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The Line of the Head

'To know is power' - let us then be wise,

And use our brains with every good intent,

That at the end we come with tired eyes

And give to Nature more than what she lent.

CHEIRO.

THE line of head relates principally to the mentality of the subject - to the intellectual strength or weakness, to the temperament in its relation to talent, and to the direction and quality of the talent itself.

It is of extreme importance in connection with this line that the peculiarities of the various types are borne in mind; as, for instance, a sloping line of head on a psychic or conic hand is not of half the importance of a sloping line on a square hand. We will, however, take general characteristics first, and proceed to consider variations afterward.

The line of head can rise from three different points - from the centre of the Mount of Jupiter, from the commencement of the line of life, or from the Mount of Mars, within the lifeline.

Rising from Jupiter and yet touching the line of life, it is, if a long line of head, the most powerful of all. Such a subject will have talent, energy, and daring determination of purpose, with boundless ambition combined with reason. Such a man will control others, yet not seem to control them; he will have caution even in most daring designs; he takes pride in his management of people or things, and is strong in rule, but just in the administration of power.

There is variation of this, which is almost equally strong. This again rises on Jupiter, but is slightly separated from the line of life. Such a type will have the characteristics of the first, but with less control and diplomacy. He will be hasty in decision, impetuous in action. As a leader in a crisis such a man would find his greatest opportunity. When, however, the space is very wide, the subject will be foolhardy,

Egotistical, and will rush blindly into danger.

The line of head from the commencement of the line of life, and connected with it, indicates a sensitive and more nervous temperament; it denotes excess of caution; even clever people with this mark rein themselves down too tightly.

The line of head rising from the Mount of Mars, within the life-line, is not such a favorable sign, it being the extreme on the inside of the life-line, as the wide-spaced head-line is the extreme on the outside. This indicates a fretful, worrying temperament, inconstant in thought and action, the shifting sands of the sea are more steadfast than are the ideas of such an individual, and the connection with Mars gives his nature this one disagreeable trait -he is always in conflict with his neighbors; he is also highly sensitive, nervous, and more or less irritable.

The generalities indicated by the line of head are as follows:

When straight, clear, and even, it denotes practical common sense and a love of material things more those of the imagination.
When straight in the first half, then slightly sloping, it shows a balance between the purely imaginative and the purely practical; such a subject will have a levelheaded, no nonsense way of going to work, even when dealing with imaginative things.
When the entire line has a slight slope, there is a leaning toward imaginative work, the quality of such imagination denoting, in accordance with the type of hand, either music, painting, literature, or mechanical invention. When very sloping, romance, idealism, imaginative work, and Bohemianism. When sloping, and terminating with a fine fork on the Mount of Luna, it promises literary talent of the imaginative order.
When extremely long and straight, and going directly to the side of the hand (the percussion), it usually denotes that the subject has more than ordinary intellectual power, but is inclined to be selfish in the use of that power.
When this line lies straight across the hand and slightly curves upward on Mars, the subject will win unusual success in a business life; such a man will have a keen sense of the value of money - it will accumulate rapidly in his hands. Such a sign, however, denotes the taskmaster of life - the Pharaoh who expects his work-people to make bricks without straw.
When the line is short, barely reaching the middle of the hand, it tells of a nature that is thoroughly material. Such a man will utterly lack all the imaginative faculties, although in things practical he will be quite at home.
When linked, or made up of little pieces like a chain, it denotes want of fixity of ideas, and indecision.
When full of little islands and hairlines, it tells of great pain to the head and danger of brain disease.
When the line of head is so high on the hand that the space is extremely narrow between it and the line of heart, the head will completely rule the heart, if that line be the strongest, and vice versa.
If the line should turn at the end, or if, in its course down the hand, it sends an offshoot or branch to any particular mount, by so doing it partakes of the qualities of that mount:

Toward the Mount of Luna, imagination, mysticism, and a leaning toward occult things.
Toward Mercury, commerce or science.
Toward Sun, the desire for notoriety.
Toward Saturn, music, religion, and depth of thought.
With a branch to Jupiter, pride and ambition for power.

If a branch from the line of head rises up and joins the line of heart, it foreshadows some great fascination, or affection, at which moment the subject will be blind to reason and danger.

An island is a sign of weakness. When clearly defined, if the line does not extend farther, the person may never recover.

If the line of head sends an offshoot to or runs into a star on the Mount of Jupiter, it is a sign of wonderful success in all things attempted.

When a number of little hairlines branch upward from the line of head to that of heart, the affections will be a matter of fascination, not of love.

When the line of head runs into or through a square, it indicates preservation from accident or violence by the subject's own courage and presence of mind.

When there is a space found between the line of head and that of life, it is beneficial when not too wide; when medium, it denotes splendid energy and self-confidence, promptness of action and readiness of thought. This is a useful sign for barristers, actors, preachers, etc., but people with such a mark would do well to sleep on their decisions - they are inclined to be too hasty, self-confident, and impatient. When this space is extremely wide, it denotes foolhardiness, assurance, excessive effrontery, and self-confidence.

When the line of head, on the contrary, is very tightly connected with that of life, and low down in the hand, there is utter want of self-confidence. Such individuals suffer greatly from extreme sensitiveness, and the slightest thing will wound and grieve them.