Cheiro (1866–1936)

I'm afraid this sort of material just doesn't sit well in a book. The difference between hand types is far too vague to be useful, and the sketches don't help to highlight the distinguishing features either. When it comes to markings on the hand, again I was unable to relate the quite complex diagrams with my own palm. The photographic examples of celebrities are out of date now - probably only Mark Twain's hand would be of interest these days. The reads like a gypsy story, intermingling technical discussion, proofs and anecdotal stories that appeal to Victorian dissidents, and often controversy which is no interest to readers a hundred years down the line.
Again, the subject belongs in an oral lineage, not a scholarly treatise, which this, in any case, is not.… (more)

A masterpiece of lucid teaching on the Science of Numerology, explaining the occult significance of numbers and their influence and relation to human life, and showing how to determine one's lucky or important numbers, the number value of one's name and propitious times for important transactions and decisions.
Cheiro here clearly demonstrates his science by reference to historical events and with examples of the influence of numbers in the lives of famous men. Every reader will find herein something which he can apply and use in his own life and affairs.… (more)