ASTROLOGY and D I V I N A T I O N
Palmistry as a Divination Tool by Anne
C. Ortelee
“Y
our Palm is God’s road map to your Soul”, said my Palmistry Teacher, Ellen Goldberg during an introductory lecture. Following her lecture, I went up to compliment her on the quality of information conveyed. She said “Stick ‘em up!”. So, I raised my hands!! Ellen made a few amazing and very pithy observations from a four second observance. I was hooked!! I formally signed up and studied Palmistry with Ellen for over seven years. I’ve worked with the science and art of chiromancy virtually every day since I met Ellen. Each of us has unique hands. They are as unique as our astrological chart. Perhaps our hands are MORE unique existing as portable charts tied to our physical body! Our hands reflect where we are in time and space as well as our physical, mental, spiritual and emotional evolution during the course of our life. Our hands show our sensitivities, our blocks, our skills, our talents, where we shine, where we fall down as well as how we relate and work with the world. Ellen reads your astrology chart and asks to see your hands to check how you are evolving and choices made at crossroads. J. Edgar Hoover mandated the FBI train Police Departments using one small part of a hand. The FBI installed fingerprinting across the nation when he realized criminals left their fingerprints behind at the crime scene. When you observe someone’s hands, you can learn an enormous amount about them. First up, you observe the consistency of the hand ~ flabby, soft, elastic and hard ~ to determine the nature of the person’s energy and vitality. Next, you pay attention to the rigidity of the hand and how it holds itself to see what the hand tells. Fingers spread wide; the person is open. Tightly
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held fingers makes for a controlled person. And once the hand or the person knows you are observing their hand, it frequently changes to show you a different story. The seven archetypes used in astrology pertain to the hand. Each of the seven visible planets are located in the hand. By knowing astrology, you already know palmistry! The Fingers of the Hand represent four Planets. The index finger is Jupiter ruling pride, career, ambition, and faith. Jupiter talks about how bossy you are, indicates leadership abilities, desire to be in charge as well as the ability to plan one’s career and know the next steps to take. Tall Man or the middle finger is Saturn who takes care of finances, security, work
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or study. Saturn’s finger describes the soul’s yearning for wisdom, philosophical thinking, tendencies towards melancholy and brooding, research skills and sense of humor. The ring finger is the Sun focused on ego, artistic expression, reputation and affairs of the heart. That’s why we put a ring on the Sun finger to signify the heart is held or taken. The Sun finger indicates creative abilities, fun, risk taking, gambling and spending. Mercury rules the Pinky and takes care of money, business and family. Crooked Mercury? Watch out the person might be crooked. Mercury describes problem solving abilities, cleverness with money, knowledge of human nature, level of intelligence as well as whether it is hidden or not. Like our astrology chart, the fingers tell the story! Palmists look at the shape of the fingers to see who works with who? Do they lean
Each of the seven visible planets are located in the hand. By knowing astrology, you already know palmistry!
