Wavy Lines ([Plate XXIV].) show uncertainty, lack of decision and want of force.
Broken Lines ([Plate XXIV].) destroy the meaning of the line at the particular place where the break appears, but if one line ends above the other, the break is not so bad and the quality of the line will be continued.
Sister Lines ([Plate XXIV].) increase or double the power of any line, and when lying close together at the Line of Head, they give it great power and promise.
Islands ([Plate XXIV].) are always evil and denote weakness or failure of the Line or Mount on which they may be found.
Ascending Lines ([Plate XXIV].) are good from any line from which they spring. From the Line of Life they denote increased energy wherever they make their appearance. If they run up to any particular Mount or part of the hand, they show that the increased effort or energy will be in that particular direction.
Descending Lines ([Plate XXIV].) are the reverse and mean loss of power.
Chained Lines show lack of force or fixity of purpose. ([Plate XXIV].).
When the entire hand is covered with a network of small lines, it denotes a highly nervous disposition and usually great mental worry and lack of decision.