The obvious next step, although it costs a bit more, is for those who feel that they are "afflicted" by various planets to hire someone to DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
Although I have never been really into astrology except as enter- taining bullshit, for some reason I still remember the opening paragraph of an article I read back in 1967 in Haight-Ashbury. It was in a short-lived but interesting mag named "Innerspace," and its subject matter was usually...uh...psychedelics. But in this one issue, someone wrote an article whose opener still sticks in my mind, probably verbatim. It read: "As all astrologers and competent bullshitters know, the malefic influence of the planet Saturn has been long established. Given its well-documented ill effects on the planet Earth and its people, we believe that the only reasonable thing we can do as a species is to band together, person with person, nation with nation, and create an international project to send up rockets armed with nuclear missiles and blow the big, greasy sonofabitch out of the sky." :-) --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "salyavin808" wrote: > > Want to be richer, more successful and live longer? PALM SURGERY is on > the rise in Japan as people carve new lines into their hands in bid to > improve their fortune > * New plastic surgery trend in Japan and Korea > * Patients want to extend their lines to change their future > * One clinic has stopped advertising the procedure as demand was too > high > > * Men want longer financial lines, women want longer marriage lines > > By BIANCA LONDON > > PUBLISHED: 11:30, 15 July 2013 | UPDATED: 12:41, 15 July 2013 > > The art is hugely popular in Japan where palm readers charge optimistic > customers upwards of £50 a session to tell them what the future could > hold, simply by looking at the markings on their hands. > > But and now for those not content with the fortune lines that nature > gave them there is a drastic new way of trying to be master of their own > destiny: by altering their palm lines through cosmetic surgery. > > The surgery, which has also been known to be carried out in Korea, is > performed with an electric scalpel which burns the flesh leaving a > semi-permanent scar. > [The people of Japan, where palmistry is huge, are having their palm > lines improved by cosmetic surgery to enhance their fate] > The people of Japan, where palmistry is huge, are having their palm > lines improved by cosmetic surgery to enhance their fate > > A report on The Daily Beast > > palm-of-your-surgeon-s-hand.html> found that between January 2011 and > May this year, 37 palm plastic surgeries have been performed at one > clinic in Japan. > > Shonan Beauty Clinic offers the surgery for £662 but no longer > advertises the treatment because they couldn't keep up with demand. > > > More... > * The ultimate beauty bargain! This £1.69 body cream will do > wonders for your skin > > te-beauty-bargain-This-1-69-body-cream-wonders-skin.html> > * The women left infertile because the NHS refused them one simple > test > > ile-NHS-refused-simple-test.html> > * Hell yah! Cara Delevingne and Cressida Bonas lead London's hottest > new style tribe - the Sloane Ravers > > ida-Bonas-lead-Londons-hottest-new-style-tribe--Sloane-Ravers.html> > > > > Dr Matsuoka, who has performed 20 of the operations, told The Daily > Beast: 'If you try to create a palm line with a laser, it heals, and it > won't leave a clear mark. > > > 'You have to use the electric scalpel and make a shaky incision on > purpose, because palm lines are never completely straight. > > > 'If you don't burn the skin and just use a plain scalpel, the lines > don't form. It's not a difficult surgery, but it has to be done > right.' > > The procedure usually takes 10 to 15 minutes and can include between 5 > to 10 lines being on the palm being altered. > [One clinic in Japan offers the surgery for x80;xa0;xa0;xa3;662 and it > takes around 15 minutes to complete. Men want their financial lines > lengthening and women opt for enhancement to their marriage line] > One clinic in Japan offers the surgery for £662 and it takes around > 15 minutes to complete. Men want their financial lines lengthening and > women opt for enhancement to their marriage line > > Some patients use a marker pen to show the surgeon which lines they want > extending prior to surgery. > > > It takes around a month for the wounds to heal and for the new palm > lines to form. > > > Most of the patients are thirty-something men and women who have a > predilection for fortune-telling. > > Whilst men want their money line or success line extending, women want > their love/marriage line lengthening. > > > Some women don't even have a marriage line and believe that because of > this, they won't find love. > > Others do have a marriage line but seek another one because they believe > their first one appeared too early and they missed their chance. > > But does it work? > > Dr Matsuoka gave one woman a wedding line and soon after she wrote to > him saying she had married. > > Two other patients won the lottery after he extended their fortune > lines. > > Despite these success stories, Matsuoka isn't, however, sure how > effective the surgery really is and believes there may be a placebo > effect. > > > 'If people think they'll be lucky, sometimes they become lucky. And > it's not like the palm lines are really written in stone > they're basically wrinkles,' he adds. > > He explains that lines do change with time and even the way people use > their hands can change them. > > > Some palmisters reportedly suggest that their clients who don't want to > undergo the surgery can draw the lines on their hands themselves to > change their fortune. > > > 'The placebo effect could positively change somebody's attitude but it > is not enough to justify unnecessary surgical intervention. Try a lucky > charm maybe...' > > Subodh Gupta, a London-based palm reader, says the surgery is futile. > > 'I read about this surgery and I was very surprised. > > 'Even by having surgery, the lines cannot be changed. > > > 'If you want to improve your fortune, take physical actions. So if you > want greater health, do some exercise. > > > 'I have seen people's health lines change after six months of yoga.' > > Dr. Yannis Alexandrides, founder, director and head of practice and > surgical at 111 Harley St in London, added: `It is possible to have > complications from this type of surgery such as infection and painful > neuromas which can create a source of irritation. > > 'The placebo effect could positively change somebody's attitude but it > is not enough to justify unnecessary surgical intervention. > > > 'Try a lucky charm maybe.' > > PALM READING: WHAT YOUR HAND SAYS ABOUT YOU > [Palmistry Diagram.jpg] > > The Line of Heart > > * If your heart line starts under your index finger, you have a > satisfying love life > * If it starts beneath your middle finger, you are selfish when it > comes to love > * If it starts somewhere in between your first finger and your middle > finger, you fall in love easily > * If it's short- you aren't interested in love > * If your heart line touches your life line, it means your heart > breaks easily > * A wavy heart line means you will have many lovers > The Line of Life > > * If your life line is close to your thumb, you have low energy and > are often lethargic > * A wide, curvy line means you have plenty of energy > * A swooped semi-circle line means you're strong and enthusiastic > * If it's close to the edge of your palm, you're cautious in > relationships > * A long, deep line shows your inner vitality > * A short and shallow one says you're easily manipulated by others > The Line of Fate > > > > * Not everyone has one > * A deep fate line shows that you are strongly controlled by destiny > * If your fate line is joined to the life line shows, you're > aspirational > The Girdle of Venus > * > A high Venus shows someone who can be promiscuous and overindulgent > > * > A flat Venus shows you have little or no interest in family life and > tend to criticise others > > A brief history of palmistry > > > * Palmistry originates in the Far East and studies show that most > ancient communities like the Hindus, Sumerians, Tibetans, were greatly > interested in the practise > * Believed that Palmistry originated in India with its roots in > (Hindu) Astrology > > * In Greece, Aristotle (384322 B.C.E.) told Alexander the Great > (356323 B.C.E.) about the practise who took great interest in > examining the character of his officers by analysing their palms > * Practise was suppressed through Middle Ages and prohibited during > the reign of King Henry VIII because he thought that those who practised > it were sorcerers and devil worshipers > * More recently, medical researchers in dermatoglyphics (the study of > skin patterns) found a link between genetic abnormalities and unusual > markings on the hand > * Research confirmed a link between certain fingerprint patterns and > heart disease > * > Palmists look at qualities of the hand, such as shapes and lines of the > palm and fingers, colour and texture of the skin and fingernails, as > well as the sizes of the palm and fingers and knuckles > > Read more: > > Read more: > http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2363917/Palm-surgery-rise-Japa\ \ > n-people-seek-alter-lines-improve-fortune.html#ixzz2Z7qLlgch > > an-people-seek-alter-lines-improve-fortune.html#ixzz2Z7qLlgch> > Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter > | > DailyMail on Facebook > >
