When passing through the tube stations of London it one can't help feeling that Rupert Murdoch has decided to support Barack Obama in the upcoming election and The Times is going to town on a photograph of him outside Number 10.
However, if a palm reader were to look at his clearly displayed right hand they might have some doubts about his suitability for the position of a president with the authority to 'push the button' and start a nuclear conflagration.
In the photograph the thumb turns inwards but, as a photograph is but a frozen moment in time, it might not be his usual way of holding his thumb. However, if it is it indicates a self-willed nature. Once he's made up his mind about something it will then be very difficult for anyone to change his mind or induce him to change his direction. The strongest mount is indicated by his third finger showing that he sees himself as something of an individual and likes a starring or individualistic role in whatever he does. His little finger is also strong and suggests a person who is very 'in touch' and astute while his first finger, although not strong, is straight and has a noticeable pad underneath and so he does have a lot of ambition. But because the third finger is stronger than the first on the hand it is ambition of an individualistic kind and this combination is quite common to find in politicians. Churchill had it but Mrs. Thatcher didn't.
As far as the lines are concerned the Head Line, or second horizontal line on the hand, shows great depth in the early part but then lightens up and becomes less clear in its later stages. This indicates that in the early part of his life there is a lot of mental activity and decisiveness but later he will tend to become mentally more easy going. But what is most interesting about this line is that shortly before the line weakens, a drooping line from the Heart Line, the top horizontal line, seems to suck energy from the head. In traditional palmistry this is believed to indicate that his heart will run away with his head and if you look closely, just after this drooping line joins the Heart Line, the Heart Line itself becomes weaker and less clearly defined. His emotions after the event will not be as sure and clear cut as they were before. Also, the Life Line, the one which curls around the base of his thumb, looks to be in poor condition and indicates that he is unlikely to ever live a secure and settled lifestyle.
An interesting point to note is that in later life the Fate Line, the one which runs up the centre of his hand under the middle finger, becomes quite clear and well marked and this leads to the conclusion that career, or whatever he personally decides to work for, will, in the later part of his life, become his guiding force and take precedence over both his emotional life and his thoughts.
For more information on palmistry you can read any book by Cheiro, The Laws of Scientific Palm Reading by William G. Benham and Moore’s Manual of Up-to-Date Palmistry. This last book was previously known as A Manual of Up-To-Date Palmistry but as it was only distributed through charity shops, it may be hard to find. However, if you are in Australia you should find a copy in Sydney’s Library of New South Wales.
19102008: Watching the way Obama held the thumb of his right hand when being filmed having dinner with his opponent I sure many palm readers will have serous cause for concern. All is not as it appears to be.
