ly enough, these opposition lines from the Mount of Mars relate to
the interference of members of the same sex as the subject; while, if
they come from the Mount of Venus, they relate to the opposite sex of the
individual on whose hand they appear (7-7, Plate XV.).

A "star" found on the Line of Sun is one of the luckiest and most
fortunate signs to have.

A "square" is a sign of preservation against the attacks of enemies or
efforts to assail one's position.

A "cross" is an unfortunate sign, and denotes difficulties and annoyance,
but only relating to one's name or position.

On a "hollow hand," the Line of Sun loses all power, and its good
promises are never fulfilled.

The complete absence of the Line of Sun on an otherwise well-marked hand,
indicates that no matter how clever or talented these people may be, the
recognition of the world will be difficult or even impossible to gain. In
other words, their life will remain in darkness; people will not see
their work and the "Sun of Success" will never dawn on their pathway of
labour.

CHAPTER VII

THE LINE OF HEART AS INDICATING THE AFFECTIONATE AND EMOTIONAL NATURE

The Line of Heart is that Line which runs across the hand under the
fingers and generally rises under the base of the first, and runs off the
side of the hand under the base of the fourth or little finger (1-1,
Plate XVI.).

The Line of Heart relates purely to the affectionate disposition, in
fact, to the mental side of the love nature of the subject. It should be
borne in mind that, by lying as it does on that part of the hand above
the Line of Head, it is consequently on the portion of the hand that
relates to mental characteristics and not to the physical.

The Line of Heart should be deep, clear, and well coloured. It may arise
from the extreme outside of the Mount of Jupiter (2, Plate XVI.), from
the centre of this Mount, from the space between the first and second
fingers (3, Plate XVI.), from the face of the Mount of Saturn (4, Plate
XVI.), or from directly under this Mount (5, Plate XVI.).

From the outside of the Mount of Jupiter, it denotes the blind enthusiast
in affection, a man or woman who places his or her ideal of love so high
that neither fault nor failing is seen in the being worshipped. With
these people their pride in the object of their affection is beyond all
reason, and all such extremists as a rule suffer terribly through their
affections.

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