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Imagine looking down at your hands and knowing what the future holds. 

For centuries, people have professed to have the ability to read palms, analyzing lines, hand shape, finger length, texture and other details to predict what's coming.

This pseudoscience of fortune telling, known as palmistry or chiromancy, claims to interpret lines and creases on the hand to predict aspects of your life, including love, health, creativity, intelligence and emotions. 

Followers of the ancient practice believe every mark and groove has a meaning that can differ based on length, curvature, and depth. 

Even the intersections of lines supposedly add up to a detailed analysis of a person's character and potential future outcomes. 

But much like astrology or reading tea leaves, palmistry is viewed more as a superstitious belief among the scientific community. 

The lines analyzed on the palm include the life line that symbolizes health, the head line to represent intellectual abilities and the heart or love line, which is associated with emotions and relationships.

DailyMail.com spoke with Psychic Medium Alicia Rose, who has done more 150,000 readings in the last 40 years, to break down the art of palm reading. 

Your left and right palms are different in the world of palm reading.

Generally speaking, your dominant hand will give you the most accurate results and is the one you should focus on.

As Rose explained, 'The non-dominant hand is what you are born with, and the dominant hand is what you do with what you have been given.' 

When palm reading, the easiest way to analyze your hand is by taking two photos.

The first should be with your hand open flat, palm facing upward, fingers naturally spread apart and thumb outstretched out to the side.

Keep your hand relaxed as you want to be able to study the natural lines of your palm.

For the second photo - of the same hand - turn your fingers in very gently from a horizontal position to a very slight vertical position.

This way, the lines on your palm become more pronounced and easier to read.

You'll begin to notice weak, broken and deeper lines by looking at your palm or at the photos.

Rose said: 'Lines can change over time as they reflect our choices in life. In general, strong lines suggest depth, strength or power, and weak lines suggest flightiness, instability or weakness.'

Sometimes called Line of Destiny, the Fate Line runs vertically up the palm, often originating near the wrist and extending up toward the middle finger. 

If the Fate Line starts higher than the base of the palm, you can expect success and career changes later in life.

'A strong solid unbroken line signals advancement, and if it ends in a fork, it signals success in finances,' said Rose. 

She added: 'If the line ends in a trident, it signifies success, spirituality and fulfillment. 

'A weak fate line is a disappointment, a missing one is a predictable mundane life and a broken one can signal a major loss or setback.'

And if you see two lines, you're destined for great success.

It's important to pay attention to where the Fate Line intersects with another, as this can represent when that success will find you. 

'The intersection [with] the Head Line [means] around age 35 and the Heart Line at age 55,' Rose explained.

The Heart Line is a central one in palm reading. Practitioners claim this indent provides insight into feelings, relationships, love and romance.

It runs horizontally across the upper part of the palm, beginning on the edge under the pinkie and moving toward the index finger.

A long Heart Line means you are expressive with your emotions and jump into relationships. 

A short Heart Line indicates it's hard for you to get involved with another person.

Pay close attention to where your Heart Line ends, too.

'If your Heart Line ends under your index finger,

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