Divination & The Harry Potter Series

Season 13 of Every Day Tarot is all about divination in the wizarding world of Harry Potter, and today we’re turning our attention to palmistry—the ancient art of reading palms.

What we explore in this episode:

• The history and basics of palmistry: lifelines, heart lines, and beyond

• How palmistry appears in Harry Potter and why Trelawney kept flinching at Harry’s hands

• The deeper meaning of palmistry beyond reading your life line to know “when you’ll die”

The Art of Palmistry: Reading Between The LinesPalmistry, or chiromancy, dates back thousands of years with roots in India and China. While pop culture often reduces it to predicting when you’ll die or when you’ll fall in love, palmistry is more nuanced.  ...