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 Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2010 8:04 pm
 *Text walks in happily; she loves divination*
"Sorry I'm late. I arrived recently, and I'm still getting settled in. I hope you understand!"
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Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2010 11:50 am
 Professor Kain
Prepares for today's class.
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Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2010 12:28 pm
Professor Kain
Is excited for this week's lesson.
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Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2010 1:40 pm
Professor Kain
Begins to put up the notes. "Today we are starting palm reading.
Palmistry or chiromency (also spelled cheiromancy, Greek cheir (χειρ), “hand”; manteia (μαντεία), “divination”), is the art of characterization and foretelling the future through the study of the palm, also known as palm reading, or chirology. The practice is found all over the world, with numerous cultural variations. Those who practice chiromancy are generally called palmists, palm readers, hand readers, hand analysts,or chirologists.
The practice of chiromancy is generally regarded as a pseudoscience. The information outlined below is briefly representative of modern palmistry; there are many ― often conflicting ― interpretations of various lines and palmar features across various schools of palmistry."
((OOC: I also added two reference links pertaining to this week's lesson.))
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Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2010 1:50 pm
*Begins furiously taking notes*
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Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2010 2:00 pm
*Text jots down the notes, careful not to miss anything*
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Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2010 2:02 pm
Professor Kain
"Palmistry can trace its roots back to India in (Hindu) Astrology (known in Sanskrit as Jyotish), Chinese Yijing (I Ching), and Roma (gypsy) fortune tellers. The Hindu sage Valmiki is thought to have written a book, whose title translates in English as "The Teachings of Valmiki Maharshi on Male Palmistry", comprising 567 stanzas. From India, the art of palmistry spread to China, Tibet, Egypt, Persia and to other countries in Europe. From China, palmistry progressed to Greece where Anaxagoras practiced it. However, modern palmists often combine traditional predictive techniques with psychology, holistic healing, and alternative methods of divination also ."
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Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2010 2:18 pm
Professor Kain
"Chiromancy consists of the practice of evaluating a person's character or future life by "reading" the palm of that person's hand. Various "lines" ("heart line", "life line", etc.) and "mounts" (or bumps) (chirognomy) , purportedly suggest interpretations by their relative sizes, qualities, and intersections. In some traditions, readers also examine characteristics of the fingers, fingernails, fingerprints and palmar skin patterns (dermatoglyphics), skin texture and color, shape of the palm, and flexibility of the hand.
A reader usually begins by reading the person's 'dominant hand' (the hand he or she writes with or uses the most)(sometimes considered to represent the conscious mind, whereas the other hand is subconscious). In some traditions of palmistry, the other hand is believed to carry hereditary or family traits, or, depending on the palmist's cosmological beliefs, to convey information about past-life or karmic conditions.
The basic framework for "Classical" palmistry (the most widely taught and practiced tradition) is rooted in Greek mythology. Each area of the palm and fingers is related to a god or goddess, and the features of that area indicate the nature of the corresponding aspect of the subject. For example, the ring finger is associated with the Greek god Apollo; characteristics of the ring finger are tied to the subject's dealings with art, music, aesthetics, fame, wealth, and harmony."
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Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2010 2:28 pm
*thinks for a moment about what has been written so far, then continues to take notes*
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Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2010 2:48 pm
Professor Kain
"Though there are debates on which hand is better to read from, both have their own significance. It is custom to assume that the left hands shows potential in an individual, and the right showed realized personality. Some sayings about the significance include "The future is shown in the right, the past in the left"; "The left hand is the one we are born with, and the right is what we have made of it"; "The right hand is read for men, while the left is read for women"; “The left is what the gods give you, the right is what you do with it." The choice of hand to read is ultimately up to the instinct and experience of the practitioner.
* Left The left hand is controlled by the right brain (pattern recognition, relationship understanding), reflects the inner person, the natural self, the anima, and the lateral thinking. It could even be considered to be a part of a person spiritual and personal development. It is the "yin" of personality (feminine and receptive).
* Right As opposites are, the right hand is controlled by the left brain (logic, reason, and language), reflects the outer person, objective self, influence of social environment, education, and experience. It represents linear thinking. It also corresponds to the "yang" aspect of personality (male and outgoing)."
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Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2010 3:29 pm
Sorry professor. On the first day here they said I got hit by a Quaffle Ball in Qudditch and passed out. Though im fine now, I think I nee to take it easy okay so plaese don't start class today with somethng too hard. I hear here's a halloween party...or is that a lie.....well halloween or not im gonna dress up for it
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Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2010 4:04 pm
Professor Kain
"That's quite alright, we just started palm reading."
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Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2010 4:17 pm
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Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2010 4:19 pm
*Walks in and finds a seat*
Sorry Im late Professor i had some confusion with my schedule.
*takes out parchment, a quill, and ink and starts writing down notes*
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Sparrow Puppy Vice Captain
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Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2010 4:29 pm
*Writes all of that down furiously, trying to catch up*
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