Where on the hand: Fine lines on the Mount of Venus running parallel to the Life line but set further into the mount, closer to the thumb; or fine lines running from Venus or Luna to touch the Fate line.

What it looks like: Thin lines inside the Life line's arc, deeper into the Venus ball than the Mars line sits, or fine lines striking across the palm to meet the Fate line.

These represent people. Each line stands for an individual who materially shapes the subject's life: a parent, sibling, spouse, mentor or patron. Their strength shows the influence's weight; their length shows its duration; where they join the Fate line marks when that person entered the life.

Read with care: "Ending abruptly — the person leaves, or dies" is a traditional reading. Never tell anyone a line predicts a death.