So I was astounded to read an article entitled “Palmistry, a personal experience”, in the Island newspaper dated Sept. 2, 2021 and again in the Sept. 12 Sunday Island. Occult beliefs and Sri Lanka’s ...

Meanwhile, Hussain explains, “In palmistry, it’s not just the collection ... He falsifies notions of magic and the rich, nuanced myths of the occult world: “People who are psychic; there ...

The same sort who became involved in palmistry became equally as absorbed in astrology, and vice versa. Mystics studied all aspects of the occult and devised ways to connect its many tangential spokes ...

Manghuhula: An “occult practitioner” who specializes in fortune-telling through card-reading or palmistry. Mangkukulam: A witch who casts spells, uses potions and dolls to cause ailments in ...

or read palms (palmistry or chiromancy). The idea that there was occult meaning etched in the body’s marks, lines, features and moles stretches back to antiquity. The body’s outer form ...

In other words, the occult. While interest in tarot card reading, palmistry, astrology and fortune-telling is high in this city, this is the first time an attempt has been made to offer proper ...