Geography of the Hand, Learn Hast Jyotish

The three levels of consciousness—superconscious, subconscious, and conscious—are seen through the mounts, major and minor lines, respectively.

Geography of the Hand

This chapter introduces all the areas of the hand important in the study of hast jyotish. In the following pages, we will concentrate on the three levels of awareness in the hand: the super- conscious, the mounts; the subconscious, the major lines; and the conscious, the minor lines . In addition, we will also take a look at several other significant areas of the hand. These will include the quadrangle, the Kalpnic path, the three bracelets of health, wealth, and wisdom found on the wrist, and the arc of the hand located at the top of the palm. We will also explore the various divisions of the hand; for example, the personal and imper- sonal worlds, as well as the fingers, divided into the five elements of earth, water, fire, air, and ether. Finally, we will look at the interpretation of the three gunas in the entire hand, then in the palm, and the fingers.

our subconscious—function. The minor lines—our conscious mind—indicate to what extent we are aware of our deeper subconscious and supercon- scious nature. The superconscious relates to sattwa, our soul nature, the subconscious relates to rajas, our mind, and the conscious relates to tamas, our physical nature.