Form of the Hand
Hands are classed in seven types:
1. The Elementary or Bilious Hand, indicating brutal instinct instead of reason as the governing power of the character.
2. The Square or Jupiter Hand, indicating a practical, stubborn, methodical and conventional character; one apt to be suspicious of strangers and radical in views.
3. The Spatulate or Nervous Hand, so named because of its imagined resemblance to a spatula. It is broad at the base of the fingers, and indicates great energy and push to discover; also courage and fearlessness.
4. The Philosophic or Venus Hand has a long, thin, muscular palm, with long fingers; indicates a student of nature and searcher after truth.
5. The Mercury or Artistic Hand indicates quick temper, impulsiveness; a character that is light-hearted, gay and charitable, today; and tomorrow, sad, tearful and uncharitable.
6. The Lunar or Idealistic Hand indicates an extremely sensitive nature.
7. The Harmonic or Solar Hand indicates a character of great versatility, brilliant in conversation, and an adept in diplomacy.