About my Book

The Palm as Mirror of the Soul: Diagnostic and Applied Chirology is an unusual book on chirology.
Part One and Two are a structured text book on chirology that deals with hand types, right and left hands, primary and secondary lines on the hand, thumb, fingers, etc. A special chapter deals with the issue of Time as revealed in the hand. (Can one foretell the future? If so, is this worthwhile?) Another chapter deals with fingerprints (dermatoglyphics), which is a relatively new topic in the field of chirology, though rich in research, especially in genetic medicine.

I deal with all these subjects clearly, along with drawings and hand prints. The material is accessible both for the professional and the lay person.

Part Three and Four are more unusual.

In Part Three I survey certain subjects in an integrative fashion.  Because everything meaningful is expressed in the hands in more than one way and usually in a cluster of ways, one should not judge or identify something in the hand according to one detail or parameter. Rather, one must look at the large, general picture. Part Three surveys many topics in this way, such as creativity, sense of humor, intelligence, writing talent, emotional stress, and others. The subjects I find particularly important here are those that deal with the identification of signs of depression and suicidal tendencies. From my experience and my scientific research I am convinced that depressive and suicidal signs in the hand are valid and that it is worthwhile to identify and pay attention to these signs. This knowledge offers a strong diagnostic tool for therapists who want to identify clients in danger of committing suicide.  Here too the reader will find drawings and hand prints and valuable explanations.

Part Four of the book reviews three scientific research projects that I conducted among  schizophrenic patients, the Ultra-Orthodox and potential suicides.

In  Part Five I describe how to make hand prints and list recommended books.  The book was published in Hebrew (2011) and is availabel in bookshops and the internet.