Prophecy: The Oracle at Delphi

Just one of the amazing and true stories from the ancient Oracle at Delphi, through which the Lord of the Sun spoke to mankind.


In 279 BC, the people of the city of Delphi in Greece learned from its martial scouts that a Celtic tribe to the north was planning an invasion.




(A Map Showing Celtic Tribes In Relation to Greece)


The Delphic citizens were not terribly warlike, and they knew that they were in trouble. Clutching their pearls, their brows all furrowed, they approached the Oracle of Delphi. There, Apollo--god of prophecy, the sun, and music--would speak to them. They asked how they could avoid the imminent catastrophe.


Apollo, through his entranced priestess, gave the following response:




(The Painting of the Delphic Oracle Priestess by Michelangelo, on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel)


EVERYBODY CALM DOWN!
*I* WILL TAKE CARE OF THIS.


When the Celtic tribe came southward toward Delphi, they were met with strange terrestrial and weather phenomena. First, an earthquake. Next, an avalanche of boulders and rocks. Finally – and very strange for Greece it was – a colossal snowstorm.


The Celts were forced to retreat. The Lord of the Sun kept his word.

*** Blessed be to those who serve the Great Mother and the Horned Father.

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A Young Woman's Thumb

"To those who toil in slavery,
"To those who writhe in pain, diseased,
"I'll teach the arts you taught to me,
"Their torments to allay:"

"To heal, to curse, to hide, to find,
"To calm, to rouse, to loose, to bind,
"TO READ THE HANDS and stars for signs.
"These magics I will teach."

And so the plan devised was done.
The child begat of Moon and Sun
Was born on Earth to live, become
Diana's messenger.

(Aradia, the First Witch, to her mother, the Goddess Diana,
From a poetic version of The Gospel of the Witches [emphasis supplied])

The art of reading hands is one of the traditional disciplines granted to Witches in our literature. It is mentioned specifically in the Gospel of the Witches, for instance.

It is a difficult, rule-based discipline, and it usually takes a long time to master. It's like tennis or horary astrology: the more you engage in it, the better you get at it. Most often it is done by an apprentice personally studying under a practicing palmist. The best astrologers learn that way too -- mouth to ear.

Διὸς δ’ ἐτελείετο βουλή -- and so the Will of Zeus moves to fulfillment. :D



A Long Top Thumb Phalange



Top and Bottom Thumb Phalanges of Equal Length

But palmistry does not have to be learned all-of-a-lump. There are some things that can be discerned in piecemeal fashion.

For instance, we know that two phalanges of the typical thumb should proportionally average 40% for the top phalange, and 60% for the bottom phalange. Palmists have known this for decades, of course, and perhaps centuries, by observation (see, for instance, The Practice of Palmistry for Professional Purposes by Comte C. de Saint-Germain [1897], where the author notes the proportions of 2/5 and 3/5 for the sections of the thumb). But, in more recent years, measurement studies of the hand have been undertaken by scientists, surgeons, and biomechanics experts, to benefit patients undergoing metacarpal and finger reconstructive surgery. And those studies generally confirm the 40%-60% proportion.

Above we have two photos of a young woman's thumb. I saw the top photograph first. On the whole, it is a good strong thumb, but I thought that top phalange looked too long at the expense of the bottom phalange.

I therefore searched for an image I could actually measure and came upon the second photograph. Although that second photo is small here, I enlarged it so I could measure it. The proportion of the phalanages is at 50% to 50%. So, my initial observations were correct. The top phalange is too large, at the expense of the bottom phalange.

The interpretation? This is a very willful and stubborn person. The advancement of her own ideas or plans is more important to her than logic. It will be difficult to reason with her. There are other indications of this in her hand: the gap between the first and second fingers (the fingers of Jupiter and Saturn) shows independence of thought. Her thumb is held close to her hand, indicating reserve and being closed off. Her head line is not particularly strong or long, giving her an average mentality at best. The deepest part of the heart line ends under the Saturn finger, which will doubtless bring her trouble in relating with people on a personal level. The palm is square in shape, so she is more of a doer than a thinker. Her fingers are relatively short compared to the palm, and that will give her quickness of action, but no mind for detail. This, therefore, is an "Earth hand." It shows no aptitude for science or law.

The old palmists say that the palms are the visible part of the brain. I think it is very likely true. If a person tells you one thing, but you see another thing in the palm, I would be more inclined to believe the palm.



The Left Hand of a Female Politician

For instance, this is the left hand of a female politician who has spent her whole career telling people how much she cares about them. There are, however, shocking discrepancies in the hand. An overlarge Jupiter finger, a well set but too short Mercury finger, a head line sloping to the Mount of Luna. I would not believe a single word that came out of this politician's mouth. She loves power and will lie both to herself and to others to have it. She is neither imaginative in a creative sense, nor particularly loving or passionate in a humanitarian sense.

*** Blessed be to those who serve the Great Mother and the Horned Father.

* Copyright to Coven Rochester