Palm reading is one of the oldest and most fascinating methods of understanding human nature and anticipating future possibilities. Also referred to as palmistry, this practice involves studying the shape, mounts, and palm lines on both hands in order to decode personality characteristics such as relationships, career opportunities and health conditions.
Prior to beginning a palm reading session, it is essential that you understand which palm should you read? Hand reading primarily examines your dominant hand, which is used for writing and daily work; its location doesn’t matter; this hand shows your current life, future path and conscious choices while its non-dominant hand reveals your past life and inherited nature.
There are four main components to consider in palm reading are:
(A) Your hand shape
(B) Mounts under your fingers
(C) Your palm’s size and texture
(D) Palm Lines (Major Lines and Minor Lines)
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What Are the Shape of Hands?

In palm reading, the shape of your hand is also important. There are four types based on elements:
Hand Type | Features | Element | Traits |
Earth Hand | Square palm, short fingers | Earth | Practical, stable, reliable |
Air Hand | Rectangular palm, long fingers | Air | Intelligent, logical, curious |
Water Hand | Long, rectangular palm with long fingers | Water | Emotional, sensitive, artistic |
Fire Hand | Square palm, short fingers | Fire | Energetic, passionate, ambitious |
Your hand type reflects your natural personality. It also influences how your palm reading lines behave.
Astrology Remedy:
If you have an Air or Water hand and feel emotionally disturbed, wearing a Pearl (Moti) can balance your mental health.
What Are Mounts in Palm Reading?
In palm reading, mounts are the indicators of planetary energy in your hand. Strong, well-formed mounts suggest that the corresponding planet’s qualities are active and supportive in your life. Weak or flat mounts may indicate struggles in that area.
Here’s a quick reference:
Mount | Related Planet | Life Area It Affects | Gemstone Remedy |
Jupiter | Jupiter | Ambition, leadership, wisdom | Yellow Sapphire (Pukhraj) |
Saturn | Saturn | Responsibility, career, patience | Blue Sapphire (Neelam) |
Sun | Sun | Fame, happiness, creativity | Ruby (Manik) |
Mercury | Mercury | Business, intelligence, speech | Emerald (Panna) |
Venus | Venus | Love, beauty, luxury | Diamond (Heera) |
Moon | Moon | Emotions, intuition, imagination | Pearl (Moti) |
Mars | Mars | Courage, aggression, strength | Red Coral (Moonga) |

What Do Palm Reading Lines Indicate?
Palm reading involves deciphering palm lines to gain insight into your life, emotions, health, career goals and destiny. There are two types of palm lines: Major Lines and Minor Lines.
Major Palm Reading Lines
- Life Line: Shows signs of health, physical vitality and the journey ahead.
- Heart Line: Your emotional state as well as relationships in general is represented here.
- Head Line: Your Intelligence, Thinking Pattern and Decision-Making Abilities will be on display here.
- Fate Line: Gain insight into career, destiny and external influences to gain clarity into them
Minor Palm Reading Lines
Minor palm reading lines for marriage include the Marriage Line. Here you can focus on relationships and marriage as they pertain to your specific reading.
- Health Line: Inspiring wellness.
- Sun Line: Acclaim and Innovation.
- Travel Lines: Exploring Potential.

Palm Lines that Signify Children or their Characteristics
Hand reading lines provide valuable insight into various aspects of life. When your Fate Line or Life Line appears broken or chained, wearing Gomed Ring could help overcome obstacles caused by planets like Rahu.
For palm reading for females, understanding the unique variations in hand lines is also essential. If you want to learn more about this, visit our blog Palm Reading for Female
Now that you understand how to read palm lines, you can unlock its secrets. Palm reading goes beyond simply foretelling our future; it provides insight into ourselves that helps us make wiser decisions.
Your hands reveal an insight into what lies ahead with their shape, strength of mounts and patterns of hand reading lines. Even if these indicate difficulties for you personally, astrological remedies such as wearing appropriate gemstones could yield significant improvements.
By practicing palm reading lines, you will soon be able to confidently answer when asked: “Can you read palms?”
Frequently Asked Questions
1. Which palm line is lucky?
Within palm lines, the Sun Line (Apollo Line) is considered lucky as it symbolizes success and prosperity in life. A clear and strong Sun Line often leads to good fortune and recognition.
2. How to read palm lines?
To properly interpret your palm reading lines, begin by analyzing three major lines–Heart Line (love & emotions), Head Line (intelligence & mindset), and Life Line (health & vitality). Their depth, length, and clarity will provide key insights about your future.
3. Which hand is used for palm lines reading for females?
In ancient times, females who weren’t working were typically read using the left hand; men, however, used their right hand. Today however, due to both genders having active control of their destiny shaping it themselves in both ways, both hands are considered equally in palm reading analysis for both males and females.
4. Can gemstone remedies change the palm lines?
Gemstone remedies do not directly change palm lines; rather they can alter planetary energies to bring positive life changes. Wearing gemstones that match one’s strengths or reduce obstacles may bring better opportunities, and may gradually manifest as changes to palm reading lines over time.