"You hold it in your hands: a singular story that belongs to no on else. In Palmistry, you'll learn the history of western palmistry, from Aristotle to its revival in the 19th century to today. Explore the lines, bumps, and whorls that make your palm unique. Learn how astrology plays a part in palmistry and which planets align with which fingers and features. Pique your curiousity for other world palmistry traditions and related fields like graphology. More than just appendages for reaching and grasping, hands have had an extraordinary, rich history, earning reverence, gratitude, and even awe for their multifaceted place in our world. From ancient cave drawings to religious icons, from solving crimes to proving identity; from revealing character to providing a map to possible eventualities; our hands not only give us a peek into the past, but they cn also show us much about our present and even hint at the future." --