Our hands are the tips of our heart chakras and deserve respect. Since 2007, I’ve taught hundreds of people to read palms for better relationships. Here are 7 terrible palmreadings, that inspired me to become a palmistry reader and teacher:
Post updated 2 May 2025
1) A kid at school told me he could read hands. He said he could see a big house and pool then spat in my palm. So gross.
2) A famous Australian palmreader pointed at my hand in class full of strangers and said ‘have you recovered from the abuse?’ Omg. I needed a healing the next day to recover from his insensitivity. This was one of numerous red flags during my studies with him. We are not in contact these days.
3) A teenaged psychic in San Francisco read my hand and asked for 10 000 USD to remove a curse from my mum. I felt tempted to give her the money as she was very charming. Then I offered to read her hand and saw a mark for lying. No deal! So glad I knew some palmistry myself…
4) A celebrity Hong Kong palmist told me when I would die, within minutes of starting my readings. I didn’t ask him to do this, nor believe him, as my future self has showed me a different age. This made me passionate about being a more thoughtful and kind reader myself.
Case in point. Once a client came in scared, because a palmist said her short life line in palmistry meant a short life. What B.S. – it’s about your root chakra and earth connection. When I cleared this up, she cried, as she’d worried for years. See the SBS show The Secrets of Your Hand and my short life line blog.
5) A palmist said I’d have an eating disorder (true) and listed many relationships I’d have in my 30s (not true) That stressed me. I’ve learned to be discerning with what people say to me these days.
Not all palmists are consistently psychic and objective…some are quite sexist. Perhaps I blocked him energetically. See If you think it’s expensive to hire a professional psychic, wait until you hire an amateur
Even passed over loved ones and new babies can stop psychics from reading them, my kids do that regularly.
6) A palmist described my future husband, then said I’d turned down a good man before. Um no, that previous partner was coercively controlling to the max.
7) A friend read my hand and brought up my sex life, amusing the girl next to us. I was so angry, I bought a book on palmistry (the rest is history.) That was actually my first palmreading 🙂
Please, look for palmists who are kind, mature and let you record the session. Trust your gut. If you feel tired or judged, leave. Tell them it’s not working for you.
Oh, and as with massages, avoid those who promise happy endings. A good reader keeps it clean and emphasises free will.
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Related links
Class – Love is Always in Your Hands – A Palmistry & Relationships webinar (was $143, now $66) 2025 update – this replay has been taken down for now due to my separation Rerun date tbc.
I am not doing many palmreadings atm but can recommend Jo Hayden.
8 amazingly accurate palmreadings that busted my scepticism
Famous people readings – includes celebrity palmreading examples
Does a Psychic Reading need to be in person to be accurate? How can you do palmistry online?
Palmistry FAQs – Which Hand Do I Read? Does My Life Line Predict My Lifespan?
True Tales from Palmistry Readings in Brisbane – Funny, Freaky and Fascinating!
The Five Craziest Things Psychics Have Told Me – Why This Industry is Buyer Beware!
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