In her 20s, Marie Anne Lenormand set up shop in Paris. Being a fortune telling was not exactly a legal means to make a living, so getting into Lenormand’s shop for a reading could be challenging. It was one of the most turbulent times to be in Paris. The Revolutionaries and the Royalists battled, often… [Read More]
Marie Anne Lenormand: The Early Years
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Marie-Anne Lenormand was orphaned as a child. Fortunately, she came from a family with money. Her step-mother was able to see to her upbringing and education. Marie-Anne Lenormand likely was a handful to deal with even as a child. She was placed in the Royal Abbey of Benedictines where, at the age of 7, was… [Read More]
Getting A Grip On Palm Reading: History
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Skeptics are quick to dismiss palmistry as a shallow, meaningless activity, but there is more to this well-known spiritual art of divination than it seems. Palmistry is chiromancy (sometimes spelled as cheiromancy) The word cheiromancy is a combination of ancient Greek words: ‘Kheir’ meaning hand and ‘manteia’ meaning divination or prophecy. Palm readers are also… [Read More]
Getting A Grip On Palmistry: Reading The Lines
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One of the key elements in palm reading is the ability to read the principal lines on the hand. This means getting to know what the lines on the hand are called (terminology) and what each of the lines mean. This is an introduction to reading the key lines on the hand. In a previous… [Read More]
