In Astrology, the
Zodiac represents the God-directed course of life to be followed by the mankind
in general while the stellar bodies related with the Zodiac in our solar system
signify the different impacts of various complexes on human being which compel
the native to act accordingly. The natal chart of an individual signifies the
results of the deeds in previous incarnations to be enjoyed by the native in
the present birth while the phases and the sub-phases of different planets
signify the portions of these accumulated activity results to be effected on
the native in this birth. Together with these, the contemporary planetary
transits at different times influence the native to act in their own
directions, the results of which are to be enjoyed by the native partly in the
present birth and the rest in subsequent incarnations. This continues in
successive births till the native becomes free from all complexes and acquires
self realization and thereby reunites with the origin i.e. the Supreme Soul. In
such situation he no longer becomes the prey to the complexes; rather he
acquires control and mastery over this.
The Zodiac is
divided into twelve equal parts, each part being termed a sign which have been
divided into four groups on the basis of the four elements constituting this
universe remaining in the fifth element i.e. space. This classification is as
follows:
Fire Earth Air Water
Aries Taurus Gemini Cancer
Leo Virgo Libra Scorpio
Saggitarius Capricorn Aquarius Pisces
Again, on the basis
of inherent nature, the twelve signs have been divided into three groups as
follows:
Cardinal Fixed Mutable
Aries Taurus Gemini
Cancer Leo Virgo
Libra Scorpio Saggitarius
Capricorn Aquarius Pisces
The four elements
composing the Zodiac signify four planes of consciousness. The earthy signs
signify the crude material level, the fiery signs signify the lively plane, the
watery signs signify the psychic plane while the airy signs signify the level
of highest consciousness i.e. of wisdom. Therefore, each tried of signs
composed of the same element contains one sign of the three natures as have
been classified above.
The cardinal signs
signify changing life and mentality; the fixed signs signify steady,
disciplined and undeviated life course and mentality while the mutable signs
signify an intermediate stage between these two. Further, the twelve signs have
been classified into two groups depending on gender. The male signs include the
odd ones viz. Aries, Gemini, Leo, Libra, Saggitarius and Aquarius while the
rest six i.e. the even signs are said to form the female group.
In the Zodiac, the
Sun and the Moon rule over one sign each viz. Leo and Cancer respectively. Since,
for the creation and becoming of life on the earth the functions of the Sun and
the Moon are most important, therefore these two signs have been allotted the
adjacent positions viz. the fourth and the fifth in the Zodiac. The other
planets viz. Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus and Saturn which represent different
complexes have been allotted two signs each. Thus, Mars rules over the fiery
sign Aries and the watery sign Scorpio. Venus rules over the earthy sign Taurus
and the airy sign Libra. Similarly, Mercury rules over the airy sign Gemini and
the earthy sign Virgo while Jupiter rules over the fiery sign Saggitarius and
the watery sign Pisces and lastly Saturn is the lord of earthy sign Capricorn
and the airy sign Aquarius. It is to be noted that the elements required for
creation of life viz. fire and water are controlled by the planets viz. Sun,
Moon, Mars and Jupiter which are said to be creative in nature while the others
viz. Mercury, Venus and Saturn termed as belonging to the destructive group
representing the elements the earth and the air which constitute the final
remains of the living body after death. These classifications also indicate
that of the two signs ruled by any planet the male sign belongs to the active
group while the female sign to the passive group. Since, during night time,
Moon performs the function of Sun to many extents, as such Moon is said to be
the female form of Sun i.e. Moon may be considered as the passive form of Sun. Therefore,
the seed of creation symbolized in the Zodiac lies in the signs Leo and Cancer
signifying the elements fire and water respectively ruled by the Sun and the
Moon in order. On scrutiny, it will be revealed that of the signs ruled by the
remaining five planets, the active ones are the odd or male signs and the
passive ones are the even or female signs. Its inner significance is that the
complexes signified by each planet find their fields of application in the odd
signs while those of retention in the respective even signs.
In the natal chart,
the Ascendant and its lord, the Ascendant-Navamsa and its lord indicate the
native and his mentality gained through deeds in previous incarnations and also
a line of indication of the future. Moon signifies the mind, mother,
inheritance from the maternal side etc. while Sun signifies the plane of
consciousness wherefrom the native has descended and also the father and the
characteristics earned through the paternal side. These three combinedly
control all the characteristics and activities of the native in the present
birth. When a departed soul desires to be born again in order to satisfy the
unfulfilled desires in previous births, the soul takes recourse to some parents
having mentality in the plane in which the departed soul exists. In such a
case, the Ascendant and its lord, the Moon and the Sun are in mutually
cooperating relation so that the native in this birth can express properly the
characteristics inherited from the parents with the help of the ideas carried
by the native from previous births so that the native can ascend to higher
levels gradually. But if these three are related in the natal chart in adverse
mode, their characteristics are in mutual confliction so that the soul instead
of ascending descends to a lower level.
The phases and the
sub-phases in the natal chart signify the portions of the accumulated deeds in
previous births which the native has to enjoy in the present incarnation and
the time thereof. Together with this, is added the effects of contemporary
planetary transits some part of which is to be enjoyed by the native in the
present birth and the rest kept reserved for future incarnations.
In some definite
place and time if a number of natives be born who are termed as astrological
twins because of having exactly identical in all respect the natal charts,
their courses of life although similar but differ in degrees because of the
difference in the inherent energy of the souls which determine the degrees of
achievement of each individual native. This is comparable to the well known
principle of Thermodynamics in Physics in which the internal energy which any
particle or body possesses of because of its very existence and although
identical in all other respects, two bodies or molecules must differs in their
internal energy content.
The relation of the
natal chart with the palm of the concerned native is now considered. It has
already been mentioned before that the Zodiac alone signifies the God-directed
course of life to be followed by the mankind in general for ideal living and
consequently to arrive at the Supreme Goal i.e. attainment of godhood but under
the influence of the different stellar bodies related with the Zodiac, various
complexes compel the native to follow different life pattern far apart from the
ideal course which is reflected in the palm of the native. The significance of
the natal chart in all aspects has already been discussed. These features are
written in the palm in the language of Palmistry in the active hand of the
individual whereas the other hand signifies the same earned through both
parents in life.
The relation of the
active hand with the natal chart is now being discussed. Like the
classification of the twelve signs in the Zodiac in four groups depending on
the element concerned, the palm is also classified in four groups based on the
four elements as follows: 1. Earthy Group or Practical Hand, 2. Fiery Group or
Working Hand, 3. Watery Group or Psychic Hand and 4. Airy Group or Philosophic
Hand. Again, a palm controlled by active or male sign in termed as irregular
shaped while the one influenced by passive or female sign is termed regular
shaped. Depending on the harshness of the skin, palms are divided into three
categories in relation to the three classes of signs as follows: soft hand
related with cardinal signs, harsh hand related with fixed signs and the
intermediate ones related with mutable signs.
However, in
practice, palm of a single element only is very rare in these days because due
to admixture of blood by virtue of marriage not following the principles of
compatibility, the relations of the Ascendants and their lords, Moon signs and
the Sun signs between any pair in most cases are not harmonious. In the palms,
these are reflected in the non-harmonious nature of elements making the palm of
mixed nature. For example, it is very difficult for a native to succeed in life
having palm composed of water and fire elements which are contradictory to each
other and so also the case for palm of earth and air elements. Further, success
of a native is also influenced having in the palm mounts of different planets,
their inclinations, position of respective apex points, different symbol on the
mounts and particularly the nature of the middle portion of the palm,
characteristics of the palm skin, length of the fingers in comparison to the
palm length, nature and position of the thumb, color of the palm, nature and
depth of the lines, other symbols etc. in keeping with the different factors
which are taken into account in judging a natal chart.
In the natal chart,
the fifth house counted from the Ascendant signifies intelligence, talent,
capability of expressing the self while the tenth house signifies the degree of
achievement of the native in the present birth. Of the two hands of the native,
the active one signifies the ability of the native while the passive one
signifies the characteristics gained through the parents by heredity which are signified
in the natal chart by the position and strength of the different planets with
respect to the Sun and the Moon while the fingers indicate the degree of
achievements of the different qualities of the native and also the plane of
consciousness in which these traits will be manifested such as material,
psychic or practical level which in the natal chart are determined by the
nature of element to which the related planet is posted in the natal chart and
also in the Navamsha chart. Therefore, these traits of the palm are very
similar to those judged from the fifth and the tenth houses and their lords
together with the Navamshas and their lords of the respective planet.
The most important
planet in the natal chart is termed as the controller since it controls the
entire course of life of the native. In addition, another term “fortune-controller”
is also vogue which is the lord of the sign in which the ninth lord is situated
in the natal chart. In the palm, the planet in the field of which the longest
finger is attached and other fingers are inclined to that finger is the
controller of the palm. In general, it is the middle finger controlled by
Saturn is the longest one. Although, the bases of the fingers are not usually
along the same plane but while measuring the length these bases should be observed
taking the bases at level. In this way, the planet in the field of which the
finger appearing to be the longest or very close to the middle finger should be
taken as the controller of the palm. Together with this, the inclination of the
majority of the fingers should be observed which will indicate the planet
determining the course of life of the native.
Next comes for
consideration the thumb which is extremely important in Palmistry. In a natal
chart, the angles and the trines signify the health, environment, general
ability of the native, the fortune acquired through the deeds performed by the
native in previous births and the capability of the native to utilize the
environmental contributions to manifests these in the life are judged from the
four Upachaya places. The third house and its lord together with the third sign
Gemini and its lord Mercury signify common-sense and individual efforts. For
this, the Ascendant and its lord together with the Navamsha and its lord and
Mars should be taken into account in respect of strength. In the natal chart,
the efforts, courage, valour etc. are judged from the third house and its lord
together with the sign Gemini and its ruler Mercury. Gemini is dual, Sattwik
and airy sign and the active field of the ruler Mercury. Its implication is
that the actual strength of an individual is the Sattwik and transparent
analytical mind and reasoning faculty but Mercury being the child planet and
the sign Gemini dual and Sattwik natured signifies an oscillating nature of
mentality which tries to reduce the strength to some extent, however small. But
the strength of this individual valour lays in the third house counted from the
third house i.e. the fifth house in the natal chart which in the Zodiac is the
sign Leo, the fixed fiery sign of Rajas nature and ruled by the Sun. Sun is the
significator of soul energy and will force while the success of the courage and
strength is to be judged from the eleventh house counted from the third house
i.e. the Ascendant itself which signifies the basic nature, health, mentality
etc. The active field of Mars is the sign Aries, cardinal and Tamasik fiery
sign and also the sign of exaltation for Sun. Mars is exalted in the tenth sign
Capricorn ruled by Saturn where its unbounded will force and Tamasik activity
are best manifested.
In the palm, the
thumb is the significator of individual effort, courage, valour etc which is
therefore the controller to manifest the characteristics of the palm in the
life. The thumb is composed of two parts, the upper part signifies will force
and the lower one the rationality, intelligence etc. According to Oriental
Palmistry, Ketu and Rahu respectively rule over the upper and the lower halves
of the thumb. Ketu signifies the will force because it is itself the
significator of the coiled soul energy. Rahu on the other hand also the
significator of material enjoyments and unbounded greed is said to be exalted
in Gemini which, therefore, gives the good results of Rahu while the sign of
exaltation for Ketu is said to be the sign Saggitarius manifesting the best
functions of Ketu. Further, Ketu rules over the sign Scorpio signifying coiled
self energy and therefore the sign Taurus ruled by Rahu provides the maximum
material prospects in life because the ruler of Taurus is Venus which is the
Master of the Demon Rahu is the significator of scientific nature as well as
the discipline of law which is also signified by Mercury ruling over the signs
Gemini and Virgo.
Therefore, it
implies that the actual courage and effort depend on the Sattwik rationality
and irresistible will force which combinedly effort the native with the success
in life. If the angle between the thumb and the forefinger be less then 900,
the native will have a narrow mentality and on the other hand if the angle be
900 or more, the native will be liberal and broad-minded. A strong
Moon signifies liberalism but at the same time a changing mind while a weak
Moon makes the native narrow and fickle minded. In addition, if the third,
fourth and fifth house or houses in the natal chart and/or the signs Gemini,
Cancer and Leo be related with Sun, Mercury, Jupiter and Venus the native will
be broad-minded. But relation of Saturn with these houses or signs makes the
native narrow minded. Relation of Rahu with these affords the native with a
reverse mentality compared to others while a relation with Ketu makes the
native heartless and lacking in intelligence. Relation of Mars although makes
broad-minded but at the same time makes harsh and impatient unless weak or
afflicted by malefics.
If the thumb is firm
and non-flexible, the native will be obstinate lacking in rationality. On the
contrary, a too much flexible thumb indicates lacking in personality and the
native will be easily influenced by others. Such natives although very
adjustable with the surroundings but having no personality will be neglected in
the surroundings. The optimum condition is a fairly flexible thumb, the owner
of which can adjust with the surroundings maintaining his own views and
personality and for this he will be appreciated in society. In the natal chart,
it is signified by the benefic impact of the Sun and/or Jupiter and/or Venus on
the third house or the sign Gemini which is Sattwik, dual in nature thereby
pointing to the desire of the Supreme Lord to have this adjustable Sattwik mentality.
But if the third house be related with Mars, Saturn, Rahu or Ketu and the same
be fixed in nature like Taurus, the native will be very obstinate and
self-willed leaving no room for other’s opinion.
Generally, the tip
of the thumb should be extended up to the middle of the third phalanx of the
fore finger whereby the self efforts or Purushokar as it is called becomes
normal but a smaller thumb than this indicates lacking in efforts while a
longer one signifies its excessiveness although the same may not be fruitful in
every case.
The third house
and/or its lord and/or the sign Gemini and/or its lord Mercury if related with
benefics and not afflicted by malefics, the native’s efforts will be normal but
in case of affliction by malefics the same will be below normal or
non-effective. The third house and/or its lord and/or the sign Gemini if
related with Jupiter or Venus, the native’s efforts will be normal; if related
with Mars the same will be excessive and quick acting without proper reasoning;
if related with Rahu the same may become a shameless self publicity. In such
case, the thumb will be of club-shaped and the native will have an inclination
towards unlawful activities. A relation of the third house with Ketu will make
the native idle or lacking in self effort but mentally he will be diplomatic. In
such case, the thumb may have some physical abnormality or deformation.
The finger length in
the palm signifies the extent of manifestation of the characteristics of the
planet related with the relevant zone. Normally, the middle finger of the palm
is longest which indicates that the native will be mostly involved in
materialistic thoughts and activities in life which is the order of the life
today. Since, Saturn is the significator of such life style therefore if the
course of life is not controlled in the good direction but influenced by the
evil planets like Rahu, the characteristics of the related zone will be maximum
manifested in life. But if the third house and/or its lord together with the
sign Gemini and its lord Mercury be afflicted by malefics, the native’s efforts
will be rather ineffective in most cases due to hypocrisy. In case of relation
with Rahu with these, the results are not good for the native and due to
excessiveness of such traits; ultimately the native will have to suffer from
this.
Besides the thumb, the
other fingers are divided into three phalanxes each. The phalanx adjacent with
the palm signifies the manifestation in the material world of the
characteristics signified by the relevant zone of the palm. The middle phalanx
signifies the practical applications of the same while the top phalanx
signifies the expression of the characteristics in the higher level of
consciousness. The phalanx most powerful in a finger expresses the characteristics
of the relevant planet in that level. In the natal chart, the same will be
reflected by the position and strength of the corresponding planet in the sign
concerned and or its Navamsha in respect of element and other traits of the
same. Thus, if it be earthy in nature the characteristics of the relevant
planet will be manifested in the purely material level; if the same be airy in
nature its expression will be in commercial or intellectual level and for
watery element, the same will be in the psychic level.
A keen observation
of the fingers reveals that one or more of the fingers remain inclined to some
particular one which in the present era is normally the middle finger owned by
Saturn because this era is mostly controlled by materialistic ideas. The
significance of such inclination is that the characteristics of the inclined
finger will be influenced by those of the other. In the natal chart, it is
indicated by the relation of the planets signified by these two fingers either
by association or aspect. In case of a number of planets influencing a
particular one, the most powerful planet will be the ruler and in that case to
the concerned finger, the other finger will remain inclined. In case the
concerned planet has no finger of its own, such inclination will be to the
finger ruled by the planet of the same group.
A scrutiny of the
palm fingers draws attention in two respects. Starting from the fore finger and
ending at the little finger the respective regions are ruled by Jupiter,
Saturn, Sun and Mercury in order. Of these, Jupiter and Sun belong to the
creative group while Saturn and Mercury to the destructive group. Again, in the
Zodiac Jupiter and Saturn rule over the last four signs whereas the signs ruled
by Saturn and Mercury are in the first half of the Zodiac and situated
adjacently taking the sign Cancer ruled by Moon as the substitute for Sun
because it acts like Sun to some extent during the night time. The significance
of the first observation is that the acts of creation and destruction are
continued simultaneously which is also evident from the fact that in the palm
the regions of Sun and Saturn are side-by-side as also the respective fingers. For
example, in the Zodiac the sign opposite to Aquarius, the active field of
Saturn is Leo ruled by the Sun whereas that opposite to Capricorn, the passive
field of Saturn is Cancer ruled by Moon. Again, in the palm the finger adjacent
to the ring finger is the significator of Mercury and that adjacent to the
middle finger signifies Jupiter. Its significance is that the manifestation of
brain activity which is the origin of the nerve system takes place in the
intellectual plane. On the other hand, the wisdom and the concept of immortality
of the soul originate from the knowledge of the mortal material world and
therefore the regions signifying intellect and wisdom are situated on two
extreme ends. In the Zodiac, it is apparent from the location of the two signs
ruled by Mercury at the opposite signs ruled by Jupiter.
Again, the region on
the palm said to the ruled by Venus in the Western Palmistry is designated as
being ruled by Moon in the Oriental Palmistry and so also is with the reverse
case. An analysis of classification of planets in the Zodiac establishes the
oriental idea as being correct; because the region below that ruled by Jupiter
in the palm should naturally belong to Moon which is a member of the creative
group and from this region and the line demarcating the region signifies
health, longevity, sensitivity etc. which all belong to the functions of Moon. On
the contrary, Mercury and Venus belonging to the destructive group should rule
over the regions under the same line. Therefore, it is clear that the fore
finger signifies the functions of Jupiter and Moon whereas the little finger
signifies those of Mercury and Venus.
Another system of
classification of palm is with respect to the nature of the fingers viz. plain
and knotty which is the indicator of the difference in mentality. The first one
signifies a native who is liberal, thinks of greatness and likes to make an
overall view of any matter instead of going into the details analytically. The
positive side of this is that such a native is broad-minded and patient but its
negative side is that due to overlooking the details, many defects remain
outside the view which creates many problems in the native’s life. On the
contrary, the knotty hand makes the native viewing any matter analytically from
different angles which although protects him from material loss but makes him
unhappy in practical life and makes him irritating and disgusting to others. Therefore,
extremes of both types become the source of unhappiness for the native and
therefore an optimum level is one intermediate between the two.
For a plain hand,
the impacts of Sun, Jupiter and strong Moon either singly or combinedly become
most prominent. It has also been seen that the fingers of a plain hand become
knotty with age of the native. The reason behind this is that Saturn which is
designated as old planet and significator of life long experiences become more
effective with age of the native and therefore the palm also terns to some
extent knotty although the origin of characteristics of the plain hand is not
lost.
If Mercury or Saturn
or both be situated in earthy sign in the natal chart and the palm is knotty,
the location of the knots will be at the base of the finger signifying material
manifestation. But if they are situated in airy signs their manifestation will
be effective in the world of thoughts. If in the natal chart, planets of both
types are strong, the native’s palm at the early age will be mostly plain
having some knots which will not be very effective at this age but with growing
age due to various interactions in life, the influence of Saturn increases making
the knots more prominent although the characteristics of plain hand will not be
totally lost. On the other hand, if in the natal chart, the Ascendant and its
lord, the Ascendant Navamsha and its lord, the Moon and the Sun be influenced
mostly by Saturn, the native’s palm from the very early age will have prominent
knots and this result in narrow-mindedness in the native even in early ages.
Such native however may develop some broad-mindedness in later life. In such
cases, it is seen that due to sufferings originating from the narrow-mindedness
caused by Saturn, the native reforms himself under the influence of strong
Jupiter by exhibiting liberalism although the basic nature of knotty hand is
not totally lost.
The next matter of
consideration is the color of the palm related with the natal chart. This color
depends on blood circulation of the body. For a normal circulation through
lungs and arteries in the human body the color becomes pink. In case of excess
R.B.C., the color will be reddish and for the deficiency of the same it will be
pale white. In case of excess biles mixed with blood, the color will be yellow.
For abnormal function of lungs causing deficiency in oxygen supply, the color
will be black. For disturbed function of kidneys, the color will be bluish.
Now, the relation of planetary position in the natal chart with the palm color
is analyzed.
Blood is composed of
watery part and R.B.C. Moon rules over the watery part together with the three
watery signs Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces. Significator of R.B.C. is Mars with
its two signs Aries and Scorpio. The cardinal fiery sign Aries is the active
field of Mars while the fixed watery sign Scorpio is its passive field. Since,
Mars is significator of fire its active field is Aries while Scorpio being
fixed watery sign is its passive field. The sign Cancer ruled by Moon is in a
trine-angular relation with these two signs of Mars. As such, Mars in Cancer
forms the Raj Yoga although the element of Cancer being antagonistic to that of
Mars, the latter becomes debilated in Cancer. If in the natal chart, Moon and
Mars be strong and form a benefic aspect, the proportion of R.B.C. and W.B.C.
of blood becomes harmonious making the color pink. The native of such a palm
has a balanced and attractive nature because the mother-like softness, sympathy
and affection signified by Moon and mixed with spiritedness, valour, liberalism
and malehood of Mars awards the native with the same. Such a native is the
source of inspiration to others but if Mars be relatively stronger, the color
will be reddish making the native harsh, egoistic, power-monger, tyrant in
nature and will cause sufferings from brain disease, migraine, weakness of
heart, accident proneness etc. If Mars be relatively weak, blood will be
deficient in R.B.C. causing the palm color pale whitish making the native
ideal, imaginative, devoid of valour etc. If Mars and/or Moon be afflicted by
malefics, the native will be envious, mean natured and clod blooded criminal,
of course if the other features of the palm and the thumb be adverse.
In case of blood
having excess of biles, the color will be yellow and the native will be of
suspicious nature, short tempered, non-adjustable with others. The reason
underlying this is that the above mentioned traits are of Saturn which is a
bitter enemy for Moon and Mars and therefore an affliction be Saturn of the
Ascendant, Moon or Mars causes the blood bilious.
If the native has
defects of kidney, the blood is not purified properly and as the result the
color of the palm and particularly the region below the thumb and ruled by Moon
according to Oriental Palmistry becomes bluish which results in gradual decrease
of vital energy of life and serious kidney defects. In the natal chart, it is
signified chiefly by the position, strength and impact of other planet on
Venus. If the Venus and the sign Libra be strong and unafflicted by malefics,
the native will be mostly freed from kidney problems but in case if either or
both of the two be afflicted by malefics, the native becomes a victim of kidney
problems.
If the lungs are not
supplied with adequate oxygen blood is not purified properly making the color
black. Such a native will have a brutal mentality and for self interest he can
adopt any sort of unfair means. If with this the nature of the palm be rough
and the thumb be little and club-like, the native’s mentality will be brutal
and totally anti-social. In the natal chart, lungs are judged from the third
house which in the Zodiac is the Sattwik and dual airy sign Gemini ruled by Mercury.
This signifies the respiratory process, Sattwik valour, child-like simplicity, scientific
inquisitiveness etc. Being dual in nature this sign signifies the two
simultaneous reversible process of respiration. If the third house or the sign
Gemini be afflicted by malefics like Mars, Saturn or Rahu, the normal
respiratory process will be disturbed causing the color to be black. Relation
of Rahu in particular with the third house or Gemini makes the native brutal
with excessive expressions of demonic nature. If with this Sun, Moon, Mars,
Jupiter etc. be related, the native may take recourse to any anti-social
activity to satisfy the complexes. In such a case, the native will be hypocrite
and anti-religion in nature. Relation of Ketu with the ninth house makes the
native indifferent towards religious matters and having some malicious outlook.
But the third house being the eighth house from the eighth also signifies
death. Further, third house is the first Upachaya place causing the activity of
Rahu in this position more aggravated. The inherent significance of such
planetary dispositions causing the black color of palm is that the native even
if be the owner of huge wealth remains unhappy and his ends are not happy.
In both Oriental and
Western Palmistry, there is no difference of opinion in respect of the fields
of the four planets viz. Jupiter, Saturn, Sun and Mercury. But the region below
the thumb is allotted to Venus in western opinion while in the oriental opinion
it has been allotted to Moon. The reverse is the case for the region below the
little finger and slightly above the palm base. Strength of any field is judged
from the height of the mount above the normal level. If in the natal chart, a
planet is strong in lordship and different Vargas and particularly the Navamsha,
the mount will be high and the reverse is the case with the weakness of the
planet in the above respects. In the rough hand, the results of the fields of
the planets differ from those of a soft hand. Again, if the tip of the mount is
in the middle of the region or nearby, the complete effects of the fields are
resulted but if the tip is adjacent to some end, the effect will be lessened. In
the natal chart, it is reflected by the position of the planets in the Bhava
Chakra. The nearer the planet towards the middle point of the Bhava, the more
is the effect and when it coincides exactly with the mid point, the effect is
maximum whereas the further is the planet from the middle point, the lesser
will be the effect and when it coincides with the junction point of the two
Bhavas, no effect of the Bhava is resulted but only the effect of position of
the planet in the concerned sign is obtained. Again in the palm, if a field be
inclined to another, the effect of first Bhava will be influenced by the second
one. In the natal chart, it is reflected by the strength of the lord and the
constellation of the sign in which the planet is situated and the strength of
the other planet making aspect with the concerned one. Another point to be
noted is that the color of the palm in general although of particular nature,
but some times the color of some particular regions may be different. It
depends in the natal chart on the strength of the planet and on those making
different aspects on it and particularly the relation between Moon and Mars.
The regions ruled by
the four different planets in order in the palm and the two attached to the
base are divided into some parts. The region between the heart line and the
head line as designated in Western Palmistry is allotted to Mars. The portion
below the mount of Jupiter of this region is allotted to Neptune and designated
as the passive field of Mars in Western Palmistry and that below the mount of
Mercury of this region is allotted to Uranus and termed as active field of Mars
in western opinion and the region in between these two is termed as the plane
of Mars. Besides, the region between the head line and the life line is termed
as the field of earth in oriental opinion or the Ascendant which is extremely important
in making judgments because the inhabitance of the earth, its effect is maximum
on the mankind. This is reflected in the natal chart as the Ascendant being
considered as the most important. In the natal chart, if the Ascendant, its
lord, its Navamsha and the lord thereof be not strong enough, the other
planetary effects however strong can not afford total effects because these
factors which signify the health, the basic nature and the total personality of
the native form the base of the prospect of life. In the palm also if the
region of earth is hollow, the native can not achieve its total success. Further,
inspite of having all these factors in the palm powerful, if the palm color is
not benefic i.e. pink, the native can not achieve the full success because the
color which depends on the blood circulation of the body is controlled by the
relative position and strength of the Moon and the Mars in the natal chart. Moon
signifying mind and its strength, firmness and Mars signifying physical and
mental strength, activity, initiative etc. are extremely important to arrive at
the target of life. Therefore, in fine it may be concluded that if the color of
the palm and the field of earth thereon are not benefic, the native can not
attain success in life.
The real
significance of the lines in the palm is the manifestation of the effects of
the region through which the lines progress. In every palm usually four chief
lines are visible which divide the planet into four parts. The two lines viz.
the heart and the head lines divide the palm horizontally while the fate line
and the life line divide the same vertically. Of these four, the fate line in
many palms does not exist and the life line is in many cases small. In many
palms, these two horizontal lines coincide into one and in some cases their
lengths are not very large. These two horizontal lines are oppositely directed
in the palm and so is also the case with the two vertical lines. The heart line
or the line of wisdom as designated in oriental opinion starts below the mount
of Mercury and crossing the fields of Sun and Saturn usually ends on the mount
of Jupiter although in many cases the length may be different. Conversely, the
head line or line of energy termed in Oriental Palmistry starts below the fore finger
near the passive field of Mars and crossing the field of Saturn and Sun it
terminates below the mount of Mercury or in the field of Venus. The
significance of the first case is that the ideas carried by the soul of the
native from previous births which remains stored in the field of Mercury in the
form of memory when combined with the experiences of activities in the present
birth are converted into wisdom reflected by the region of Jupiter wherein it
terminates and at the time of death these are all combinedly carried by the
soul and when the native takes the next birth these are again reflected in the
region of Mercury. These combined ideas of previous births inspire the native
into activities which are exhibited in the present birth by the head line or
line of energy which starts below the mount of Jupiter in the field of Neptune
and gaining the experiences out of the activities of the present birth
reflected by the progress of the head line through the region of Saturn are
inscribed in the brain reflected by the field of Sun and converted into stored
memories in the field of Mercury where the head line normally terminates.
Again of the two
vertical lines, the first one i.e. the fate line usually starts from the base
of the palm and gradually moves upwards terminates at different zones depending
on the accumulated results of previous deeds. In some cases this line does not
exist at all. The second vertical line termed as the life line in Western
palmistry and as the line of sensitivity in Oriental Palmistry starts from
somewhere of the passive field of Mars below the mount of Jupiter and moving
downwards ends at the base or nearby region although in some cases it may end
much above. The significance of the tracks of the two lines is that the fate line
indicates the active efforts of the native and the help from the environment
towards gradual improvement of the individual soul towards the end which
depends on the plane of existence of the soul in the present birth and the
plane to which the deeds of the present birth will take the native. The second
vertical line i.e. the life line starting from the passive field of Mars down
the mount of Jupiter and encircles the region of Moon in a curved way and ends
at the base or nearby region. The significance of this line confirms the
justification of the enclosed region being allotted to Moon because it actually
indicate the different feelings of the native due to various interactions of
life and also the physical nutrition which are the traits of Moon.
The head line and
the heart line as termed in western opinion are in face complimentary to each
other. The heart line staring below the field of Mercury ends below that of
Jupiter or nearby region while for the head line, the reverse is the picture. The
underlying significance is that experiences of the accumulated deeds in
previous births are stored the present birth in the brain of the native in the
region of memory which are controlled by the Sun and Mercury. To this is added
the experiences derived from the activities of the present birth which are
signified by Saturn and subsequently converted into wisdom of the native
signified by the region of Jupiter according to the nature of the native in
this birth. And this wisdom is manifested in the subsequent birth as
common-sense and in the next birth this wisdom induces the native to activities
which are expressed by the head line in the present birth. Therefore, the start
of the head line below the mount of Jupiter in the region of Neptune or nearby
because Neptune is the significator of occult
knowledge and mysterious affairs. The head line thereafter moves through the
experiences derived from different interactions in the present birth and stored
in the brain signified by the field of Sun and subsequently converted into
memory signified by Mercury which in the next birth takes the form of heart
line in the opposite direction starting with inherent common-sense derived from
experiences of previous births.
The explanations of
the above ideas in a natal chart are now being submitted. In the natal chart, the
ninth house signifies the wisdom derived from experiences of previous births
which in the Zodiac is the sign Saggitarius ruled by Jupiter. The second house
signifying the accumulated results starting from Saggitarius is the sign
Capricorn while the third sign i.e. Aquarius signifies the strength of this
wisdom. Saturn is the lord of both these signs and therefore the results of
deeds in the present births are manifested in the third sign counted from
Aquarius i.e. the sign Aries which being the first sign of the Zodiac is the
Ascendant signifying the brain controlled by Sun. These are manifested through
the nerve system in the form of memory which are expressed as common-sense in
the subsequent birth which is controlled by Mercury. Therefore the course of
the head line starting somewhere below the mount of Jupiter and crossing over
the field of Saturn and Sun in succession ends in the field of Mercury in
conformity with the significance of the signs of the Zodiac.
The course of the
heart line is just opposite although in some cases the line being short
terminates at early stage. The underlying significance of this is that the
results of the deeds in previous births are accumulated in the brain of the
native which the concerned soul takes away when departing from the body after
death. In the next birth the soul has is awarded with these in his storage of
memory signified by Mercury and Sun. Therefore, the head line starts from the
field of Mercury and crosses over the field of Sun and to this are added the
experiences of the different interactions in the present birth which enrich the
store of wisdom of the native in the present birth. Therefore, the course of
the heart line ends in the field of Jupiter signifying the wisdom. In case
there is little or no scope for gaining experiences of different activities in
the present birth, the length of the heart line is not very large, an argument
also equally applicable for the head line as well. Therefore, according to
Oriental Palmistry, for the judgment of longevity, the head line and the heart
line are also to be taken into account in addition to the life line quite
justifiably.
Now, the course of
heart line is being analyzed in terms of Astrology. The present birth of a soul
is taken at the first point of Aries. Therefore, the strength of the native is
judged from the third house i.e. the sign Gemini which is the seventh house
counted from Saggitarius which signifies the wisdom carried from the previous
births which is manifested as common-sense, inquisitiveness, the interest to
learn the world signified by the third sign Gemini. The strength of this
common-sense lies in the third sign counted from Gemini i.e. in Leo ruled by
the Sun which signifies the brain, heart, intelligence, talent etc. The
activities of the present birth are judged from the tenth sign Capricorn and
the results gained thereof are judged from the second house from Capricorn
which is the Rajasik, fixed, airy sign Aquarius ruled by Saturn. The death of
the native is signified by the eighth sign Scorpio which indicates that in the
passive field of Mars signified by the head are stored secretly this ideas
because Scorpio is the eighth sign of the Zodiac. Again, the intelligence and
talent in the present birth as carried from the previous births are signified
by the fifth sign Leo wherefrom the fourth sign signifying the rest house i.e.
Scorpio signifies the stored experiences after death. To this being added the
experiences gained from activities in the present birth enrich the storage of
wisdom which is manifested in the subsequent births in the second sign from
Scorpio i.e. Saggitarius which is the ninth sign signifying fortune in the
present birth. Again, fifth sign counted from Scorpio is Pisces which signifies
the outcome of the experiences gained in previous births and being the twelfth
sign of the Zodiac signifies Moksha which lead the native to final reunion of
the individual soul with the Supreme Soul. Thus, the course of the heart line
in relation to the different sign of the Zodiac is quite justified.
Now, the courses of
the two vertical lines in the palms and the related significance in the Zodiac
are considered. The life line as termed in Western Palmistry and line of
sensitivity in Oriental Palmistry starts below the mount of Jupiter in the
region of Neptune or passive Mars or nearby. A scrutiny of the two reveals the
identity of the both nomenclatures because although in Hindu Puranas Neptune
has been described as the Deity of Space but at the same time it has also been
described to rule over the oceans etc. Since, it is the significator of deep
feelings and the energy derived thereof, therefore its relation with the fixed
watery sign Scorpio, the passive field of Mars is quite justified. Here, the
activity of Mars is in the depth of mind. Since, Scorpio is the eighth sign of
the Zodiac; it signifies death as well as the result of all sensations of the
present birth signified by the sign Cancer. An individual soul when departing
from the body after death carries with it the accumulated store of all
sensations of the present birth in the form of ideas to be manifested in the
subsequent births. Therefore, in the next incarnation, the starting point of
this is in the region of Neptune or nearby
down the mount of Jupiter. Thereafter, it encircles the arena of Moon and moves
towards the base of the palm. Since, Moon is the significator of all sensations
in the present birth; therefore it is quite justified that this line will
encircle the arena of Moon and will gradually proceed downward below the mount
of Saturn which is the significator of material conflicts in the present birth.
Further, Moon being the source of nutrition, the more is the area covered by
the life line round the region of Moon; the more will be the origin of sound
health of the native. In the natal chart, the deposition and strength of Moon
determine the length of life line and its nature. If Moon be influenced by
benefics in the natal chart, the life line will be clear, continuous and devoid
of malefic symbols. But if Moon or the watery signs in the natal chart be
afflicted by malefics, the life line will be marked with malefic symbols or it
may be broken and intersected by small horizontal lines. In some cases, the
life line bifurcates above the base of the palm. This signifies change of place
of the native at latter ages. In the natal chart, it is reflected by the Moon
or the three watery signs viz. fourth, eighth and twelfth signs or houses being
influenced by benefics and malefics. A number of spots on this line signify constant
mental tension in the entire life. In the natal chart, it is signified by the
affliction of Moon or the watery signs by Saturn. Again, Moon being the
significator of family and particularly mother, friends, relatives etc. having
mental relations, therefore this line and the enclosed region is judged for all
domestic affairs.
Now, the other
vertical line termed as the fate line is being considered. In Oriental
Palmistry, it is termed as practical line or upward line because it is the
desire of the Supreme Lord that each individual soul will proceed through
continuous material conflicts with the environment for refinement of the self
towards the upward target of reunion with the Supreme Soul. Again, in western
opinion it is termed as fate line because man creates his own fate by dint of
his activities which happens by material interactions with the environment. In
the Zodiac, fortune is determined from the ninth sign Saggitarius, the Sattwik,
dual and fiery sign of Kshatriya nature represented by the symbol of a being
with the lower part horse shaped and the upper part man like having arrows and
bow pointing upward which signifies that individual soul crossing over the
stage of animalhood acquires manhood and thereafter it determines for
sublimation to the super-conscious level and the related interactions to arrive
at the target create his fate. Another significance of this line is that the
native in whose palm this line exist will have to proceed in life in a predetermined
course and such a native will be very conscious about the environment and his
responsibility thereto. This line may originate at three places – the base of
the palm, the life line and the region of Venus in Oriental Palmistry. In
addition, it may also originate from any region adjacent to these three but
this will determine the age at which the function of this line will start. If
the life line be the point of origin it signifies that the native will be
endowed with fortune by somebody outside his own sphere. In the natal chart,
the Ascendant, fourth, seventh and tenth houses are termed as angles which are
intimately related with the fate of the native in the present birth because the
Ascendant signifies the native himself together with his health and original
mentality. The fourth house signifies the family, mother, relatives and friends
with whom the native is intimately connected. The seventh house signifies the
greater environment, the spouse, the business partner while the tenth house
signifies job, father etc. Evidently, every individual life is controlled by
these factors. In the Zodiac, these are signified by the first sign Aries, the
active field of the ruler Mars, the fourth sign Cancer ruled by Moon, the
seventh sign Libra, the active field of the ruler of Venus and the tenth sign
Capricorn, the passive field of the ruler Saturn.
A fate line starting
from the base of the palm signifies the native’s fate to be created by the self
i.e. it is related in the natal chart with the Ascendant and/or Mars. Mars
signifies the activity, energy, courage, efforts etc. Fate line staring from
the life line signifies development with the help of family or close relatives
or friends i.e. in such a case the native’s fourth house and/or its lord and/or
the Moon sign and/or the sign Cancer will be related with the ninth or the
tenth houses in the natal chart. If this line starts from the region of Venus
designated in Oriental Palmistry, it signifies development through the spouse
or somebody outside his own sphere but related with the greater environment. In
such a case, in the natal chart of the native, the ninth or the tenth houses
and/or their lords will be related with the seventh house and/or its lord or
the sign Libra and/or its lord Venus. If the line starts from the head line or
the heart line, improvement of the native will be signified at the
corresponding ages and in relation with the person signified by such lines.
An uncut fate line
signifies a continuous progress in life which attains its final target without
any hindrances but if some horizontal line crosses this line the nature and
position of such intersecting line with signify the age and the person
obstructing the progress of the individual. In such a natal chart, the ninth
and/or the tenth house and/or their lords will be related with malefic planets
or houses and/or their lords.
Therefore, it
appears that the course of these two vertical lines viz. the fate line and the
life line are oppositely directed. The fate line starts from the lower part of
the palm with an upward tendency while for the life line it is the reverse the
explanations for which are now being provided.
The life line
signifies all events related with feelings and sensations which are intimately
related with the mind i.e. signified by Moon and the sign Cancer – Tamasik,
cardinal watery sign. Moon itself is described as watery planet because of its
signifying all liquid which have a natural downward tendency. In accordance
with this, the mind also under the influence of complexes tends to draw the
consciousness of the native downward in the physical plane for enjoyment of
material pleasures signified by Venus. Venus rules over the passive field
Taurus and the active field Libra. The sign Cancer ruled by Moon has dual
relation with these two signs. The relation with Libra is mutually angular but
with respect to Libra Cancer is also the highest Upachaya place. The relation
of Cancer with Taurus is mutually Upachaya which signifies that the material
desires and the Tamasik nature of the mind mutually increase each other leading
to physical and mental deterioration resulting in loss of longevity signified
by the downward motion of the life line i.e. this line by nature tends to draw
the mentality of the native below the normal level creating bindings in the
physical and mental plane.
On the other hand,
the fate line starting from the lower part of the palm which signifies the
animalhood crosses the field of Moon, Venus, Earth and Mars which are significators
of lower complexes terminates at higher point signifying intelligence,
dedicated work, self control, wisdom etc. If this line tends to the field of
Mercury it will take the native at higher level of intelligence. If its course
is towards the field of Sun, it will award the native with an artistic
mentality and the related activities. If it tends to the region of Saturn, it
will signify material success without any attachment whereas the course towards
the region of Jupiter takes the native at a very high level of knowledge and
wisdom whereby the native will exhibit a parade of fame and wealth. Therefore,
it is very natural that the fate line should start from the lower part of the
palm and its terminating point signifies the achievement determined by the
nature of the region where it ends.
Now, the relation
between the course of this line with the natal chart is analyzed. In the natal
chart, the ninth house signifies fortune which in the Zodiac is the sign
Saggitarius – Sattwik, dual and fiery sign ruled by Jupiter of which it is the
active field. The three angular signs with respect to Saggitarius are Pisces,
Gemini and Virgo. All these four signs are Sattwik and mutual in nature but
represent four different elements signifying the four planes of consciousness. Of
these, Gemini and Virgo are ruled by Mercury. Gemini signifies Sattwik
inquisitiveness and scientific outlook while Virgo signifies Sattwik
inspirations of work, practical senses and development of related intelligence.
As such, the fate line signifying the consciousness if heading to the field of
Mercury signifies the manifestation in the plane of intelligence. Opposite of
this is situated the sign Pisces, the significator of highest level of
consciousness leading to freedom from complexes i.e. Moksha. In accordance with
this, the region of Mercury lies in completely opposite position on the heart
line in Western Palmistry or the line of consciousness in the Oriental
Palmistry. Therefore, a fate line heading to the field of Jupiter signifies
attainment of the native at the highest level of consciousness. For this change
over from the level of intelligence to the level of wisdom are absolutely
required the dedicated work without persona attachment and guided by
intelligence and wisdom both. It is indicated by the third sign signifying
strength counted from Gemini and the twelfth sign signifying conscious
creativity free from material complexes i.e. the sign Leo ruled by the Sun and
its just opposite sign Aquarius, the Rajasik, fixed and active airy sign ruled
by the hermit planet Saturn. After Aquarius is situated the last sign Pisces
where the individual soul being freed from all complexes remains in union with
the Supreme Soul. Therefore, a fate line heading towards the region of Sun
signifies fame, establishment through creative activities and when tending to
the region of Saturn signifies controlled and disciplined material activities
resulting in sublimation of the soul to the higher level of consciousness.
Therefore, the relation of the course of the fate line with the different signs
of the Zodiac and their significance is quite justified.
