The Book of the Hand: An Illustrated History of Palmistry, by Fred Gettings (Book)

Description:The Book of the HandAn Illustrated History of PalmistryBy Fred Gettings, 1965. Hardcover format. 217 pages. Illustrated throughout. Synopsis:The hand has been described as the mirror to the human soul. From the very beginning of history man has attempted to grasp through its form and surface the meaning of his own individual character and destiny. Palmistry has two faces – one which is intuitive in character and another which is rooted in a scientific approach. The first type of palmistry uses the hand as a spring-board for intuitive judgements, and predictions of future events and character analyses are made, usually without real understanding, purely by virtue of an intuitive 'feeling' for the hand. The second type of palmistry is concerned with making judgements concerning character and future by the way of a systematic analysis of the signs and portents in the hand. The one method is concerned with emotional understanding, the second with intellectual understanding. The