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Summing up the hand at a glance

Long Fingers

• Ability to focus on detailed work

• Thoughtful and attentive

• Ability to breaks things down into their individual components in order to see a more detailed picture

Short fingers

• Speedy thinking and reactions

• Impatient

• Ability to sum up situations and make decisions quickly

Many fine lines in palms

• Impressionable and sensitive

• Intuitive and responsive

• May have a worrying nature

Very few strong, well defined lines in palms

• Robust, earthy and practical

• May be insensitive

• May block or repress emotions

Very stiff fingers

• Stiff and inflexible attitude

• Difficulty in accepting new ideas and methods

• Keeps a secret well!

Fingers bend right back to 90 degrees

• Easily swayed by others

• Very impressionable

• Not too good at keeping your secrets! 

Fingers bend back to 45 degree angle

• Flexible approach to life

• Open to new ideas and methods

Square fingertips

• Methodical and detailed

• Lover of routine

• Resists change

Conic fingertips (Cone shaped)

• Impressionable

• Romantic and sentimental

• Swayed by beauty

• Easily bored

• First impressions matter!

Pointed fingertips

• Emotional and sensitive

• Intuitive

• Idealistic

Spatulate fingertips (fan out at the end of the finger like a spatula)

• Restless, dislike of routine, and easily bored

• Enjoys finding new ways of doing things

• Original and inventive

• Dynamic

Knotty fingers

• Loves to analyse

• Thinks things through very carefully

• Philosophical mind

Smooth fingers

• Speedy impressions

• Quick thinker

• Speedy reactions

Red palms

• Enthusiastic, intense and passionate

• Strong reactions

• May be volatile

Pale pink hands

• Responsive and gentle

Very pale hands

• May be selfish or cold

• Lacking in energy

• Possible anaemia

Rosy pink hands

• Healthy and balanced

Long thumb

• Motivated

• Ability to push forward in order to achieve goals

• Master of his own ship

Short thumb

• Weak willed

• Inability to drive inner talents forward

• Feels at the mercy of fate

Bulbous thumb tip

• Acts with brute force rather than calculation

• Exerts ego with power and force

• May try to dominate others

Very thin thumb tip

• Achieves efforts through calculation rather than brute force

• May be dominated by thicker thumbs

Straight thumb (thumb shape from the front appears straight)

• Tells you what they think, with no frills

• Can be tactless

Waisted thumb (thumb shape from the front pulls in like a waist on the lower phalange)

• Tactful and diplomatic

Extremely waisted thumb (an extreme version of the waisted thumb)

• Extremely tactful and diplomatic to the point of using this to their advantage.  Take care!

Thumb tip refuses to bend back

• Not overly generous with feelings or money!

Thumb tip bends right back

• Generous with feelings and money

• Can be wasteful and extravagant

The whole thumb is stiff and refuses to bend back

• This person has built a wall around themselves, which can be difficult to penetrate

• Inflexible attitude

• Not especially warm hearted towards others

• Keeps his own counsel

• Not keen to alter his opinions

The whole thumb bends right back to 90 degrees

• Easily swayed

• Finds it difficult to stay on course

• Very generous

The palms are hard when you touch them

• Lots of energy

• May repress emotions

• Can be inflexible

The palms are elastic and bounce back when you press the skin with your finger

• Enthusiastic and energetic

• Works on ideas immediately

The palms are thick and soft

• Enjoys the comforts of life and generally indulging

• Lacking in energy

• Can be unreliable

Fingers are slightly chubby and fat

• Enjoys physical comforts and generally indulging

• Prone to overweight

Fingers are strong, thick and robust

• Robust and earthy approach to life

• No nonsense character

Fingers are thin

• Finds it easy to live without material luxuries

• Can be fussy and/or critical

• Possible intellectual or spiritual nature

Little finger curves significantly to the ring finger

• Have you ever heard of wrapping someone around your little finger?  The person with this feature is rather good at it!

Not to be confused with

Little finger curves slightly towards the ring finger

• Good perception and intuition

• Caring and altruistic spirit

Large square nails

• A straightforward, balanced approach to life

Short, wide nails

• Possible quick temper

• Volatile responses when you least expect them

• Argumentative character

Very long, narrow nails

• Can be selfish and neurotic

• Creative

Index finger juts out independently towards the thumb side of the palm, away from the other fingers

• Enjoys taking the initiative

• Good leader potential

• Independent and ambitious

• Likes to make decisions

Little finger pulls away from the other fingers, leaning out away from the palm

• Requires freedom and space

• Happy to alter life circumstances if they no longer serve a purpose

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