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Science behind Palmistry



Palmists read the lines on your hand and many of us believe that they can not only tell you the past and present but also the future. I will try to explain what enables them to do so scientifically, but will not go into the actual palmistry, as this subject has been treated very well by others.



Scientifically, these lines are the folds in the skin of our palms to ensure that our skin does not hang loose when we fold our palm.

The shape or the contours of these lines depend upon how we fold our hands. If you observe people how they hold a pen or how they handle other tools, you will notice that we all do this in different ways. If two people hold pen in the same way they will hold the door handle in different ways and so on. More than this, the way we fold our hands while sleeping is definitely unique.

The way we fold our hands is controlled by our sub-conscious brain and it leaves the imprint of it's condition on our palms.  Examples are,


  • Any health condition, as perceived by the brain even though not apparent to us starts to show up on the palms.   
  • How clear our thought process is or how confused we are is also imprinted on our palm lines - following the commands of the brain.
  • Lesions & various health conditions from the past also shape lines on our palms.


Our brain thus puts the past & present of our health on the palm. Our Brain is also aware of our body's inner conditions that are not apparent to us ( but might become in the future), and is also imprinted on our palms. For example if someones kidney / liver is developing a problem, the brain knows about it and is possibly trying to fix it as well! This shows up in the palm and a good palmist might advise you to take care of your kidney / liver even before you know that there is a problem.

The lines thus are constantly changing, depicting the present state of the brain and no person's palm lines remain the same throughout their lifespans.

Now when you see your palms and the lines, remember they have been etched there by your brain and have a lot of information about you. Most of us cannot decipher it completely and if we do depend upon someone else to do so, it must be a wise and learned person; do take the information given to you with a pinch of salt!

A careful study of these lines using Artificial Intelligence might usher a new era of finding out ailments in the body / mind earlier on.

We all have a mirror on our palms. We only need to learn to see it!

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