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The Encyclopedia of Palmistry

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The Encyclopedia Of Palmistry by Edward Campbell was a God Send to me. I have read this book cover to cover 4 times and use it constantly as a reference guide. I find it sharp, to the point and very easy to read. I have a collection of about 100 palmistry and hand analysis books from many good authors that I have had the priveledge to read. This collection covers all kinds of views of the subject from traditional, modern, eastern, chinese, scientific etc. Mr. Campbell's book filled in all the holes for me and glued it all together.

In his book he gives you the views of all the different expert authors as well as his own. For many people who do not have an intense desire to read all the authors it gives you the reader's digest version. For those wishing to pursue the study of Hand Analysis it points you to the authors you wish to read.

Anyone studying HANDS for any length of time realizes that a good percent of the palmistry books written cover the BASICS and unfortunately most people's hands have more than that in them. This is the only book ,that I have found, that gives specific information about the important designs, pictures and sacred marks that people carry on their hands and their meanings. This was such a gift for me because I had puzzled over many strange marks in peoples' hands and wondered at their signifigance.

It is well organized and written in a very logical manner both for reading and for reference.

I highly recommend this book to the Novice or the Expert!

Here's hoping that Mr. Campbell will write another book because there is so much more to learn.

The Book is more of a essay of history of Palmistry and how it relates to various other branches of future forecasting methods than a real encyclopedia of palmistry. The author usually meanders from one idea to the other and from one kind of palmist to other rather than staying focused on one item and explain it better.

With an encyclopedia, users would normally expect the book to be a reference, and to be able to quickly refer what a mound means or what happens when there is a cross on the Jupiter. In this book, either that point cannot be looked up easily or due to the meandering nature of the book, the point is lost in text.

I would recommend this book to somebody who is studying different kinds of palmistry and how they differ on ideas. If you are trying to learn to read hands using this book, it leaves you more confused than you were when you started. This would definitely have been a better book if the ideas were more organized and the different authors and their different ideas were in their own chapters rather than having all the ideas muddled together.

A palmistry book that can entertain an experienced practicing reader with new insights and venues, as well as help the novice to build a basic map of the hand, is covering a very broad base indeed. Mr. Campbell's experience and research make a formidable combination that few other authors can equal. This book will be of interest to the serious palm reader, it will intrigue the casual pursuant and amuse the general metaphysical reader. This is a book to be read and enjoyed at several levels, I would recommend you get one for your palm reading friends, or one for your coffee table.