Lifeprints: Deciphering Your Life Purpose from Your Fingerprints

Much has been written about finding and living a life on purpose, and the last few years have seen the published literature on this topic grow. If you have been searching for your true and unique purpose in life, throw out those other books. Lifeprints is the only one you will need.

Author Richard Unger, founder of the International Institute of Hand Analysis, has devised a revolutionary and reliable method for identification of your true life purpose. Using his method, the answer to the question, “Why am I here?” is right at the tips of your fingers. Literally.

Your fingerprint patterns, unalterable and unchanging since 5 months prior to your birth, are coded in your DNA. Recent scientific research into our genetic makeup has revealed that many personality traits are also hardwired in your DNA. Unger’s Lifeprints method for using the fingerprint patterns to determine which of those traits are driving your search for meaning could not be simpler or more elegant.

Based on more than 25 years of research, Unger lays out his method in terms that are clear and easy to grasp. As simple as identifying which of the four basic fingerprint types you have, how many of each you have, and which fingers they appear on, Unger guides you step-by-step to determination of your unique life purpose. (See my post on “Student ID” for a sneak peak at one part of the equation.)

Unger affirms his technique with examples and stories of real people he has advised using his Lifeprints technique, and he does it with a wise and gentle humor that will ring true with anyone who has traveled the road towards self-awareness.

In addition to the how-to steps, Unger presents an “archetypal language” for understanding what it takes to get on track with your unique life purpose. Not just general advice, Unger offers specific skill requirements, checklists and formulas for the most common life purpose scenarios. He illustrates what it looks like to be living in mastery of your purpose as well how to know if you are still “in training.” In chapter five, Unger guides you in creating your own Life-Fulfillment Formula and provides exercises to help you deepen your understanding. As an added bonus, he includes case studies using the fingerprints of famous figures.

I studied the Lifeprints technique with Richard Unger over 15 years ago and have successfully used it to help hundreds of people in the quest for a meaningful life. With the publication of Lifeprints, Richard’s wit and wisdom is now available for all to experience.

If you’ve ever yearned for an “owner’s manual” for how to get the most out of life, run, don’t walk, to your local bookstore (or click here) to get your copy. Lifeprints is a blueprint for life.

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Every human being is on a journey to discover the meaning of life. You cannot avoid this journey. It is the price and the gift of self-awareness.

He points out that both joy and pain are essential experiences on the road to enlightenment. The pastor goes on to speak of our place in the bigger, galactic picture:

I think the journey of enlightenment is a gift offered to creatures that are aware of their own existence. And this gift is not given very often in the universe.

I have enjoyed all of Pastor Atkinson’s honest and deeply human writings on life and living, and I highly recommend his blog. If you have ever contemplated, even for a moment, the nature of existence, or wondered if you are the only person who feels a certain way, then please visit his site and read his essay(s).

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In the system of hand reading that I use, it is believed that the code to the soul’s purpose is found in the fingerprints. Our fingerprints never change during our lifetime, and they are fully formed 5 months before we are born.

I like to think that the soul, as it is developing along with our bodies, takes those first 4 months to assess the life it will be living. It looks at who will be its parents, where it will be living, what is happening in the world at large, and then, after an assessment of its karmic to-do list, checks off those items which it feels it can tackle in this particular life.

The fingerprints then are coded with the soul’s agenda, only to be revealed when the human meets a hand reader trained in Life Purpose analysis.

From an inspection of your fingerprints, a trained reader can tell you what your soul deemed the most important thing you came to do this lifetime, or your Life Purpose. It also can tell you your least developed skill prior to birth. This is your Life Lesson and will be the biggest obstacle to actualizing your purpose.

A third factor that is coded into the fingerprints is your School of Life. The School of Life that you chose colors and informs both your Purpose and your Lesson. It represents the base principle that needs to be in balance in order for you to make karmic progress.

For most people, it is simple to decode the School of Life. There are some cases where the karmic script is a little more complex and therefore the soul may have decided to study in two Schools (double major in life), or combine the Schools in such a way that they are unique to that soul. In that case it can be a little more difficult for the untrained to determine the School of Life. But for most of us, the following handy dandy guide can be used to diagnose this aspect of the fingerprint code.

This fingerprint type is known as the Whorl. This fingerprint is associated with the principle of action. If you have four or more fingerprints like this, you are in the School of Service. You are here to balance giving to others and taking care of yourself. People in the school of service often need to gain understanding of their own needs before they can help to fulfill those of others, making a contribution to the well-being of the world.

This fingerprint is known as the Loop. It is the most common fingerprint and is associated with the feeling principle. If you have eight or more fingerprints like this, you are in the School of Love. You are here to get in touch with feelings and find emotional freedom. People in the School of Love are here to develop genuine, healthy and lasting relationships and to practice unconditional love for self and others.

This fingerprint is known as the Tented Arch. It is the fingerprint associated with the mental principle. If you have two or more fingerprints like this, you are in the School of Wisdom. You are here to take risks and share what you know. People in the School of Wisdom often battle self-doubt and an unrealistic desire to be perfect. When they take the leap and share their innate wisdom with others, they find their passions ignited and their need for validation satisfied from the inside out.

This fingerprint is known as the simple Arch and is associated with the principle of being. If you have two or more fingerprints like this, you are in the School of Peace. You are here to find joy in everyday living and feel grounded on the earth. People in the School of Peace often worry about the future. They are here to learn to go with the flow and have fun. Once a person in this school begins to welcome change and trust the process of living, they can feel peaceful, secure and worthy of life’s abundance.

The four Schools of Life can be likened to the division of four found in many esoteric systems. There are the four directions, the four elements, the four suits of the tarot, and Jung’s four ego functions, to name a few. I associate the School of Service with the element of fire, Love with water, Wisdom with air, and Peace with earth.

Remember, the School of Life is only one part of the powerful code contained in your fingerprints. Stay tuned to this blog for more articles on the fingerprint code as well as its relation to the karmic aspects of the astrological chart.

For those of you in the Pacific Northwest, I will be teaching an intensive workshop on the basics of hand reading and the system for decoding the fingerprints in January of 2007. Established by Richard Unger of the IIHA, this sytem has yet to be published in any book, so this is a unique opportunity to learn. If you’d like more information about the workshop, feel free to contact me.

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The first, or index finger, is traditionally called Jupiter. It rules leadership, vision, confidence, pride, power, respect, territory and life direction. A strong Jupiter finger is the marker of a big picture thinker and a man or woman of influence.

The second or middle finger is named for Saturn. Saturn’s temple was used as a depository for the state treasury and archives. In the hand, Saturn is associated with social status, integrity, security, accountability and self-worth. The line that ends underneath the Saturn finger is commonly referred to as the Fate Line. Collectively, the areas of the hand associated with Saturn are looked to for information about purpose over time and the ability to handle practical matters. A healthy Saturn finger belongs to someone with a good business sense, a strong and moral guiding philosophy and a secure sense of self.

When any of the fingers are bent or curved, it reveals that the subject is having trouble expressing the energy specific to that finger in a positive and direct way.

It’s not uncommon, in our bottom-line society, to see bent Saturn fingers. Most often the bend occurs at the top section, an indicator of a worrier or someone who has problems with time management. In Rumsfeld’s hand, the entire finger is curved, more commonly a marker of someone having difficulty with issues of self-worth and the role that money plays in the life script. At its worst, a curve like this signifies struggles with moral questions and matters of integrity.

The severely curved Jupiter finger shows difficulty in obtaining goals and a tendency to shoot onself in the foot. (A normal Jupiter finger often has a tiny curve. In Palmistry, we are mostly concerned with very curved index fingers.) The underlying issue is typically lack of personal power and inability to move confidently through life in spite of challenging circumstances.

If you look at Mr. Rumsfeld’s right hand, you can see that he is wearing a bandaid on the tip of his right Jupiter finger. There was a time, a few years back, when he wore a bandaid at every public appearance. The palmist in me was intrigued, but internet searches revealed nothing about the reason. A damaged or injured upper phalange on the Jupiter finger reveals dilemmas around the power to direct life according to higher principles. (From this photo you can see that Mr. Rumsfeld’s right Saturn finger is also very curved.)

Taken together, severely challenged Jupiter and Saturn fingers point to a condition known as “Mr. Not-Enough.” Not enough confidence, not enough self-esteem, not enough power, not enough respect, not enough security.

What’s that, you say? This doesn’t sound like the description of a man who holds one of the most powerful positions in the world?

In my previous post on Rumsfeld’s Past Life Astrology, I noted that his karmic script points to a former life focused on the accumulation of power and wealth. I also pointed out that Rumsfeld prefers to call the shots hidden from the public view, acting through those who feel confident enough to stand in the spotlight, namely the President and Vice President.

Saturn in the second house of Rumsfeld’s natal chart confirms the diagnosis. For the person with Saturn in the second, the karmic fear is poverty. Regardless of his bank balance, he may never feel like he has enough. If Rumsfeld felt truly abundant, he would not have been so stingy in providing proper armor for the troops in Iraq. If he felt truly powerful, he might have been able to use his insight and influence for the negotiation of peace instead of a call to pre-emptive war.

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