirmala Devi's hand reading

The hands of Nirmala Devi, popularly known as Mataji (1923 –2011) show a personality with intelligence, pragmatism, aggression and boldness, and these qualities are developed to a high degree. Generally speaking, people with these qualities are successful in life. However, if I had not known that these were Mataji’s hands I would not have been able to pinpoint the field in which her success lay. Her hands do not show any great talent in

About Cheiro's hand

William John Warner, known as Cheiro, made palmistry well known but there are those who feel that his books do not explain exactly how he arrived at conclusions and it is something of a mystery as to how he made such accurate predictions. I tend to agree with this and believe that it is unlikely that Cheiro himself knew how he did it. His extraordinary ability probably came from strong intuition, bordering on sixth sense.

His hand corroborates this. It shows

The Dalai Lama's hand analysis

His Holiness Dalai Lama is the spiritual and political leader of Tibet. As a palmist and hand reader, one would expect significant differences between his passive and active hands because his life changed dramatically when he was a child and this would have impacted his personality and the future. The passive hand shows inherited/subconscious qualities (in Dalai Lama's case his left hand is the passive one) and the right active hand would show the current state of his mind. 

There are some differences. The headline is longer on the right,

Alejandro Jodorowsky's hands show his genius

Reading the hands of an exceptional and brilliant personality can makes one's heart skip a beat. One may not be lucky enough to meet these geniuses in real life, but there is the privilege of being able to delve into their minds. In a way, that can be more gratifying than meeting and shaking their hands.

Alejandro Jodorowsky is a well-known Chilean filmmaker who is also known as a spiritual guru. I had not heard of him until a reader requested me to read his hands. Unfortunately, with so few photographs of his hands available on the internet this proved to be a difficult task. However, I was persuaded to read with whatever little I had. This is a brief reading.

The most striking aspect of Jodorowsky’s character is his exceptional creative ability, fantastic imagination, quickness, mental agility, and a high degree of intelligence, musical ability, deep passion, love, and ambition.

There is some controversy regarding him. Apparently, he said

Hand analysis of Ayatollah Khomeini

Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Ruhollah Mousavi Khomeini (1902-1989), Iran’s first Supreme Leader, has an interesting hand, and one that corroborates his achievements and also tells us something about his personality. He was a holy man, but does his hand shows that he was a genuinely spiritual man?

One significant character trait quite noticeable in his hand is his charisma. He has been criticised by the non-Muslim world, but it is clear why people in Iran revere him even now, years after his death. He was a leader with a powerful and towering personality.

His hands have a long, narrow palms and either medium-length or long fingers. The development of the mount of Venus on his hand, along with the long thumb and the slight gap between his head and lifeline shows that he was bold, confident, and had a love for his people. He had great self-control and control over others although his hand shows bias. He was the kind of personality with a great will to implement his ideas, without bowing down to opposition. Strong and determined

Sivananda Saraswati and the comparison of Gurus Old and New

The difference between modern gurus and the gurus of yesteryear

There is a great difference between the modern gurus and the older ones, and that is an understatement. Their hands are also very different.

In this blog I have analysed the hands of an ancient guru, the Shirdi Sai Baba, who died in 1918 (birth date unknown). He is now a Saint or Godman. His hands are far superior to the hands of the other modern gurus that

Mother (Saint) Teresa's hands tell us who she was

The primary personality characteristic that Mother/Saint Theresa or Teresa, is associated with was her philanthropy. And sure enough, this particular quality was on her hand. 

For one thing, Mother Teresa had a long, low-set thumb (on her right hand), but it was held close to the hand and it was very supple. Her Apollo (ring) finger was dominant. Her hand also had highly developed mounts of Venus and Moon, as well as Jupiter. The lines were dark and the lower part of her hand was thick. Her fingers were thick too, with not very long first phalanges,

Swami Nithyananda's hand analysis

Swami Nithyananda's hand is not very good if one compares it to the hands of other famous (or successful) people and really bad if one compares it to other gurus. His hand shows average, if not weak, willpower. In addition, his hand shows that he is more than ordinarily selfish, although not narrow-minded. 

Of late he has been embroiled in scandals and the question is: Is this type of behaviour shown on his hand?

The answer is a resounding

Mahatma Gandhi's hands tell us that he was a true spiritual leader

Mahatma Gandhi Painting at Gandhidham (copyrighted to me).

Expectedly, the overall shape of Mahatma Gandhi’s hand and fingers reveals his breadth of vision and altruism. People with such dispositions are never narrow-minded. They are unselfish, so much so that they tend not to think of their own problems, and tend to dwell on those of the world and of society. It is known that Mahatma Gandhi neglected his domestic life for the