Head line (mastishk rekha): what it means

Where it is, and what each tradition says

Runs across the middle of the palm, starting near the life line.

Indian tradition (Hast Samudrika): Also called Matru rekha in some texts. It is read for how you think, decide and learn.

Western tradition (Cheiro): Cheiro called it the line of head: the mental side of a person, practical or imaginative.

Length

Long: Your head line runs long across the palm. Palmists read this as a mind that likes to consider every side before deciding.

Medium: Your head line is of medium length, read as focused thinking: you go deep on what matters to you.

Short: Your head line is short and direct. Tradition reads this as quick, practical decisions; it says nothing about intelligence.

Straight or sloping, joined or apart

Straight: It runs straight, linked with logical, grounded thinking.

Slopes towards the Chandra parvat: It slopes down towards the Chandra parvat, the mount of imagination: read as a creative, intuitive mind.

Joined to the life line: It starts joined to the life line: read as care and thought before stepping out.

Starts apart from the life line: It starts apart from the life line: read as independence and readiness to try new things.