Mounts of the hand in palmistry

Mounts are the soft raised areas of the palm. Traditional palmistry names them after planets. In a modern reading they are less about destiny and more about where the hand feels full, flat, or finely textured.

The common mounts

Venus sits at the base of the thumb and is often linked with warmth and vitality. Jupiter sits under the index finger (confidence and reach). Saturn under the middle finger (structure and patience). Apollo under the ring finger (expression and brightness). Mercury under the little finger (communication). The lunar mount sits on the outer palm edge (imagination and inner tide).

Mounts become useful when paired with the major lines. A full Venus mount next to a clear heart line can invite questions about how affection is shown, not whether love will succeed.

For deeper pages on each mount, continue with Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Apollo, Mercury, and the lunar mount in this wiki. Pair mounts with the thumb page and hand shapes for anatomy context.