Palm Reading
掌相
Eight Trigrams and Twelve Palaces of the Palm
八卦十二宮之圖
Trigram Positions on the Palm
掌上八卦方位
乾在小指下，坤在拇指根，離在中指根，坎在腕部掌心下，震在拇側掌內，巽在食指根，兌在無名指下，艮在掌根下。
Qian (Heaven/Metal): below the little finger -- governs father, authority, career. Kun (Earth): thumb base mount -- governs mother, nurturing, stability. Li (Fire): middle finger base -- governs intelligence, fame, recognition. Kan (Water): wrist/lower palm center -- governs danger, career obstacles, kidney. Zhen (Thunder/Wood): thumb side, inner palm -- governs eldest son, movement, action. Xun (Wind/Wood): index finger base -- governs eldest daughter, wealth, travel. Dui (Lake/Metal): below ring finger -- governs youngest daughter, joy, speech. Gen (Mountain/Earth): lower palm heel -- governs youngest son, stillness, property.
The Three Main Palm Lines
三大掌紋
天紋居上橫，主情感婚姻心臟。人紋居中橫，主智慧思維精神。地紋繞拇指根弧，主生命活力大事。皆宜清深不斷。
Heaven Line (Heart Line): the uppermost horizontal line -- governs emotions, relationships, heart health. Human Line (Head Line): the middle horizontal line -- governs intelligence, thinking style, mental health. Earth Line (Life Line): curves around the thumb base -- governs vitality, life force, major life events. All should ideally be clear, deep, and unbroken.
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