Karmic Knowledge

The hand is the visible part of the brain.
~Goethe

Palm readers have long been aware of the connection between the brain and the hand. With more nerve endings found in the hand than in any other part of the body, the lines in the palms are a direct representation of how an individual’s brain is wired.

In the course of the last 150 years, scientific studies have confirmed the connection between the hand and the brain. It is now common knowledge that the right side of the brain controls the left hand (and the entire left side of the body) and the left side of the brain controls the right. However, it is not always true that lefties are right-brain dominant.

Most recently, much has been said about the link between the length of the ring finger and the amount of testosterone found in the womb during gestation. These studies are being used to examine the differences between the way that males and females think and the skills that they possess.

As part of its series on the Secrets of the Sexes, the BBC chronicled the types of tests that are used to determine the gender of your brain, or your brain’s Sex ID. To find out if you think more like a man or like a woman, you can take the tests yourself on their web site.

In addition to taking the measurements of your index and ring fingers (you’ll need a ruler with metric measurements), you’ll be asked to do some visual and spatial identification and to see which thumb is on top when you clasp your hands together.

Unlike many of the quizzes you see on the web, the tests are challenging, interesting and thought-provoking and the results are detailed. I highly recommend it.

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