The grille (Plate XV.) is very often seen, and generally upon the mounts of the hand. It indicates obstacles against the success of that particular mount, and especially means that those obstacles are brought on by the tendencies of the subject in accordance with that portion of the hand in which it is found.
On the Mount of Jupiter it denotes egotism, pride, and the dominative spirit.
On the Mount of Saturn it foretells misfortune, a melancholy nature, and a morbid tendency.
On the Mount of the Sun it tells of vanity, folly, and a desire for celebrity.
On the Mount of Mercury it denotes an unstable and rather unprincipled person.
On the Mount of Luna it foretells restlessness, discontent, and disquietude.
On the Mount of Venus, caprice in passion.
The Triangle
The triangle (Plate XV.) is a curious sign, and is often found clear and distinct, and not formed by the chance crossing of lines.
When distinct in shape on the Mount of Jupiter, it promises more than usual success in the management of people, in the handling of men, and even in the organization of every-day affairs.
On the Mount of Saturn it gives a talent and inclination for mystical work, for the delving into the occult, for the study of human magnetism, and so forth.
On the Mount of the Sun it denotes a practical application of art and a calm demeanor toward success and fame. Celebrity will never spoil such people.
On the Mount of Mercury it checks its restless qualities, and promises success in relation to business or money.
On the Mount of Mars it gives science in warfare, great calmness in any crisis, and presence of mind in danger.
On the Mount of Luna it tells of a scientific method in following out the ideas of the imagination.
On the Mount of Venus, calmness and calculation in love, the power of restraint and control over self.
The tripod or spear-head (Plate XV.) is an excellent sign of success on any mount on which it is found.
“La Croix Mystique.”
This strange mark has usually for its domain the center of the quadrangle (r, Plate XIX.), but it may be found at either its upper or lower extremities. It may be formed by the line of fate and a line from the head to the heart, or it may lie as a distinct mark without connection with any other main line.
It denotes mysticism, occultism, and superstition.
These three qualities are widely apart in themselves, although often confounded, and the position this mark takes on the hand is therefore very important.
When high up on the hand toward Jupiter, it will give the belief in mysticism for one’s own life, but not the desire to follow it farther than where it relates to self. Such people want their fortunes told, actuated more by curiosity to know how their own ambitions will turn out than by the deeper interest that the study involves for its own sake.
When the “Croix Mystique” is more closely connected with the line of heart than with that of head, it gives a superstitious nature, and this even more so when it is marked over the center of the head-line, when that line takes a sharp curve downward. It must be remembered that the length p. 133 of the line of head has much to do with this. The very short line with the cross over it will be a thousand times more superstitious than the long one. The long one will be the greatest for occultism, and particularly so if the “Croix Mystique” is an independent formation on the line of head.
When it touches the fate-line, or is formed by it, the love of the mystic will influence the entire career.
The Ring of Solomon
The Ring of Solomon (Plate XII.) is a sign that also denotes the love of the occult, but in this case it shows more the power of the master, the adept, than the mere love of the mystic denoted by “La Croix Mystique.”