Palm Reading: Tips on the Head Line

In the art of palmistry, the head line tells the palm reader who they are looking at, how the querent thinks, and what they do to apply information once they have it. In many ways, it's a great doorway into the mind of the person whose hand you're holding. Understanding how to read the head line in relation to the other lines of the hand can give you a very accurate insight into your querent's life.

Short head lines indicate a person who is practical, but who tends to be inflexible. Longer head lines indicate imaginative people who tend to be somewhat cluttered in their thinking. The exception is a head line that extends all the way to the outer edge of the palm, completely bisecting the palm; this is called a Sydney line. A person with the Sydney line tends to be inflexible, like the short-lined people, but also very controlled and somewhat selfish. They are strong personalities.

Irregularly defined head lines indicate people who have problems coping with their lives. Look for places that the head line frays or fades; the finger beneath which this happens indicates the source of the problem. Similarly, when the head line lifts anywhere along its path, the finger the rise is beneath indicates an ability in the querent to earn money in that sphere.

A deeply-etched head line indicates a personality susceptible to flattery.

The Beginning of the Head Line

In most people, the head line starts between the thumb and index finger, sweeping out across the palm to end somewhere beneath the pinky finger. For some, it begins inside the life line, often joining it at the beginning; this most likely indicates either a lack of confidence or a person who is overly dependent upon their family; look for this person to be a follower, not a leader. The farther from the life line your head line begins, the more impulsive the person. And when the head line starts high on the mount of Jupiter beneath the index finger, the querent is likely to be highly honorable.

The End of the Head Line

Your head line ends on the Luna mount, beneath your pinky. If, at its end, it tends to fade, that indicates that old age will not likely be vigorous; these people should plan carefully for slowing down and giving up their responsibilities as they age.

Head lines that fork at the end indicate a querent whose abilities are twofold - for instance, someone with talent as both an accountant and a writer would have this sort of head line. Often, these individuals are not only able to pursue two successful careers at once, but are advised to do so, as each career brings vigor to the other.

Look at the end of the line for the writer's hook, a short fork at the end of the head line that turns upward slightly. This indicates not necessarily writing talent, but talent with any creative endeavor. A querent with this sign should be encouraged to take up an art; one with this fork reaching to the edge of the palm has a good chance of receiving wide recognition in a creative field.