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Also known as palm reading, chiromancy, chirology or cheirology, the practice is found all over the world, with numerous cultural variations. Those who practice palmistry are generally called palmists , hand readers , hand analysts , or chirologists .
A magical diagram, composed of two circles, a pentagram, and three heptagons, and is labeled with the name of God and his angels. Squared circle: Alchemy: A symbol of the Philosopher's stone. Depicted on the left image is Michael Maier's Emblem XXI from Atalanta Fugiens. Sriramachakra: Tamil mysticism: A mystic diagram used for astrology. Sri ...
palmistry/palm reading → see somatomancy (Latin palma, ' palm ') papyromancy : by folding paper, especially paper money (Greek papūros , ' papyrus paper ' + manteía , ' prophecy ' ) pedomancy → see somatomancy (from podomancy , influenced by Latin pēs [ pēd- ], ' foot ' )
Vāmācāra is a Sanskrit term meaning "left-handed attainment". The converse term is dakshinachara. [10] The Western use of the terms left-hand path and right-hand path originated with Madame Blavatsky, a 19th-century occultist who founded the Theosophical Society.
“The left side of the body is considered the feminine or ‘receiving’ side while the right side is the masculine or ‘giving’ side,” Arbeau clarifies.
A hanging hamsa in Tunisia. The hamsa (Arabic: خمسة, romanized: khamsa, lit. 'five', referring to images of 'the five fingers of the hand'), [1] [2] [3] also known as the hand of Fatima, [4] is a palm-shaped amulet popular throughout North Africa and in the Middle East and commonly used in jewellery and wall hangings.
Palm Sunday itself marks the day Jesus entered Jerusalem. He entered the city knowing He would be tried and crucified—yet welcomed this fate in order to rise from the grave and save His ...