The Origin of Hands and Palmistry

The origin of hands and palmistry. Westerners once said: hands are another external mind of human beings. Orientals say: The reason why hands can hold things is that they are used to select and discard. People can make choices, which in itself is a wise choice.

From this we can see that hands are closely related to the development of our human brain. Humans began to walk on their own two feet, and they made use of their hands, which allowed them to move freely, to make tools and to develop day by day.

If hands do play an important role in human history that is beyond people's imagination, then the palmistry can be said to be another face of the person, representing the individual's destiny.

People also use their hands as a means to express their feelings or convey their thoughts to others.

Hand gestures, such as clasping hands, resting hands on the chest or mouth, covering eyes, etc., express various emotions or mental states of people.

Hands play a huge role in promoting smooth conversation or communication between humans.

The state of a person's hands can be used to not only gauge his or her mental state, but even his or her physical condition. Especially in the concept of the interconnectedness of all internal organs and hands in Chinese traditional medicine, great importance is attached to the background of the hands.

The lines on the palms of every person are different. Even in the whole world, you can’t find two people with the same lines on their palms.

Palmistry conveys information about our physical condition or fortune, potential personality, etc.

From many historical facts, we can infer that people's emotions or lives are closely related to their hands.

Since primitive society, humans seem to have the instinctive common sense to understand themselves by observing their hands.

Some of the famous primitive murals in the Lascaux Cave in France have several hand shapes left on them. That was left behind by our human ancestors 20,000 years ago.

For a long time, no one paid much attention to why these hand shapes were carved on the wall. However, after similar hand shapes were discovered in the Altamira Cave, people began to explore the meaning behind them.

The original mural depicts a cow, with pressed handprints left below or on the side of the image. Is this an attempt to show off that the cattle were hunted by himself? Perhaps this was a way to express oneself in an age without writing.

There is also a saying that hand gestures have religious or incantatory meanings.

More than 20,000 years ago, people would leave their hands behind to express their existence, and the belief that respecting the shape of the hands can bring good fortune and luck still exists today.

So, when did palmistry, which is about guessing information based on the various lines on the hands, originate? It is said that the birthplace of palmistry prediction is ancient India 4,000-5,000 years ago, while some say it is near the Himalayas further north.

Because, among the relics of Tibetan Buddhism in Nepal, many hand shapes with the leather on the palms peeled off were found.

In addition, from the relics of ancient India, people discovered an image with three lines on the palm, which can also lead to such inference. Although palms were depicted in ancient Greek or Egyptian paintings before this, no traces of palmistry were found.

The knowledge of palmistry seems to have originated in ancient India.

It is said that many hand-shaped remains were found in the Axini statue, a relic from ancient India 300 years ago BC. The Carthaginians who lived along the Mediterranean coast in 500 and 600 BC left stone cairns with hand-shaped carvings everywhere. Since the beginning of civilization, hands seem to have always aroused people's interest and become the focus of attention all over the world. The first people to pay attention to the shape or lines on the palm and think about palmistry, and use it to predict human destiny or character, were the ancient Indians or Carthaginians.

It was not until Europe started cultural exchanges with Asia that palmistry was depicted in paintings or sculptures. This can be inferred from the fact that the saint's statues in Sicily, Italy, have obvious palm lines.

As for the method of palmistry prediction, it was spread by the Gypsies through the Silk Road to the Middle East, Europe and other places. In fact, palmistry shops can often be seen in New York or Paris today. Most of these shops seem to be run by the descendants of gypsy immigrants.

As early as the Spring and Autumn Period in my country, people regarded palmistry as a sign of fate.

The so-called Oriental astrology in our country tends to be a helpful clue for diagnosing diseases rather than a prediction.

As for the people who spread palmistry from China to Korea and Japan, they were Buddhist missionaries.

When Buddhism was introduced to Japan, palmistry was first depicted on the palms of Buddha statues. For example, the palm of the Great Buddha in Nara, Japan is depicted in the so-called flat-shaped palm, which is famous for its extremely high style.

In Greece, many scholars were interested in and concerned about palmistry. Plato and others even wrote works on palmistry.

At that time, whenever there was an important ceremony or gathering, a palmist would be hired. This shows the extent to which palmistry dominated people's lives at that time.

In particular, the famous philosopher Aristotle began to study palmistry at a very early age. In addition to philosophy, he was also very interested in palmistry, and his work "Palmistry by Aristotle" is left in the British Museum. At the same time, his metaphysics also mentions that the hand does not have a single function, but is a manifestation of various functions. He believes that hands hide complex meanings.

Many references to palmistry can also be found in the Old Testament. Job 37:7 says: God leaves a sign or seal on the hand of man. This will allow everyone to recognize their own talents. Isaiah 49:16 also says, Look! My hands are carved by you. The wall of leaks kept appearing before me.

In addition, the word "hand" is used more than a thousand times in the Old Testament, from which it is not difficult to find that it is interested in exploring the meaning of hands or palmistry.

The palmistry culture spread all over the world has transcended the differences in culture, religion and concepts. Research has revealed that the close relationship between people and hands is a deep-rooted existence since the birth of mankind.

The above is a summary of the origins of hands and palmistry. I hope it will be of some help to you! For more information, please continue to follow the Dream Interpreter’s Fortune Telling Website’s Xiong Zhang account!