The Ring of Saturn is a line which rises between the fingers of Jupiter and Saturn, encircles the finger of Saturn, and terminates between the finger of Saturn and Apollo, thus crossing the Mount of Saturn completely (545). Sometimes it makes a perfect circle, and often it is composed of a couple of lines which cross on the Mount of Saturn. In many cases the circle is not entirely completed, but the ends will show that they form part of an imperfect Ring of Saturn (546). The presence of this line shows a disposition to jump from one occupation to another, and not to stick to any one long enough to make it successful. There is a lack of continuity of purpose in a subject having this marking, and poor success in his undertakings is the usual result. While this line, per se, does not make failure in life a necessity, it is to be seen on a great many hands where the lives have been unsuccessful. I have observed it on the hands of prisoners in penitentiaries, some of them the most desperate of their class. I have seen it also on the hands of a number of suicides. As the Ring of Saturn cuts completely across the Mount of Saturu, it forms a barrier to the Current at that point.

This makes the Mount of Saturn defective, shuts out its wisdom, seriousness, and balancing qualities, and turns them into defects. These subjects will either develop into bad Saturnians, often reaching the stage where they stop at no crime, or else, as the balance-wheel is gone, they shift from one thing to another, with no continuity in any direction, until their lives are total failures. If in such cases the upper Mount of Mars be deficient, thumb small, and Mercury line defective, especially if showing islands or a star, the subject will give way to discouragement, and become either insane or commit suicide. Soft or flabby hands, vacillating Head line, weak thumbs, poor Mounts of Mars, or a large Mount of Moon are all poor companions for the Ring of Saturn. If with a Ring of Saturn the Head line slopes low on to a Mount of Moon which is large or grilled, or both, the subject will be imaginative in the extreme, flighty, restless, changeable, and will make nothing of himself. Often defects and obstructions in the line of Saturn, with the Ring of Saturn present, will show that the career of the subject has been ruined because of his lack of continuity of purpose. The Apollo line will frequently be similarly affected.

When searching the hand for the cause of some disaster or impediment which we see marked, the presence of a Ring of Saturn will often furnish us an explanation. As vacillation is indicated by a broken or islanded Head line, the Ring of Saturn with such a Head line will intensify the changeable character of the subject. Such a combination with a defective Saturn line will furnish an explanation of the impediments in that line. A similar combination will affect in the same manner a defective line of Apollo. The Lunarian, being the most changeable of the types, will be made much more so by a Ring of Saturn. It is hardly possible for such a subject to obtain enduring success. If the Ring of Saturn does not completely circle the Mount but is broken, it is not as unfavorable a marking as if it completed its course. In this case some outlet will be left for the Current, and the Mount of Saturn will not be made so defective. Even with this imperfect ring, however, there is a degree of its defect present, the subject having at least a tendency in that direction, and in a final estimate this fact must not be lost sight of.

When the Ring of Saturn is composed of two lines which cross each other on the Mount of Saturn (547), it must be read in the same manner as a large cross on that Mount. This marking I have seen on several suicides.

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Whenever the Ring of Saturn is seen in a hand, it should warn you of a grave danger to the subject Knowing its meaning, be ready to search for all indications that may help him to overcome the vacillation which may ruin him. Apply Chirognomy, study his type and everything the lines can tell bearing on the subject of changeability of temperament. A strong will phalanx on the thumb with a good Head line are the best companions for a Ring of Saturn. With all the facts in your possession, you should be able to tell just how much influence the Ring of Saturn will exert upon any subject.

The Rascettes, and Lines of Travel The Rascettes, or Bracelets, are the lines which cross the wrist at the base of the hand (548). Sometimes there are three, and there may be only one. In practice I have found them of little use, especially any save the first one. There are traditional indications, handed down from the older palmists, ascribing the addition of thirty years to the life of a subject for each Bracelet seen. I have failed to find any confirmations of such indications, and never use them as bearing upon longevity. There are other traditions concerning signs found on the Bracelets which experience has proven fallacious, and which I will not enumerate. The first Bracelet, if deep, adds an additional confirmation to other indications of a strong constitution. With a deep Life line, a deeply cut Rascette will prove an added strength. If the Rascette be poorly marked, chained, or broad and shallow, the constitution of the subject is not so strong. If short branches rise from the Rascettes, it i ndicates a rising tendency in the life of the subject, ambitious efforts, and a desire to improve. Long branches which rise high into the Mount of the Moon have been called " Travel lines," and read to indicate journeys.

These lines increase the restlessness and desire to travel which belongs to a Lunarian subject, and there is no doubt that such a subject will improve every opportunity of travel which comes to him. From such a point of view these Travel lines can often be quite successfully used, long lines indicating more restlessness and longer journeys.

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When Travel lines are seen, the type of the subject will help to use them correctly. The Lunarian is the most anxious to travel, the Mercurian next. The Martian, Apollonian, and Jupiterian all like travel to some extent, but most often make journeys with the idea of improving their material success. The Saturnian will travel in search of knowledge, and the Venusian purely for pleasure. Spatulate tips with Travel lines are the strongest possible confirmatory companions. If the hand be very soft, however, the travels will often be mental ones. I have seen a branch from the Life line to a Travel line (549) indicate the time when a subject retired from business, changed his thoughts from business to books, and mentally travelled a great deal, though actually taking few journeys. These Travel lines must be treated as a part of the Rascettes, for they rise from the first one. One other indication of the first Rascette will complete its usefulness. When this line rises in the centre (550) it indicates a delicacy of the internal organs contained in the abdomen; in women most often the procreative organs, and constitutes a danger to them in maternity.

If evidence of female weakness appears on the lower Mount of Moon, or in the Mercury line, the bulging Bracelet will add a strong confirmatory indication. These are valuable as premarriage indications, denoting the probability of a fruitful marriage. While these markings do not show absolute sterility they show a defective condition of the parts which will produce the same results.

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