The semi-circular line on your
palm leading from above the
thumb down to the
wrist. In
palm reading, it is generally read downwards towards the wrist. This line is not only about the subject's
life span, but also about
vitality, potential or past
sickness, and sometimes
love and affection. A long life line tends to indicate a longer life, and of it seems that a subject has
two life lines this can mean added
strength and resistance to illness (read the outer one as the real life line).
A mark along the life line, like an "island," a hole, or another small line crossing it can indicate periods of sickness. For example, if there is a circular blip near the beginning of your life line, it could mean that you had a period of illness or injury as a child. Also, if your life line tends to peter out near the end, it can mean sickness in your old age.