I ran into the science of reading elemental hand shapes over 10 years ago in a book on asian herbology. it seemed like it could be a great companion to astrology that could offer further insight into personality types and dispositions. i stumbled across this site today and revitalized my interest in this science. let me know what you think. what type of element are you?

Water Hand: The first kind of hand is water composed with soft dedication, it has long palm long slim fingers, enmeshed with fine lines, these kinds of hands are soft and smooth, which is associated with insecure feelings, and shows over emotional of an individual in every aspect of life. Their personal as well as professional life also suffers but they have a strong intellect. Water hand people are also known to be highly imaginative. They always keep dreaming or imagining about those things which requires imagination and creativity. Sometime it happens that they dream a lot and work less. Water hand people are extremely sensitive to external conditions. Water hand people are really very sympathetic to others in society. And they care for poor people or contribute in development.

Fire Hand:There are few hands composed with a square long palm, short fingers and smooth skin. These are known as fire hands. Fire hands are associated with an energetic attitude. These people are full of energy and fire to do anything new. Sometime they become very impetuous. These people seem to be have more intuition than intellect. As a result they create so many obstacles in their life and family just because of intuitive nature. These people are more creative in a practical way rather than having a imagination. Fire hand people are always excited and they try to make environment excitable. They can easily run into an excessive emotion as well. Sometimes fire hand people are also called ‘intuitive’ or ‘impulsive’ hand.

Earth Hand: These types of hands are composed with heavy skins and bones, having a square palm size with thick and short fingers, with dark and very few palm lines. The palm lines are very deeply marked. These people are associated with a well balanced and reliable nature. These people have a more intellectual than intuitive attitude; these people are very tenacious, honest, and very practical and dependable in nature. They are also known as inert and slow starting. They are not much imaginative by nature like others, they believe in work. And always try to get the work done with accuracy. Sometimes these people become very violent too. As an individual these people play really important roles for the whole community.

Air Hand:These hands are composed of long bones and flexible fingers. Joints of all the bones are of equal proportion and such hands can be easily recognized with help of their fingers. The fingers are thin, long, artistic and well formed. Sometimes engraved with deeply etched lines, these people are very well balanced and reliable type. These people are very intellectual and also have a intuitive nature. Generally, profoundly distrustful of emotional values, sometimes they become quick-witted. Air type hand people are also known as good communicators. They can be a leader or a politician. A person with this hand type will be mostly truthful but can be devious.

Mixed Hand: Mixed hand person will be of mixture type of characteristics and behavior like their hand. The mind of such a person will be uncertain and they can soon become hopeless if they don’t succeed in doing a particular work. For this reason, they can become self-centered. They will be changeable and versatile to such an extent that they lack definite purpose in their life and easily get defamed. Many times mixed hand type people often lack mental disposition for reflection and deep thought.
Mixed hand person can have a great result out of their life if they utilize their ability in a potential way.