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The length of your fingers reflects your responsiveness to events (actions and feelings alike).
Fingers are rarely straight. The leaning finger submits to the one toward which it leans.
Long fingers, reflection prevails over action, intuition over instinct.
Short fingers, action prevails over reflection, instinct over intuition.
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The Thumb, the Arbiter
This very particular finger is not attached to any planet. The Romans called it "Pollex," the powerful one. Attached to no planet, the thumb symbolizes "the eye of reflection." A true vital force, it structures the individual, teaching them to act consistently. The thumb is free to go in the opposite direction of the other fingers. It tests our will to accomplish what is written on our hand.
The little thumb is governed by the heart. It shows tolerance, sees with the eye of the moment. Easily influenced and subject to his moods, he can swing from enthusiasm to discouragement.
The thumb is governed by the head. He is ambitious, relies on his ideas to move forward. He is capable of working hard to succeed. His taste for freedom encourages him to start his own business.
The thumb spread apart from the index finger reveals a great need for independence. The closer it gets to it, the more cautious the mind acts.
The index finger, governed by Jupiter, indicates the social "I."
The energy of the index finger is based on awareness of the outside world. It reveals each person's disposition to fulfill their obligations. Under the influence of Jupiter, the planet of expansion, the index finger is high, with the ambition to occupy a high position. The index finger shows the way and demands silence.
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