"Great job Taylor! This hand is beautifully formed with long graceful fingers with pointed tips. Their consistency is soft and yielding with flexible thumb and fingers. The palms will have many lines and the nails tend to be long and oval and from the back of the hand alot of skin is visible around the nails.

This hand is also known as the Intuitive Hand and is somewhat rare. These people are motivated by their deepest feelings and are very sensitive. They are creative with strong imaginations but most are not blessed with common sense.
Next...."

The Mixed Hand

Taylor once again raised his hand..."Although the main types of hands have been identified, there are people who have a variety of physical traits from many of the types already mentioned. These people are known to possess the so-called mixed hand.
Indeed, as is expected, these individuals may find themselves carrying a mixture of the main characteristics of a selection of hand types. Consequently, they may be suited to work from a wide range of vocations.

It is difficult to provide an analysis of the mixed hand without referring to particular individual cases. Those who own the mixed hand type are advised to look at their most distinguished feature and refer to the information of the best matched hand type."

"Very good Taylor. Very few hands will conform to one type, so most people will find they have traits from more than one hand type. You look to the strength of the similarities to find the proper traits.

Look to the basic shape of the hand for the foundation you need to analyse it. The fingers, mounts, lines... as well as hand consistency, size, skin texture, flexibility and skin ridge patterns will help you gain more precise information. So, as you see, there is much to know when it comes to the art of Palmistry.

Consistency
Flexibility
Hand Size
Skin Texture
Right or Left Dominate Hand?

Mounts and Valleys:
Longitudinal Zones (3)
Latitudinal zones (3)
Mounts(6)

(ooc: I'm off again until tomorrow.... if you would like to earn more points, feel free to take turns..... don't do it all..... and list one of either the zones or mounts and describe them. We'll pair off then and start to try our hands at reading each other's palms.... will do this all weekend as well!)

Consistency
"The consistency of hands allows you to discover more about energy levels. How active are you? Can you keep going twenty four hours a day or do you like to take things a little easier. Perhaps you find it difficult to stir yourself into any action at all? How much energy do you and your partner have?"

Flexibility
"The degree of flexibility in your hand indicates your emotional and mental health. In short, a flexible hand, a flexible mind, a stiff hand, a stiff mind. Emotionally, those people with limber hands adjust well to their enviroment. Stiff hands indicate those who have a rigid outlook on life. flexible hand that can bend backwards in a gracefull arch indicates a mind that can respond quickly. These people can act, think and feel all at once. A moderate flexible hand is the most common. People with this type of hand tend to be balanced and in control of themselves. An extremely flexible hand indicates a person who is easily led by others. A firm type of hand indicates a strong type of person. These people are conservative with their money and feelings."

Hand Size
"The size of the hand can be important in in helping to judge the character and personality. People with small hands have a strong desire to achieve. They usually set long range goals in their life. They sometimes have a big ego and have trouble relaxing. People with medium hands are well balanced and have good judgement. They have common sense and are practical. People with large hands have many capability`s. They can have many goals, all at the same time. They are friendly and very sociable."

Skin Texture
The skin texture on the hand shows the persons natural refinements. If the texture is soft and delicate it will indicate a refined and sensitive person. Transperant skin is found on saintly type people. Thin skin is found on the hands of overly sensitive people. Often those with thick skin are stubborn and insensitive. Course skin is found on the hands of earthy people. People with a satin, smooth type skin are very artistic and often have a love of nature.

Right or Left Handed
Both hands are equally interesting, and there is no reason for looking at only one of them. As a matter of fact, there are some who even read feet - yes, both of them. Considering the way the body is connected, the left hand is linked to the right side of the brain and the right hand to the left side of the brain. Scientific research with people missing the 'bridge' that normally connects the two hemispheres in the brain, may suffer from something called Alien Hand Syndrome' that can cause one hand to have a will of its own, so when one ties a shoelace the other might untie is again!). When right-handed the left side of the brain is likely to be dominant. From the handreading perspective, your dominant hand is your public face to the world and makes the active decisions, whilst your passive hand shows more the personal and private self.

Tina kept herself busy by writing all these important facts down.

Sabrina raised her hand. "One of the mounts is the Mount of Jupiter. This is situated at the base of the index finger. A well-developed mount is indicative of the person's leadership qualities. This person is also just, honest, optimistic and sociable. If the mount is flat, the person lacks confidence and a good personality. If the mount is over developed, the person is arrogant, proud, idle and egoistic. A small line between the Heart and Head lines on this mount indicates acquisition of wealth."

Ginny was busy writing down notes. She was really looking forward to palmistry

c00kie was a little blur in Palmistry, but she was determined to catch up. She scribbled down the notes and continued to pay attention.

c00kie suddenly thought of one of the mounts she had read about. "Professor, if i am not mistaken, there is also the mount of Mercury, this mount is situated at the base of the little finger," c00kie said while gesturing the spot with her own hands," A well-developed mount is indicative of a person who loves to travel a lot, and is a go-getter. If it is overdeveloped, the person is a glib talker and a consummate liar. If it is flat, the person is shy, diffident or just plain dull." c00kie said.

Nabiya raised her hand,"There is a mount called the Mount of Venus, a cross on the Mount of Venus indicates the person will find true love in their life. A triangle on the Mount of Venus shows a person who will marry for money. A star at the base of the Mount of Venus indicates trouble in finding true love in life."

She stopped, referred back to her book and continued, "A grill on the Mount of Venus is a sign of sensuality. A island on the Mount of Venus indicates a loss of opportunities. Small circles on the Mount will indicate adultry. And..a square will act as protection in love."

The Mount of Mars
 

Meghan took down the notes of what everyone was saying. "Does anyone else noticed all the mounts are named after planets kind of ironic..."she mumbled more to herself than anyone else.

Emma decided that Divination was strange, complicated, and confusing - but she liked it anyways.

The Mount Of Moon
 

The slytherin kid behind Jessica was rude, he kept making faces as she answered, Julie noticed that he loathed gryffindors who were smart,
Julie took the advantage and raised her hands saying "Professor, there is also Mount of Mercury, this mount is situated at the base of the little finger. A well-developed mount is indicative of a person who loves to travel a lot, and is a go-getter. If it is overdeveloped, the person is a glib talker and a consummate liar. This person is also the regular Casanova. If it is flat, the person is shy, diffident or just plain dull."
Julie paused smirking at the slytherin boy thinking That ought to teach him!

Cassy glanced up from note making and noticed a Slytherin person behind Jessica scowling at her. She wondered why this was and then remembered the rivalry between the houses and shook her head slightly. She understood being loyal to your house but this boy was just being rude so Cassy shot him a disapproving look. She lowered her eyes to the parchment and continued to write but then it struck her, maybe the boy was just jealous that Jessica knew the answers and he didn't? She returned to her normal level of concentration and carried on writing trying to get all the correct details down.

Adrienne was taking notes so fast when she paused she noticed she could barely read her own hand-writing. She'd have to go over it later and rewrite it. Oh, well. She really didn't expect this much info in the first class, and she really didn't understand it all, but that didn't matter now. She would read through it later when copying it and try to comprehend it then. She sighed and went back to note taking.

Heshasa had already filled3 pages front to back and was starting on her fourth page of notes. Palmistry was not her best subject when I came to divination. Scanning her notes she realized that her writing was very hurried and sloppy. Shrugging she continued at top speed.

As Tina quickly scribbled notes she kept thinking to herself, my my that girl is obsessive over this junk. By accident she even let out a little "obsessive," in a sing-song voice. She really didn't care if anyone heard her, but she couldn't help giggling at her stupidity.

Meghan turned to look around she didn't really recognize anyone so she waited for someone to ask her.

Seeing that Julie had paired up with someone, she glanced around. "Hey, Meghan! Want to be my partner?" she asked hopefully.

Cassy paused before answering. She remembered the look Alex had given Jessica, so her first impression was that he was rather rude but then again every deserves a chance and besides, he had asked politely enough. "Erm, sure" She replied.

Meghan looked up and smiled brightly. "Sure! Ok do you want to go first? because I am slightly confused." She said the last part in a whisper with a guilty smile on her face.

Fancy looked at Felisia for a moment. She knew that Felisia was curious as to how much she would see on Fancy's hand, seeing as as how she was extremely secretive. Fancy gave Felisia a reassuring smile. She knew that the way they were reading palms in class that day, none of Fancy's secrets would come out, as the palm was only going to reveal characteristics about her.

"Well, give me your hand and let's get started," Fancy told Felisia. She reached for her slender hand and began examining. She decided that the best way to read her palm would be to follow the order of her notes. The first thing she would look at would be the shape of Felisia's hand.

OOC: Gotta sign off. Be back tomorrow!

She giggled. “That’s okay. I’m sort of confused too.” She took Meghan’s hand and began to examine it. “Hmm, well you seem to have a conic hand shape which means you’re impulsive, have great communication skills, and get along with many different kinds of people.”

She reached out and bent Meghan’s hand. “You have a moderately flexible hand, which tells me that you have a balance in your life and are relatively in control of what goes on. As far as your hand size, I’d say you have medium hands, which means you have good judgement and are very practical.” She lightly ran her fingers over Meghan’s hand. “You seem to have a very soft texture, which indicates that you’re sensitive to other’s feelings and needs.”

“Okay, why don’t you go ahead and read my palm. I’m not finished yet, but I don’t want to go too far or you may get confused. So, go ahead and tell me my hand shape, my flexibility, hand size, and hand texture, then I’ll tell you about the mounts and folds of your hand.” she finished smiling. “Is that okay with you?”

Trixie looks around the classroom.. Hmm who should i partner with? She glances around the room and saw cOOkie sitting alone. She walks over to her and sat down. "Great..now i have a partner!" giggles Trixie.

c00kie looked over at trix and smiled, "Okay, give me your palm, let me try it." c00kie grabbed Trixie's hand and begin to examine it, "all right, lets see, you've got a really spatulate hand, which means you have a love for discovery and invention...." c00kie said while wrinkling her nose, "you do? okay, anyways, you should be energetic and dexterous, and thrive on taking risks," c00kie said, "Okay...so why not you tell me about my hand before we move on to the mounts and lines and stuff, okay with you?"

Trixie gigled at her palm. Palm reading could be so fun at times. "okay, my turn...Hmmm..." says Trixie thinking hard. "You have a conical hand, people with this hand are usually connoisseurs of the arts with superb communication skills, and a love for the arc lights.You are impulsive and have a short temper," Trixie gigles even more. "Okay.. tht's it!"

c00kie laughed. These things were quite accurate. "Alright, i'm going to see what type of fingers you've got...aha! you've got conical fingers," c00kie said while flipping through some more pages of her book, "Means that you are an intellectual and talented idealist," c00kie made a face to trixie before continuing, " you've got the power of thinking on your feet and have firm convictions...." c00kie said while surpressing a laugh.

"I do?" chuckles Trixie. "Okay...let me see yours! Hmm...it says here that you have a spatulate finger. You have a taste for travel and outdoor life. As go-getters, you will always looks for the bigger piece of the pie. You also value work as top priority. You are creative, active and energetic." snorts Trixie while making a face at cOOkie.. "Okay..let's move on to mounts!"

"Creative....i like that!" c00kie said while smiling brightly at Trixie. "Okay, lets check out some of the lines, you've got a loooong life line, it indicates longevity, vitality, and the quality of life, which is a good thing, however, i don't see much of a head line which means lethargy and in extreme cases insanity," c00kie smirked at Trixie, "and well, you heart line which is clear and deep a person who is sincere, respectful and considerate,"

"Now, you're mounts, you've got the mount of Mars, which shows that you're a very well-developed and firm person, it also shows you have an out-going personality. You're mount of Venus is a little bit under-developed, which means you lack in passion. You're mount of Apollo is well developed,meaning you're a person who is warm and optimistic, radiating enthusiasm," c00kie said finally finishing.

"Wow...tht's l-o-n-g......Okay, how abt you," said Trixie squinting into cOOkie's palm. "Hmm... wait a minute..We have the same lines!!" laughed Trixie. "But our mounts are slightly different.. Your mount of Jupiter is flat so you have a good personality. Your mount of moon is well-developed which shows a person who is compassionate, caring, creative and blessed with an incredible zest for life. Your mount of Mars is a thick, well-developed, and firm Mars plane shows abounding energy and an outgoing nature." said Trixie looking up at her friend.

"Sure, I'll pair up with you" Julie said as she moved closer to jessica and gave her palm out. "You wanna go first" Julie said as she smiled.

The Life Line
 

Professor Kotkin looked around pleased at the efforts her students were making.


(ooc: I apologize for not being online much these last 2 days, but I am fighting a cold. I will leave this thread open for those who wish to continue. If you have questions, please feel free to ask my help.)

The Heart Line
 

Divination Exam 1
 

Divination Exam 1


1. What is padomancy? (2 points)


2. D____ I_____________ is thought by some to be one of most important means of divining the future. (2 points)


3. In Crysta Gazing, the Greeks believed that all quartz crystals were pieces of the archetypal '_______ __ _____'. (2 points)



4. In Hydromancy, it is most common to use ______ pebbles or stones. They are thrown into standing water one at a time. How are each of the stones shaped? (4 points)


5. Pyromancy is a form of ____ Scrying. (2 points)


6. Seers are said to be those who possess the _____ ___. (2 points)


7. What are the 6 hand types in Palmistry? (6 points)




Please pm me your homework by Monday 5pm EST.

Heshasa wrote down the homework. Smiling waved to Professor Kotkin and hitched her bag onto her shoulder and headed to her common room.

To Lala's surprise, her first Divination class she attended as a first year wasn't so bad afer all. In fact, she found it amusing and interesting. She thinks Professsor Kotkin was amazing. She copied down her homework and was excited to work on it immediately.

c00kie quickly scribbled down the homework and kept her things. She said thank you to the professor and left the divination classroom.

Meghan said thank you to the professor and grabbed her things after she wrote down the homework. She turned towards Sabrina and said, "Thank you for reading my palm you were dead on. And sorry I didn't get to yours we could do it another time in the common room or something?" Meghan smiled at her as she pulled her backpack over her shoulder.

Hermia sat up. Class was great! She thought heading down the hallway

Professor Kotkin left a note for her class: You will find the class standings and top 5 students here:

http://www.snitchseeker.com/vb3/show...63#post2510063

Divination - Dream Interpretation
 

Professor Kotkin sits back and waits as the students climb the narrow ladder that leads to the tower of the Divination Classroom.
As you enter the Classroom you notice shelves filled with items like frilly teapots and stacks of matching cups and saucers. On another set of shelves you see rows of glass balls of various sizes and other strange objects like stones and cystals of different shapes, colors and sizes. The fireplace is lit emitting a warm glow that adds an eeriness as the flames reflect off of the many shiny objects. The tables are large and round, with comfortable poofy chairs surrounding them.

Alanna took a seat. Divination was her favorite subject.

Rave climbed the ladder praying that her heavy book bag wouldnt drag her off the ladder and back to the floor. After sucessfully entering the class room she nodded hello to the Professor and took a seat in the front of the class.

Sabrina moved up into the classroom and sat down in a comfy chair. "Hello, professor! How have you been?' she asked cheerfully.

Erin took a seat on a comfy table around an empty table. She took out her book and studied the page on dream interpretation.

Jo stepped inside the classroom, warily, she was lousy at divination but she figured she couldn't get any better without attending the class. Here goes nothing she took a seat in one of the squashy chairs.
"Hello Professor Kotkin, have you been well?" she asked.

Meghan walked into the classroom and sat down next to Sabrina. She set down her overflowing backpack and leaned back into the comfy seat she had just sat in. She loved this classroom. It had the best chairs.

Meghan grinned as she pulled out her dream journal. As she did her bag split. "OH NO!" She whispered. She set the book onto the table inspecting her back for any signs that it could be fixed. There were none. She set it back down and sighed. "Oh, well."

"Yes Professor." Alanna nodded. She had a notebook chock-full of dreams.

Erin pulled her dream journal out of her bag and held it up. "Dream Journal- Check." she said with a smile.

Jo pulled out her dream-journal, "this here is some messed up sleep," she added, gesturing to the leather bound book.

Professor Kotkin turned to her class and said,

"Can anyone tell me what a dream is?"

"A dream is a series of images, ideas, emotions, and sensations occurring involuntarily in the mind during certain stages of sleep" Meghan said after raising her hand.

Sabrina raised her hand, willing to give it a shot. "A dream is a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep."

"Umm, its sort of like a vision sometimes, or when someone dreams it shows their worst fears in their minds eye or their hearts desire?" Yurio said with his hand in the air.

Erin took notes on her classmates answers. She didn't answer because she thought that the answers that they had already given were correct.

"A dream is the visual and/or auditory manifestation of our subconsious while we are asleep." Jo said.

Professor Kotking nodded, "Yes, you are correct. Dreams to some, can also represent a fascinating alternate reality.

Does anyone know when in 'written' history, people first attempted to interpret their dreams?"

Sabrina raised her hand. "Dream interpretations dates back to 3000-4000 B.C. were they were documented in clay tablets."

Erin looked around at her classmates to see who would answer. She had no idea what the answer was.

Meghan nodded when she heard Sabrina's answer. She wrote that down in the notes she had been taking.

Jo was stumped, she immediately began rifling through her books for a clue. "It might have been the Ancient Egyptians," she ventured, "maybe?"

please delete, i know i can't double post, i'm not sure what happened.

"One of the first that was documented was Amphictyon of Athens in 1497 BC. But the early Chaldeans and Egyptians as well as the Jews had earlier forms of dream interpretation.

There are many books about the meanings of dreams. Michel de Montaigne wrote that, "I believe it to be true that dreams are the reliable interpretations of our inclinations, but art is required to sort out and comprehend them."

It takes patience to interpret dreams, and it helps to know something of the person and how they feel about the objects they are dreaming about. For example, a Box in a dream to some will represent a secret, or a surprise, maybe even a treasure. But others may see it as confinement or a trap."

Professor Kotkin turned to the board and listed a few items.

Bird

Black

Door

Drowning

Falling

Fire

Green

House

Key

.... Please take turns and try and come up with what these objects may represent in a dream."

Meghan raised her hand for the first one. She figured she would try to tacikle the bird one.

"To dream of a chirping and/or flying birds, represents joy, harmony, ecstasy, balance, and love. It denotes a sunny outlook in life. You will experience spiritual freedom and psychological liberation. It is almost as if a weight has been lifted off your shoulders.

To dream of dead or dying birds, foretells a period of coming disappointments. You will find yourself worrying over problems that are constantly on your mind.

To see bird eggs in your dream, symbolizes money.

To see birds hatching in your dream, symbolizes delayed success.

To see a bird nest in your dream, symbolizes independence, refuge and security. You need something to fall back on. Alternatively, it may signify a prosperous endeavor, new opportunities, and fortune." She hoped she was right.

Jo raised her hand tentatively, "could a bird maybe represent freedom, like the freedom of flight? is that wrong?"

Sabrina raised her hand. "Hmm, well, I'll take drowning. If you see yourself drowning, then that could be interpreted as being overwhelemed by emotions or issues in your life. Another way to look at it is if you see someone drowning. This could indicate that you're getting yourself involved in something that you can't control." She furrowed her brow, hoping her interpretation was correct.

Yurio raised his hand. "A key could mean you've discovered a secret of somesort or maybe you've been working hard and will get a promotion? It could also mean you feel like you've been locked away by someone?" he said.

"And a house could represent... umm... a large obstical because houses are usually big, or maybe it means that your to be married or something and live in a house with your family?" he wasnt as sure about his house interpitation as the key.

Jo tried again, "Maybe a door is a something like a new begining, or possibilities, or something like that." Jo had something in her mind but she couldn't really express what she meant, "Like how oppurtunities are like doors."

Meghan raised her hand to try the green one.

"Green signifies a positive change, good health, growth, healing, hope, vigor, vitality, peace, and serenity. Green is also symbolic of your strive to gain recognition and establish your independence. Money, wealth and jealousy are often associated with this color.

Dark green indicates materialism, cheating, deceit, and/or difficulties with sharing. You need to balance between your masculine and feminine attributes."

Meghan took down notes on the other things everyone was saying.

"Isn't fire supposed to represent passion?" Jo asked, "Or is it unrest?" This is sooo not my subject

Meghan decided to tackle falling as well.

"To dream that you fall and are not frightened, signifies that you will overcome your adversities with ease.

To dream that you fall and are frightened, indicates a lack of control, insecurity, and/or lack of support in your waking life. You may be experiencing some major struggle and/or overwhelming problem. It may denote that you have failed to achieve a goal that you have set forth for yourself.

To dream that you are free-falling through water, indicates that you are feeling overwhelmed with emotions. You may feel that it is easier to give up then to try to stay afloat or prevent yourself from going under. "