Cheiro's Palmistry: The Book of Fate and Fortune

Count Louis Hamon 'Cheiro'

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About this ebook

This is the complete and unabridged text of Cheiro's Language of the Hand which is regarded as the go-to Bible by both professional and amateur students of palmistry.

Cheiro acquired his expertise in India. At a young age he travelled to the port of Apollo Bunder, Bombay, where he met his Guru, an Indian Chitpavan Brahmin, who took him to his village in the Konkans, where he was permitted to study the ancient books on hands and hand reading.

After studying palmistry for over two years, he returned to England and started practicing palmistry in London. Soon he was enjoying a wide following of famous clients from around the world, including celebrities like Mark Twain, William Stead, Sarah Bernhardt, Mata Hari, Oscar Wilde, Thomas Edison, the Prince of Wales, General Kitchener, William Gladstone, and Joseph Chamberlain.

So popular was Cheiro as palmist that even those who were non-believers had their hands read by him. Sceptical Mark Twain wrote in Cheiro's visitor's book that "he (Cheiro) has exposed my character to me with humiliating accuracy. I ought not confess this accuracy, still I am moved to do so."

It is said that while reading the palm of the Chairman of the company that owned Titanic, Cheiro predicted the sinking of the famous ship.

Cheiro wrote this book based on his lifetime practice and study of hands across England, Europe and America. In the book he writes, "I have endeavoured to place clearly and candidly before the intelligence of the reader the rules and the theories I have proved to be true, and from whose foundations I have built whatever success I have achieved."

Ratings and reviews

2.75 ⭐ GENRE - OCCULT SCIENCES / PALMISTRY PAGES - 196 Now this book is about 100 years old and the Author Cheiro lived between 1/11/1866 to 8/10/1936. The reason I have rated this book low is only because the diagrams, pictures are not clear as it is a 100 years old book at that time Photography and technology wasn't as developed as it is today. On the hand apart from unclear photography you also need to move inside the book for reference pictures and diagrams when as the author has used 1 diagram to explain 40 different studies although there are many diagrams and pictures in the book but they are not systematically placed around the subject the author is explaining in that particular chapter. However it is still a very good book to learn and for a matter of fact occult science subjects are subjects of research and learning hence it's not possible to get A to Z in just one book and also apart from readings one also has to practice, learn, study and experience the science in thi

About the author

Count Louis Hamon, better known as ‘Cheiro’ is regarded as the most successful palmist, numerologist, and astrologer of this century. He was seriously initiated into the art of fortune telling when he came to India and lived with the Joshi family in Bombay. He was one of the first to translate and interpret in English the Hindu works of palmistry. Thereafter starting his practice and continuing his study and research he wrote remarkable books on palmistry, numerology and astrology in English.