Kabbalistic Palmistry

Kabbalistic Palmistry
History
Kabbalah has been rooted in the mystical tradition of Judaism for millenniums. The belief in unity and the oneness of God is the central theme of Judaism. Throughout Jewish life there has always been a mystical tradition that accompanied the law. The mystical tradition
The first mention of reading hands to tell a person's spiritual condition appears in the . The Zohar has a two thousand year oral tradition attributed to Shimon Bar Yohai. It'd first appearance in written form in Spain in the 1300 BCE by Moses De Leon. The Zohar is Kabbalah's most important work. It is studied by all serious student of Kabbalah. It is from the Zohar that we learn about Palmistry and how the Sefirot of creation are represented in the hand.

In the Bible it states that God Spoke and said “ Let their be Light” God used The light to create the physical world. The emanated light was contained in vessels called Sefirot. Each Sefirot represents a personality trait. The three most important Sefirot that appear in the hand are Chessed and Gevurah and Tiffereth . Chessed represents kindness and it is represented by the right hand. More importantly it is represented by the vertical lines in the hand.
The Sefirot Gevura respresents, restrain, severity. Gevurah is identified with the left hand. It is also identified with the horizontal lines. Gevurah represents strength, judgment, restrictions and limitations. It can block or interfere with the positive effects of the vertical lines.
There are two fingers that are important in Kabbalistic Palmistry. The lines on the side of the Small finger and the Middle finger are the only ones to be looked at.
The Seifort Tiffereth is in the middle between Chessed and Gevura and represents the balance between loving kindness and severity. This balanced combination creates harmony and beauty. It is represented by a vertical line in the middle of the hand.
It is called the line of Mazal or luck. In traditional palmistry it is known as the line of fate and plays a similar role.
Lines on the Middle and Small Fingers.
The Zohar mentions that the lines on the small finger (pinky) determine what a person's actions in the world will be. The small finger shows the way a person is going in business or marriage.
The horizontal and vertical lines form patterns that show how successful or unsucessful the person will be.
The same is true for the middle finger which represents the thoughts of a person that leads to action.
The Five Gates.
The horizontal and vertical lines form five patterns on the palm. Each of these gates represents a hand that is associated with a personality type. If the hand is good, meaning there is a good combination of horizontal and vertical lines it indicates the person will have a good life. If the horizontal and vertical lines are not in harmony it indicates the person must do Tsuvah or repentance and turn towards God.
Gate One Resh
The right hand belongs to the letter Resh. Resh is associated with the Sefirah Chesed. Chesed represents loving kindness and is associated with success.
In the diagram above there are two vertical lines and two horizontal lines are joined together in harmony. Both This is a good sign.
There are only a few lines in the hand and not too many subsidiary line.
Gate 2 Gevurah. The Second Gate.
Gevurah is represented by the left hand. Gevurah is the gate of severity or judgment
The vertical line c-c going down from the thumb is separated or broken
The Second Gate is the gate of Gevurah and shows that there has been a flaw in the character of one of the person’s parents. This has caused negative effects in the person’s life. This person would have to do Tsuvah or repentance. He/she will have to fix the flaws they have inherited.
Gate 3
Another Hand of Tsuvah or Repentance
The third gate contains a hand with a strong mazel line rising from the botton of the hand, and passing through the five horizontal lines horizontal lines of Gevurah. It is a mixed hand because it has both positive and negative qualities. The success of this line is based on the strong mazal line of mazel which is the strong vertical line in the middle of the hand. This is the hand of someone who has mended their ways and returned to the path of God.
Gate Four: The Head of the Eagle.
This has four Horizontal lines and Five Vertical Lines.
Gate Four: is the Head of the Eagle. It has many horizonal lines that are a negative sign on the hand. Gate Four is unusual because it also has a sign on a It is a person's body. This sign is a blemish or mark that appears on the shoulder of a person. The mark is called the Head of the Eagle for it resembles that shape of an eagles' head
There are explanations in the Zohar as to how the mark looks. If the head of the eagle is straight, as it is supposed to be, the person will rise to wealth and honor. But if the head of the eagle is facing backwards, then he may only merit having children. When he is old he will be worthy of wealth and great honor from his children. He will have more honor than when he was young. If the person studies Torah he will be successful in his studies.

Gate Five: BAL Zadon (Master of Evil)
This illustration is that of a rare hand that has only three vertical lines and one horizontal line that that stops the energy of the vertical lines. This is a man who desires after unjust gain in the world. He does things that are intentionally wrong. It has strong negative indications for the qualities of Chesed or kindness is prevented from being expressed. It seems that there is only one horizontal line. In traditional palmistry this is usually called a Simian line and indicates inner conflict.

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