What Does Your Palm Say About Your Future?

By: Ian Fortey
Estimated Completion Time
4 min
What Does Your Palm Say About Your Future?
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About This Quiz

What most people call "palm reading" is also known as palmistry or, if you want to sound super informed, chiromancy. Basically, the idea is that one's fate can be foretold by the lines that crisscross their hands. It's a surprisingly common belief, and also a very old one, that has shown up in cultures all throughout the world and history. And by history, we mean ancient history, as in thousands of years old. You can find a tradition of this not just in Ancient Greece and Rome but Tibet, Babylon, India, China, Persia and more. This was the real deal for a lot of people all over the world.

Palmistry may have fallen out of fashion in later years, but there are still those who can divine your fate from your hands. Many people are still very much enthralled by Tarot card readings, horoscopes and even psychics. Palmistry is all in the same wheelhouse and can offer a new and unique variation on what the universe has in store for you, if only you open yourself up to believe. So, are you interested? Show us those hands and we'll do our best to show you the future that awaits!

Connection hands
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Are you ambidextrous?
You know it!
Only for some things
I'm a lefty.
I use my right hand.

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Hands
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Have you noticed the lines on your hands change over time?
Definitely!
Only from scarring
Never
I think so?

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Palmistry
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At the base of your index finger, you can find the Ring of Solomon. How pronounced is yours?
Pretty pronounced
It's where now?
I don't see it
It's a little choppy

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Hands Circle
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Have you ever had your palm read by an expert?
A few times!
Never
Yeah, but I wasn't impressed.
Once

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Woman Shake Hands
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Do you shake hands with your left or your right?
Whatever works for the other person.
I've never really thought about it.
My left
My right

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Blue and Yellow space stars
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Is palmistry an exact science to you or more of a guide to what could be on the way?
You have to know what you're doing.
Not exact, but still accurate.
Depends on who's doing the reading.
I think it's pretty vague.

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4 Money
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There's a superstition that says an itchy left palm means you'll be paying money out, and right palm means you'll be getting money. Do you believe it?
Yes!
I'll let you know next time my hand is itchy.
I don't think so.
Never heard that in my life.

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50% Witch
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Your fate line runs up and down the middle of your palm. Is yours solid or broken up?
Solid!
It's super sketchy.
It breaks up a bit as it goes up.
It splits.

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Cute Nails
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Have you ever have your fingernails read?
Yes!
That's a thing?
No, but I'd like to.
Just once

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Jupiter
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The Mount of Jupiter is the fleshy bump under your index finger. How does your look?
Seems fairly well rounded
Puffier than the rest of my hand
Not really noticeable
Kind of flat

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Hands pointing
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There are seven hand types in Palmistry. Do you know yours?
Psychic
Elementary
I was told, but I forget.
Not a clue.

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Hands fist bumping
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In general, what's the shape of your hand?
Long and slender
Large with short fingers
Kind of square with broad fingers
Long, smooth fingers and a wide base of the hand

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Washing hands
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There are generally two kinds of thumbs in palmistry — flexible or stiff. Which is yours?
Very flexible
Mine's in the middle.
I can't really tell.
Pretty stiff

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Magic Fantasy
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Your head line extends from between thumb and forefinger across the middle of your hand. How far across does yours go?
Under my ring finger
I have more than one line here!
Under my middle finger
Under my pinkie

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Thinking
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Finger length is also a part of palmistry. The ratio between the length of your index and ring fingers is the 2D:4D ratio. Do you know yours?
Of course!
Mine are the same!
No, but I'm going to check it out.
Never even heard of it.

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Nervous Commuter
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Do your palms sweat when you're nervous?
Not at all
Profusely
A little
I have no idea, actually.

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ring
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If you look very carefully under your ring finger you may see a triangle known as the Psychic Triangle. Do you see one?
I do!
Um. Maybe?
I see all kinds of shapes.
Nope.

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Writing
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Do you have steady hands?
Very steady!
I'm a bit jittery.
Only if I'm not nervous.
I seem to be OK.

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Heart
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Your heart line starts below your pinkie and extends across. Do you have a long one?
It goes right across to the other side
It's a shorty
It curves down a bit
It's a midway one

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Book of Dreams
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Do you feel like you have a strong intuition?
You know it!
None
Maybe a bit
Sometimes!

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vent line
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Everyone likes money lines! They're short, vertical lines under your pinkie and ring finger. How do yours look?
Deep and solid
I can't find them.
It's a bit wavy.
I have lots of choppy ones.

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Sun
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Look for a line that runs up and down under your ring finger. That's your sun line! How does yours look?
It's pretty bold.
I don't have one.
Mine's down near my wrist.
It's a bit stumpy.

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Purple lines
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Just at a quick glance, how many lines do you have that are very prominent and easy to see?
Five
Three
Lots of 'em
Four

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Wrist
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Bracelet lines go around your wrist just below the palm. How many do you have?
Three solid looking ones.
Hard to say, there's a lot going on down there.
A couple of choppy ones
One long and two short.

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Collection of striped rocks arranged in a row on gray
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Are most of your prominent lines solid, or do they branch?
Super solid
They're everywhere
It's a split
They're more choppy and wavy than anything.

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Strength
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Are your hands strong?
I think so.
They're kind of weak, actually.
As strong as the rest of me
I don't really know.

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Saturn
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Your middle finger is your Saturn finger. How long is yours?
It's a bit longer than the other fingers.
The bottom section is really long.
It's quite a bit longer than my other fingers.
I dunno. It looks normal.

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Hand door knocker
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Do you have unusually large or unusually small hands?
They're a little larger than average
Kind of small
They're huge
Normal-sized

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Fortune teller
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If your palm says your destiny is a certain way, can you change it?
I hope so
I have no idea
No
Of course

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Thumb
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There's a line around the base of your thumb called the Family Ring. How does yours look?
Pretty deep and strong.
There are a few lines.
It's choppy.
I don't notice one.

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