Right-Handed or Left-Handed: What Does It Reveal About You?

Have you ever paid attention to your hands or those around you? Great, that's a good start.

In this article, we'll explore the differences between the two hands and their meanings. Do we need both hands for an analysis? If so, what sets them apart? And can our hands change over time? Before diving deeper, we must consider one key factor: are we right-handed or left-handed? The answer might seem straightforward, but often it leads to surprises.

Right and Left

First, let's point out that both hands are important and contain valuable information.

Most people are right-handed. The right hand represents the present and indicates current awareness. It expresses the part of the personality that faces outward.

The left hand, in contrast, conveys a person's history, the subconscious aspect of their personality, and the influence of dominant figures during their childhood. It expresses the part of the personality that turns inward and describes the unconscious zone.

Often, significant differences can be observed between the two hands. These differences can appear in lines, fingerprints, palm structure, finger lengths, hand color, and more. When hands differ, it shows a complex person with rich attributes. Hands that are too similar indicate rigidity and difficulty in changing thought and behavior patterns.

If the right hand is the stronger hand, it teaches us about the individual's present, but if the left hand is stronger, we consider it as "right," while the actual right hand is seen as "left."

After understanding what each hand signifies, we'll conduct two tests.

The First Test is clapping. This test should reveal with certainty which hand is the stronger one. We should try clapping right over left or left over right to see which feels most natural. Take note, clapping isn't natural, but after a few claps, we will revert to our nature. Pay attention to whether you clap with the right over the left, meaning the right hand is active while the left is at rest, or vice versa.

Clapping Options

There are three clapping possibilities: right over left, left over right, and both hands clapping equally.

Typically, a right-handed person claps right over left, and vice versa for a left-handed person. This is the normal and healthy condition. This type of clapping indicates that the individual is moving forward.

An unusual situation is when a right-handed person claps left over right, and a left-handed person claps right over left. This situation is complicated and requires examining all the palm's features to reach definite conclusions.

Clapping both hands equally describes the ability to use both hands to a similar or identical degree. It also depicts childlike aspects of the person's personality. If we pay attention, we'll see that young children do indeed clap both hands together. This likely means that the adult retains elements related to childhood in their personality. What could this manifest as? For instance, in a thirty-year-old married woman with kids who shows significant dependency on her husband, or in a very talented man feeling stuck because in any commitment he undertakes, he almost finishes – but doesn't complete it. Somehow, he doesn't take the final test or finish his thesis but doesn't submit (maybe the printer didn't work, or he ran out of paper... excuses). These are tricks of the subconscious aiming to maintain the existing situation - not to be truly mature, because if he finishes, he will be grown-up and will need to take responsibility. This is the subconscious's way of preserving itself.The Second Test is finger interlocking. A right-handed person should interlace their fingers with the right thumb over the left, and a left-handed person the opposite.

What happens when a right-handed person places their left thumb over their right? As we have learned, for the right-handed person, the left hand signifies history and past experiences. Therefore, when the combination is left over right, it means the individual is governed by past patterns and not advancing according to their abilities. The opposite is true for the left-handed person. However, we must qualify these statements; sometimes a person intuitively knows that the left hand on top is better for them because it contains better attributes like lines or mounds. As we said, hands can differ. Therefore, an examination of all data can determine whether the interlacing is indeed normal.

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This article provides a brief insight into the study of chirology. It is advisable to avoid drawing broad conclusions about your personality or others based on what's discussed here.

The author is a psycho-chirologist and personal empowerment coach.

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