Palm Pilot?
Hands hold clues to career, character,
writer says

Whatever you're doing with your hands right now, stop.

Turn them over and take a close look at your palms.

What do you see? Calluses perhaps, scars maybe, lines certainly.

The hands are an ever changing road map that tell us where we've been, where we're headed and what we should be doing in between, says Donna McCue, author of the new book Your Fate Is in Your Hands (www.donnamccue.com).

"They're the original PalmPilot," says McCue, a Long Island, N.Y., "intuitive consultant" who claims to have read thousands of palms, including those belonging to multimillionaires politicians and film directors. She says that by looking within the palms of our hands, "we can find the direction we're supposed to go."

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In addition to her famous clients, she inspects palms of prospective and current workers at businesses that want to see if their people and positions match up.

Though that raises eyebrows and skepticism, palmistry has its place in job placement, says Elaine Stover of the Arizona State University careers office.

"I wouldn't encourage any employer to use any one resource or method — not just the interview, not just the resume, not just the reference, not just the handwriting analysis or the palm reading," Stover says. "It's just that much more information you can use to find out about an employee."

More about using your hand map:

• The heart line (it begins on the outside of your hand under your pinky) reflects your ability to experience and express emotions, the life line (starting just above where the thumb and the palm meet) records your vitality and physical energy in life, and the head line (starting between life line and the index finger) reveals your intellectual potential.
• Entrepreneurs, CEOs and performers have large "hitchhiker"thumbs that bend back. Their head and life lines are separate.
• Writers and artists have head lines that angle down toward the bottom corner of the palm, opposite the thumb.
• Lawyers, counselors and teachers have angled head lines, too, only theirs end in big forks.
• Doctors and other healers have small lines just below their pinky that are parallel to the pinky.
• Salespeople have long, deeply-etched head lines.
• If your head line has breaks or islands, you'll have more than one career in your life time.
• When your palms are flat and fingers pressed together, if you have spaces between your index and middle fingers, you're generous, perhaps too much so.
• Smooth hands signal sensitivity, and rough skin is often found on people with great stamina and staying power.

Hands should be examined often, as the lines on them change every three to six months—more often, McCue says, "if you are one of the few human beings who make change, rather than habit, a habit."

FYI
Books to read on palmistry:

• Your Fate Is in Your Hands, by Donna McCue.
• Palmistry: The Whole View, by Judith Hipskind.
• The Palmistry Workbook, by Nathaniel Altman.

Ask the pro

Donna McCue, a Long Island, N.Y., palm reader, looked at the palms of seven Valley celebrities. We sent her copies of hand prints and birth dates—no other information. Read what she had to say about the locals.

Damian Miller
Job: Arizona Diamondbacks catcher.
What his palms say: Miller is a sexy guy who is well liked by women and men. He's modest, wealthy, has a good sense of humor and is able to express himself well. Miller grew up with a strict parent who impressed on him the importance of being a good boy. He was injured in his late 20s or early 30s. (Miller injured his left hamstring in April.)
McCue: "He’s a very good sports person. He could do something in sport medicine. Is he sports?"

Joe Arpaio
Job: Maricopa County sheriff.
What his palms say: Arpaio wants to put his print on life. His big, beefy hands and large thumb show a desire for power and a strong ego. He's a good soul, honest and sincere, but his better judgment is sometimes swayed by loyalty. His way is the right way, and he's often closed to new ideas. He likes the good life and knows how to hold onto money.
McCue: "He likes being the big dude, the head of the company. He wants to be in charge."

Jennifer Gillom
Job: Phoenix Mercury forward.
What her palms say: Jennifer would make a good lawyer. She's impulsive, impatient, a self-starter and doesn't like to be last. Jennifer's smart, imaginative and affectionate, but is unwilling to reveal too much about herself.
McCue: "She has a guardian angel, a really strong guide. Perhaps she lost a parent or a grandparent?" (Gillom's father died when she was 3.)

Margaret Mullen
Job: President of Urban Realty Partners and former executive director of Downtown Phoenix Partnership.
What her palms say: Mullen has genius ability, is successful and has a great sense of humor. She's a born leader and has no trouble juggling many tasks at the same time. Mullen can be impatient when things aren't going her way and is hard to be married to. Since she switched jobs in 1998, her life has improved a lot.
McCue: "She almost has two personalities. Her mind works on multiple levels, but on the other hand, she's trying to focus more of her energy in one direction."

Michelle Gardner
Job: Local actress and singer.
What her palms say: Gardner's an artist, has great communication and teaching skills and is gifted in music. She's a perfectionist, making sure she has things right before putting herself out there, and is intuitive and loyal. Gardner will be even more vital in her late 5Os and may be married twice in her life.
McCue: "She has great ability to give back."

Beth McDonald
Job: Morning host on KESZ-FM (99.9).
What her palms say: Beth is a clever, creative person who can write, communicate and sell just about anything. She's strong, but has been through a lot in her life and needs to watch her health. She recently divorced, having stayed too long in a marriage.
McCue: "She's starting something new this year. It's a new beginning for her." (McDonald is getting married in July.)

Jim Manley
Job: Schoolteacher, Arizona's 1999 Teacher of the Year.
What his palms say: Manley's good with his hands. He's a clear communicator, straightforward and loyal. He has healthy self-esteem, without being egotistical. A "meat and potatoes" man who focuses on one thing at a time, he sometimes gets himself into trouble by being too truthful. He's cautious about revealing too much about himself. Manley can expect a big change or move in the future.
McCue: "He's still in the process of becoming who he's going to be."

Palm pilot

Professional palm readers can tell a lot about you with just a glance at your hand. Some of the things they look for:

• The heart line, which reflects your ability to experience and express emotions.
• The life line, which records your vitality and physical energy in life.
• The head line, which reveals your intellectual potential. If your head line has breaks, you’ll have more than one career.
• Smooth hands signal sensitivity, and rough skin is often found on people with great stamina and staying power.
• Deep lines mean energy, physical strength, vitality, and endurance.
• Light lines indicate possible sickly condition.
• Clear, simple lines indicate serenity and balance, but broken lines indicate Inconsistency.

By Janie Magruder
The Arizona Republic
May 31, 2000
Reach the reporter at
Janie.Magruder@ArizonaRepublic.com or
(602) 444-8998.