The Apollo Line

THE line of Apollo is a vertical line rising.

• If long it rises from the upper part of the Mount of Moon
• If short it rises higher in the hand, running toward the Mount of Apollo

It sometimes ends high on that Mount, and sometimes not reaching to it.

It is also called:

• the line of the Sun
• the line of Brilliancy

To it has been ascribed the gift of great artistic talents, wealth, and fame.

In many cases conscientious palm readers have dropped the use of the Apollo line entirely, deeming it unreliable and misleading.

The line of Apollo, running as it does to the Mount of that name, emphasizes the Apollonian traits and qualifications.

A better name is the Line of Capability as it shows capability or possibility of accomplishing a great deal.

But in reading the qualities of the line be sure that you have placed the subject in his proper world, after which you can successfully apply the brilliancy indicated by the line to the affairs of that world.

There are not many really fine Apollo lines. Many hands will have no Apollo line at all.

A fine line of Apollo shows that the subject has exceptional talents for getting on in the world.

A fine line of Apollo is ruined by:

• a flabby hand
• a weak thumb
• a poor Head line
• poor Mounts of Mars, Jupiter, Mercury, and Venus, or
• other deficiencies

Having no line of Apollo does not mean that a subject will be unsuccessful.

In most cases, people with good Apollo lines rely too much on their talents, and not enough on the industry and perseverance.

This is why less talented plodders often produce greater results in life than their far more talented brethren.

If the talents of a fine line of Apollo are coupled with energy, almost unlimited success is possible.

The presence of this line makes success easier in one of the 3 worlds as shown by the three phalanges of the fingers.

It must be understood then that in the treatment of this line, when we use the word success, it applies to effort in the world in which the subject moves.

Like the Saturn line, this line does not give any health indications.

The effect of ill health may be seen as affecting the line, but the line itself will not give these indications.

The length of the line determines the extent of its influence ; the longer the line the more it will sway the subject, and the shorter, the less important is it found to be.

A line of Apollo reaching from the wrist to the Mount indicates the possession of great talent, so great that it will continue to develop during the life of the subject, and he will achieve much (423).

If the line begins low and runs only a short distance, the subject has talents, but they will not be productive of great results (424).

If the line rises higher and covers the space between the Head and Heart lines, the special brilliancy of the subject will operate during the formative period of life, and will be of assistance in aiding him to pass this critical period with greater ease (425).

If the line runs on to the Mount, the subject will be well endowed with Apollonian characteristics, and in whichever world he moves will be brilliant and acquire reputation (426).

Frequently the lines of Saturn and Apollo are interdependent, and in many cases one will be strong at a time when the other is weak.

In such an instance they operate upon each other as sister lines, and one repairs the damage to the other (427). The presence of a good line of Apollo with the Saturn line absent will compensate for the loss of that line.

If the line of Apollo be present, then disappears, and afterwards begins again, the talents of the subject during the period covered by the break in the line are simply latent (428).

The period of life covered by this break can be read according to the scale laid down in Chapter 4 (The Age Of The Subject).

There may be a special cause why the line vanishes for a time, as ill health may render inoperative even the most brilliant talents. With such a break look for defects in the other lines and Mounts which may account for it.

If during this period the Life line be in any way defective, delicate health is against the operation of the subject’s talents (429). If at the age indicated by this space in the Apollo line, the Head line be defective, the mental power of the subject is weakened, and he cannot give the attention necessary to make his affairs successful (430).

Similar defects seen in other portions of the hand, whether connected by chance lines to the space in the Apollo line or not, show something which has for the time being impeded the career of the subject, by suspending the operation of his strongest talents. To be regarded as a true line of Apollo, the line must begin more or less low in the hand, directly under the Mount and finger of Apollo.