Dear hand reading colleagues

Martijn (admin) wrote:
Hi GM,

I understand what you have in mind, but your question is rather unspecific... I think it could help a lot if you tell us more precisely why you posted this question.



PS. Nice to see you posting again! Maybe you would like to add your photo in your forum-profile?

hamilton wrote:This seems a bit vague to me but here goes
1 When part of the index finger is cut off in an accident the person looses self esteem for a time at least. A girl I know had this happen to her and she dropped out of a medical degree and became a clerk or sorts. The finger then tends to compensate by becoming wider. Self esteem can also be generated by the gap growing between the index finger and middle finger. This gap grew in my hand when I became head of a university department. When the index finger spreads away from the middle finger it is also a sort of compensation for low self esteem but in a more negative way.

2 The giraffe woman's collar represents a lack of a tri-radius in the skin ridge pattern below the ring finger. This means the owner was born with a inhibition about enjoying one's self, and it tends to cut off connection with creativity. This genetic feature can be compensated for when the giraffe woman's collar is cut by an Apollo line or two.

3 The so-called health line changes monthly. This is probably not so much a repairing sign but it can be a sign of repair.

4 A big thumb compensates for a Head Line that plunges down the palm to the Mount of Pluto. Without the large thumb the owner can get lost in fantasy and imagination. With a large thumb there is control so that the imagination can be more effectively used.

5 A Loop of Humour is a compensatory feature. A good snese of humour helps out in many difficult times.

6 Short fingers belong to people who are quick to grasp the big picture and ignore the details. This is useful very often but can be a problem. When it is compensated by a long Head Line it makes for good decision making.

7 A chained Heart Line can indicate heart ache problems but a big Mount of Venus shows this person has enough love in then to cope with the heartaches.

cheers

Lloyd

waqar.an wrote:i think there is nothing like compensatory signs because nature did not do wrong in the first place....

Hello Waqar.an,

I understand your point. However, in the perspective of hand reading we can sometimes speak of 'contra-indications' (= signs which signal that for example a specific problem is unlikely) - and I assume that GM had this phenonomenon in mind when he talked about 'compensatory signs'.