Head line
The head line is the middle line of the palm, starting between the thumb and index finger and crossing the hand toward the opposite edge. Palmistry tradition reads it as the workings of the mind: the way one thinks, decides, imagines. A straight line would suggest a practical mind, a line sloping downward a more imaginative way of thinking. It speaks of mental style, never of level of intelligence.
Where to find it
The head line crosses the middle of the palm. It begins between the thumb and index finger, often touching the start of the life line, then breaks away and heads toward the opposite edge of the hand. Depending on the hand, it stays straight, dips gently toward the wrist, or stops halfway across.
What tradition reads in it
Cheiro and Benham read in it the style of the mind: a straight line would speak of concrete, organized thinking turned toward the real; a line descending toward the mount of the Moon, of a fertile imagination drawn to dreaming and creation. A start touching the life line would suggest caution, a separated start, independence of mind.
A style, never a grade
Keep one thing in mind: this line measures nothing, neither intelligence nor success. It draws a way of thinking, like a handwriting that is your own. Ask yourself whether you give your mental style enough room: your palm simply holds up a mirror to the way your mind likes to work.
Sources
- , Cheiro’s Language of the Hand (1894)
- , The Laws of Scientific Hand Reading (1900)