4) Spatulate Hands :- The shape of such type of hand is like a spoon/ladle. They are broad like the spoon at the above ends. The nails of such hands are slightly hidden. One can see the fingers spread out. Such hands are often heavy. Even if the hand of such a person is stiff and strong, these people are often unstable mentally. They are people who work with enthusiasm and zeal. If the hand is smooth and is not stiff, such people are irritable, peevish and unstable by nature.

The hand is usually big and the fingers are strong and healthy. These people are often active and are self suspecting. They are very confident and independent when they do their job or task. They do not prefer being dependent on anyone and love to initiate and work out all plans independently. They are always involved in something or the other and are of innovative nature. Even though such people do not get encouragement success or fame initially, they will get success later on in life.

If the first phalange of all fingers is flat and spread, then such people work in industry, factories, shipping industry and will be innovative in allied fields. If it is spread towards the wrist then they will be innovative in fields like agriculture, horticulture etc.

They are people who are rebellious and are hot tempered. Due to their interest in more than one field, they do not get success. They do not accept the help of others; they work independently and are inclined towards independent vocations or professions. They do not sit peacefully until they do not get their questions or doubts cleared. They are also quarrelsome by nature. The first half of their life is often unsuccessful but turn to be successful in the second half of their life.

Their minds are often restless and change oriented. They believe in change and because of their unstable nature, they are devoid of mental peace and stability. They do not keep themselves away from any type of revolution and are always ready to sacrifice themselves to achieve the desired.

5) Conical Hands :- These type of hands are neither very long nor very short and are of medium size. The fingers near the hands are fat and roundish and are tapering as they go up. The region of the nail is very pointed. They are open minded people and are devoid of any complication. They are very much of understanding nature and do not have any confusion. They take interest in aesthetic and artistic work. They are talented dancers, singers and painters etc. They have the gift of speech and their expression power is very well developed. They love nature and are fond of keeping the house decorated and tidy. As they are of loving nature, they make everything an emotional issue. But they do not get love as expected all throughout their life. They tend to neglect their wife and children because of their social life. Some of them are zealous and enthusiastic and are successful in such types of fields only. If, in such a hand, the Mount of Venus is strong, then they are fond of sensual pleasures. Due to their attraction towards human qualities, only their material life is not that good.

6) Idealistic Hand : In such hands, the length of the hand is more than the breadth. This resembles the square hand but the fingers are a bit heavier. The hand is also heavier in weight. There is no gap in between fingers and such people tend to take interest in artistic, aesthetic works or profession. They are endowed with creative abilities and like to create things like make a statue out of wood, carpentry or even take in engineering related professions. They emerge as good geologists and meteorologists. But they do not get family happiness. Their children and wife are often dissatisfied and unhealthy. Such people are fond of social work and are benevolent by nature. But they are true to their work and always abide by what they say or think. They always accomplish their task once decided. They are away from insincerity and cheating. Usually the country benefits from such type of people but they are unhappy at their personal level.

7) Composite Hand :- One can see all the qualities of the previous 6 types in this hand in a mixed way. The palm of such persons is very different and peculiar in itself. The fingers could be squarish, philosophical, conical or of some other type. The lower part of the hand is bulging and the above part could be flat.

In this way, one can see qualities of all hands in some quantity or the other in this hand. Such people are very intelligent and successful in professions where tact and diplomacy is required. They change their decisions dramatically and cannot stick to one decision. People possessing such a hand often succeed by decisions taken independently by them alone.

Thus this is the general introduction to palms on the basis of the structure but one can ascertain aforesaid qualities only on the basis of the lines of one's palm.

There seems to be absolutely no consensus on this question as to which hand has to be shown for analysis amongst scholars. According to Palmistry, men must show their right hand and women must show their left hand. But palmists of the modern age share a different opinion that one should show that hand which is active and which is efficient in work and deals because the hand is the indicator of mental energy, thought and nature.

Immediately after a thorough analysis in the mind, the hand automatically becomes active. For instance, during a fight or violence, automatically the hand responds to the stimuli and corresponds to the mental situation. Thus, the hand reflects ones decision-taking tendencies, ideology etc.

Modern palmistry believes that the right hand should be efficient in work and deals. But there are many men and women whose left hand is efficient than their right hand. In today's world women have ousted men in many spheres of life. One even sees the activity of the right hand instead of the left hand. So one can infer that the right hand of women represents the vital mental energy and thoughts. One can also see the activity and agility of the left hand over the right hand and represents the mental thought and energy of the person. Here the right hand of the person becomes negligible because there are thoughts that emerge in the mind and immediately, the left hand becomes agile and active. In such cases, the left hand is active and agile.

In this way, modern palmists have unlike Palmistry mentioned in Saamudriha Shastra have considered the Karma factor in the modern era and have emphasised that one should consider this before analysis and prediction.

Many a palmists are of the opinion that the left hand of a man represents the past life and the right hand represents the presently performed Karma (deed). In the same way, the left hand of the woman represents the presently performed Karmas and the right hand represents past Karma.

Another opinion, which is fast becoming conspicuous is that the left hand is an indicator of inheritance and paternal property wealth and Karma and one benefits because of this till 35 years of age. Till the age of 35 years, one is independent on the merits and demerits of paternal property and wealth and only after 55 years does one start bearing the influence or effect of one's deeds or Karma. Only then does the right hand become active. This same rule applies to women as well.

This basically is an old theory but according to modern palmistry, there is difference of age.

There is a general belief that the right hand of a man indicates his fortune and his Karma and his left hand signifies his wife. In the same way, the left hand of a woman represents the fortune and her Karma and the right hand signifies her husband. When and how did this belief come into existence is itself questionable and we do not have any evidence whatsoever.

Cumulatively, one infers that one should analyze that hand of a man or woman who is active and agile which is apt in expression of one's thoughts and emotions and his/her other hand signifies the benefit/evil effects of the past life. In this way, one should consider both, the positive and negative points of fate and Karma and should cumulatively answer all questions only after studying the pros and cons of both the hands in totality.