Can You Really Read a Person's Mind by Reading Their Body?

What do your hands say about you? It has been said that there's no better sign of a brave mind than a hard hand. Also, the hand is the servant for the brain. Our hands carry out faithfully the commands that the brain gives to it. As such, it is an index into the character, disposition, ability and intelligence of the owner. Still, it must not be imagined that the hand is as complete an indicator to the character of the owner as the face. In fact, it falls far short of the delicate shadings of character and emotion to be found in the face. It is the executor rather than the expresser of its owner's mentality.

Let's take a closer look at the hands and the conclusions that have been hypothesized over the years about what the hand reveals about ones character. The hand can be divided into the fingers, palm, and thumb. The length of the palm and the length of the fingers are practically equal in most cases. A long hand, that is, with long fingers, palm, and thumb, is a well developed hand. It is an indication of strength of mind, will power, and good intellect.

A short hand is the primitive hand. It denotes moderate mental caliber and is a sign of the individual who must work under supervision. A short broad hand is brutal and destructive, but a long, broad hand is well balanced. Narrow hands usually go with narrow heads. They denote the timid, conservative mind. Large hands are a sign of strong character and power. People with such hands do nothing on a small scale. A small hand, that is hands small in proportion to the body, are defective instruments. They lack the capacity to carry out the brain's orders effectively.

Warm hands denote good circulation and a sympathetic nature. Moist hands generally indicate depleted health. Thin, white hands are an index of sensitive and refined minds. Hard work seldom changes the basic outline of the hand in any way, and hence beautiful hands are not confined to any particular walk of life.

Up until the mid 20^th century, society placed a great deal of creditability in these types of evaluations. The sciences of phrenology (reading the shape of an individuals head) and physiognomy (the interpretation of character by face and body shape) were given a lot of credence. Between 1950 and2000 they fell out of favor, however, lately there appears to be a growing interest and re-evaluation of their validity developing. How valid can such a science be? Humans are multi faceted creatures, as individualistic as the pattern of a snow flake. How is it possible to categorize their character with such a limited barometer?

Enter the computer age. Pre 21^st century conclusions were based upon the interpretations of a few knowledgeable scientist, doctors, and researchers of that day. The new interpretation is being based on years of physiological and psychological test results, body scans and measurements, and actual sociological data which were compiled, computer analyzed, and segmented. This information has given legitimacy to the revelations of the body. Now we can read a persons mind by reading their body.

Resource: Revelations of the Body; How to Read a Person's Mind By Reading Their Body - A. Lawrence