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    Embarrassing Palmistry
    Embarrassing Palmistry
    Embarrassing Palmistry
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    Embarrassing Palmistry

    By John Bottrill

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    A good hand reading depends on
    1.What’s actually there and
    2.The palmist's experience.
    For example, highly-strung people tend to have lots of lines, and you can chatter away for hours. Some men have very few - they're difficult. Many's the time a man, prodded by his wife, will spread his hands for you to read and there's almost nothing there. You look dismayed - he smiles understandingly. You do your best - he tells you you're wrong. You could kill him and he knows it. Don't feel bad - it happens. Just make sure he pays you - it's your next bottle of gin, after all! Palmistry has nothing to do with E.S.P. People often ask in amazement, "But how can you possibly know that? I've never told anybody." Really it's so easy - if I can do it, anyone can - believe me! Each life conforms to a set of patterns, which are written in the hand. All you have to do is learn the language they're written in: then it's just like reading a book.
    "But this is all too brief," you cry. "I need to know more." Of course it's brief - what do you expect from this peep - blood? Relax. In this book you'll find all sorts of pearls of wisdom, and pithy anecdotes too.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJohn Bottrill
    Release dateNov 6, 2013
    ISBN9780992980146
    Embarrassing Palmistry
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    John Bottrill

    John Bottrill , Galicia, SpainA retired academic psychologist, I've been living in comfort in Northern Spain - a region like the Lake District, but with good weather for 17 years. This place has magic - it's the nicest place I've ever lived. Personally, I'd happily live and eventually die here. But family reasons necessitate a return to UK.The house is stone-built 1691 with some land and lots of space for guests who come to find out more about the area, or just to think about a new life in Northern Spain. You can see the house at smallholdinginparadise.blogspot.com.es - it's paradise!You can read a book about the early Boterel family, which came to UK with William the Conquerer and were the ancestors of President George Washington, at www.bottrillfamilyhistory.com or http://bottrillfamilyhistory.blogspot.com.es. For an unusual children's book or Embarrassing Palmistry you might try http;//www.contactenglish.eu. That site also has a Scottish romance, unusual in that it deals with the machinations of the Priory of Sion, pros and cons of moving to France, a story about Heaven and unusual information about the Knights Templar.You can equally well access them at www.Smashwords.com.

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      Embarrassing Palmistry - John Bottrill

      PRACTICAL PALMISTRY

      About the author

      John Bottrill Ph.D. is a former professor - author of learned papers in Psychology and several books - Romance, France, Palmistry, Children’s stories, Family History.

      Apart from writing and genealogical research, he enjoys renovating houses, furniture and paintings. He currently lives in Spain with his partner and a naughty cat, called Porage.

      Information about living in Spain can be found at http://smallholdinginparadise.blogspot.com.es.

      And his books can be found at https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/contactenglish and www.contactenglish.eu

      Historical information about the Boterel family (the original spelling!) can be found at www.bottrillfamilyhistory.com and http://bottrillfamilyhistory.blogspot.com.es/

      Any resemblance to any person, living or dead, is purely coincidental.

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or distributed without permission, except for brief passages for review purposes.

      © 2013 Copyright John Bottrill

      Published by John Bottrill

      Smashwords edition

      ISBN 978-0-9929801-4-6

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      Foreword

      Chapter 1 Party Palmistry

      Two painful experiences - importance of gin

      Chapter 2 Your hand and your personality

      Personality and change - will - logic - worry -decision - the boss - what type are you?

      Chapter 3 How sick can you get?

      Congenital weaknesses - mental - liver - heart - nails - circulation - breathing - digestion - rheumatism - the dreaded piles – ethical considerations

      Chapter 4 A fortune in your hands

      Work or luck - determination - outside influences- health - the hand of a rich man - the hand of a poor man - success after 40 - financial disaster

      Chapter 5 Your future career

      Control yourself - and others - outside influences - health - energy - character - ambition - teaching - business - arts/science - medical - manual – religion- travel

      Chapter 6 Death and its markings

      Natural - illness - accidents - psychological impact - should you tell? - suicide - violent death - longevity

      Chapter 7 Love, marriage, and sex

      What type are you? - lines of influence -deviation - masturbation - breakups - adultery - divorce - sterility - children - passion - pleasure - union - housewife - disappointment - celibacy and its horrors - vice

      Chapter 8 Psychic power in your hand

      Psychic ability - innate - learned - psychic type - E.S.P. - magic - mysticism - intuition - clues

      Chapter 9 Your hand and social graces

      Conformity - role playing - getting along with others- the Bohemian - manipulation - the persuasive psychopath

      Chapter 10 The born leader

      Napoleon - politics - powerful friends -independence - will - influence - success - fame -ambition

      Chapter 11 Imagination and Dreaming

      The key to success and failure - overactive imagination – strong interest in sex - too much of a good thing - the dreamer – controlling habits

      Chapter 12 A fondness for travel

      Money - curiosity - job - the born traveller - successful and unsuccessful journeys - signs of travel - dates - probable and predestined events

      Chapter 13 Palmistry in everyday life

      Your boss's weak points - a difficult husband – sum people up – success at interviews - the conman and the gambler

      Chapter 14 How to go about reading hands

      Palmar types – hair – colour – nails – fingers – lines - - signs - age

      CHAPTER I

      PARTY PALMISTRY

      My interest in palmistry began in my teens - a mere curiosity until my mother pitch-forked me into a public reading. It happened at dinner in a restaurant at a table shared by my family and a middle-aged couple. The two women hated each other so, when the conversation turned to children, my mother started to boast of her son's abilities. Yes, my son's good at reading hands. Aren't you, John?

      Utterly embarrassed, I speared a pea – as you would.

      Really? snapped the other woman, seeing the possibility of spiking mother's guns. Well, see what you can make of mine, dear.

      Since the floor refused to open and swallow me, I bared the few shreds I knew. You’ve got a long life line, though that doesn’t mean you’ll have a long life, I added hastily. Her husband in turn speared a pea. And, er, you’re strong willed.

      Is that all? demanded the woman peremptorily.

      Uh, well ..... you're much misunderstood ......

      Her eyes gleamed as she glared at her husband, an unexpected victim. Yes, that's certainly true.

      There was a frigid silence, and everyone busily speared peas.

      I decided I’d better learn more - much more.

      But history tends to repeat itself. Many years later, I was at a party in Toronto. It was 11pm. and the party was beginning to liven up. I felt that contented glow which comes from slightly too much gin and good company. But dismay! Here came that portly woman who had been smiling vaguely at me all evening. I retreated to a corner and hid behind a rubber tree. But she was not deceived.

      I've got you at last, you naughty thing, she cooed. Mary told me you're a palmist - is that right? Cornered, I muttered something non-committal, but she was not to be put off that easily and waved a plump hand in front of my face. Oh, do tell me what you can see.

      You're comfortably off and on your second husband. You're full of energy, used to getting your own way, and enjoy flirting. Hm...I see you've had to consult a gynaecologist.

      Now she was flustered and it was my chance to recognise an old friend on the other side of the room and make excuses, leaving her to wonder how it's done. How is it done? Each of the things I told her was obvious from one short look at the hand. Other things need a more detailed examination, and a full reading involves prints, checking, a written report, and several days. But all you want to know in such a situation is how to give a short commentary at a glance.

      Let me point out first of all that there are two ways of reading hands. One way is second nature to those who are psychic - to them things are just obvious. There's nothing to be learnt, except by practice, and any instruction book is a waste of money for them. (This book's supposed to be more entertaining than instructive, so it's a good buy even for psychics.) The other way is to learn the various pointers and marks of the hand, and to read it as if it were a letter in a foreign language which has to be translated. Chapter 14 will give you some idea of the sort of things palmists look for and what they may mean. The rest of the book looks at particular topics with examples I've come across (with false names, of course).

      At first when you're practising, it's best to use sympathetic friends. Keep a bottle of gin handy - it's amazing how sympathetic it makes friends, and of course your good self! Most beginners rely too much on their own hands, which is a mistake because they have preconceived ideas about themselves. We all tend to see ourselves as we would like to appear, rather than as we are.

      RETURN TO TABLE OF CONTENTS

      CHAPTER II

      YOUR HAND AND YOUR PERSONALITY

      With your personality you have nothing to worry about. This was the concluding sentence in my report to Elizabeth Jane on her reading. You often hear people say things like He's the life and soul of the party or "What a

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