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Palmistry is the pseudoscientific practice of fortune-telling through the study of the palm. [1] Also known as palm reading, chiromancy, chirology or cheirology, the practice is found all over the world, with numerous cultural variations. Those who practice palmistry are generally called palmists, hand readers, hand analysts, or chirologists.
Onychomancy: fingernails analysis. Onychomancy or onymancy (from Greek onychos, 'fingernail', and manteia, 'fortune-telling') is an ancient form of divination using fingernails as a "crystal ball" or "scrying mirror" and is considered a subdivision of palmistry (also called chiromancy).
A hanging hamsa in Tunisia. The hamsa (Arabic: خمسة, romanized: khamsa, lit. 'five', referring to images of 'the five fingers of the hand'), [1] [2] [3] also known as the hand of Fatima, [4] is a palm-shaped amulet popular throughout North Africa and in the Middle East and commonly used in jewellery and wall hangings.
Not everyone likes to flaunt their wealth, and sometimes the quietest folks in the room have the most money to their name. These giveaways oftentimes are paired with people that have done very ...
There are many signs of wealth you wouldn’t notice from such a lofty perch. Real money isn’t always obvious, and large amounts of it don’t always drive up in luxury cars.
Find: 12 Unrecognizable Signs of Wealth. The term relates to the concept of feeling insecure, to the point of obsession. Most frequently used in a clinical setting to relate to the physical body ...
Onychomancy: by a form of palmistry looking at the fingernails. Palmistry: by lines and mounds on the hand. Parrot astrology: by parakeets picking up fortune cards; Paper fortune teller: origami used in fortune-telling games. Pendulum reading: by the movements of a suspended object. Pyromancy: by gazing into fire. Rhabdomancy: divination by rods.
palmistry/palm reading → see somatomancy (Latin palma, ' palm ') papyromancy : by folding paper, especially paper money (Greek papūros , ' papyrus paper ' + manteía , ' prophecy ' ) pedomancy → see somatomancy (from podomancy , influenced by Latin pēs [ pēd- ], ' foot ' )