Wrist Lines (Bracelets) in Palmistry: What Do They Mean?

Wrist bracelets are the horizontal lines that underline the inner side of the wrist, just below the palm. Like the lines of the hand, they carry a meaning and offer precious clues about the life of the person who wears them.

How many do you have, and what do they say about you? Turn your hand over, and read.

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Where are the wrist bracelets?

Palmistry, the art of reading the future in the lines of the hand, has been practiced since the dawn of time. Born in India a very long time ago, it has spread all over the world, and it does not stop at the palm.

Below the base of the hand, on the inner side of the wrist, horizontal lines are drawn: they are called bracelets, or rascettes. Most people have two or three; four bracelets are rarer.

To read them, turn your palm up, in good light, and bend your wrist very slightly: the bracelets then appear more clearly. They are counted from the palm: the first is the closest to the hand.

👉 Look at both wrists: as with the other lines, the dominant hand speaks of your present, the other of your potential.

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The 4 wrist lines and their meaning

Each bracelet has its own domain:

The more numerous, clear and regular your bracelets, the more these qualities assert themselves in your life.

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Clear, chained or broken: reading the bracelets

As with the other lines of the hand, their pattern nuances their message:

• A clear, continuous bracelet: the domain it rules is stable and well rooted.
• A chained bracelet: repeated efforts, a success built step by step.
• A broken bracelet: a pause in the domain concerned, before a new start.
• A faint first bracelet, or one that curves up into the palm: an invitation to spare your energy and take care of yourself.
• Bracelets that extend the life line or the fate line: their readings complete each other; look at your whole hand before drawing conclusions.

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Your choices are your own

Palmistry lets you discover what your future could be: your destiny can be read in the palm of your hand, and down to your wrist. Yet you are always the one holding the reins of your life.

You have free will: the opportunities you seize, the paths you take and the choices you make are yours. The bracelets dictate nothing; they point to tendencies, strengths you can lean on.

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