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Numerology is the study of numbers. Right you say. But what does that mean to me? I’m not a mathematician. Why would I study them? Well, ask yourself this question: Are there some colors that make you feel good? Are there other colors that make you feel nervous or ‘icky’? Colors are actually light vibrating at different frequencies. Have you heard music that just makes you feel good all over or have you heard that earsplitting beep of that microwave in the coffee shop that makes your teeth itch? Sound is a vibration at different frequencies too.

An Aries individual is a self-starter.  He is “cardinal-fire” and is totally dependent on his own self-motivational creative energies.  When he is not in touch with this “engine”, he has no power.  He then becomes a lamb rather than a ram.  The potency of the will is practically non-existent.  The totally personality-centered Aries is usually unconscious about his urge to project his need for response to his desire nature.  He initiates, but the force is immediate at best, without the objective awareness required to be able to see where his initiatory fires will lead and the nature of the responses they will provoke.  Everything is based on a “me-first” attitude.  This does not make for a “bad” person as much as it does for one who is rather naïve and unaware of others and his surrounding environment.

Adapted from Emotional Freedom: Liberate Yourself From Negative Emotions and Transform Your Life (Three Rivers Press, 2011 by Judith Orloff MD)

When we're looking for love (or are under its intoxicating influence), we often miss seeing extraordinary signs and messages that pop up in our daily life to give us clues as to whether we're on the right track. However, if you can slow down enough to recognize and listen to your intuitive intelligence, it can reveal truth, warn you of danger or help you understand people and relationship situations in new ways.

From Emotional Freedom, here are five types of intuitive experiences you may encounter and what they can teach you about your love relationships.

1. Body signals.

Your body has many ways of getting your attention. It could be goosebumps when a date feels just right or says something about you that rings "true." Or it might be your hair standing up on the back of your neck when a creep replies to your online dating profile.

How to use it in romantic relationships. Most commonly referred to as a "gut reaction,” your body's response to the world around you is often instant - quicker, in fact, than your conscious thought. Next time you sense your body is trying to alert you to something, check in with it. Are your shoulders tense? Is there a knot in your stomach? Or do you feel energized and excited? When you learn to read your body signals, a whole new type of information will be available to you. What's more, you may be able to avoid getting involved with destructive, unhealthy lovers, or be curious to pursue a really good guy who, at first blush, doesn't seem to be your "type."

2. Déjà vu.

This is when you feel as though you've had this exact conversation before with someone - even if it's someone you've just met - or you've been to this place before and know what's around the corner and up ahead, even though that's impossible.

How to use it in romantic relationships: Instead of thinking it's strange and then moving on, don't let the experience go unremarked. Discuss it with a trusted friend, or write it down. Bringing a déjà vu experience that happens in the context of a relationship into the open energizes it, acknowledges its significance and enables you to find out what it's trying to tell you or where it's trying to lead you. When it comes to romance, déjà vu can be a powerful affirmation that you're doing just what you're supposed to be doing in the moment. Or conversely, it may be a way of telling you to pause, think and reflect on where you are right now, before proceeding ahead willy-nilly into a relationship you'll regret.

This is the first part in a series introducing modern palmistry - also known as hand analysis - abridged from the newly revised version of Frank’s book Palmistry 4 Today, available from our Amazon store: Palmistry 4 Today

Part 1: Introduction; Left and Right Hands

A study of palmistry can offer clear insights into our innate character, our needs and desires, and our attitudes to our current circumstances. It can help us to diagnose recurring problems in relationships, uncover the true expectations of others and recognize the games we play and the unhelpful roles we can sometimes assume. It can reassure us about our talents, reveal our life challenges and opportunities. Our hands are living symbols of our lives and our attitudes as they currently stand. Rather than revealing a fixed pattern - an unalterable destiny - our hands impart substantial information about our temperament, personality and current methods, motivations and drives. Our hands are our personal autobiography, but not all the chapters have been written yet. In my view, the future is negotiable.

Deciphering the messages written in our hands can help us to understand who we are and what fulfills us; we can make informed choices. Ironically, so many people think palmistry purports to reveal our future, when in fact it is a perfect tool to help us see which possibilities lay ahead and then to take steps in the direction that best suits us.

By interpreting the language of the hand, we can understand our character, our various needs and our expectations. We can gain an immediate ‘aerial view’ of our journey through life, a road map of our individual life path. Palmistry can zoom in on the important aspects of this journey, make us aware of alternative routes and prepare us for the exciting road ahead.

But the hands are subjective mirrors, reflecting a summarized version of what’s important to us, what we’ve been through and the events and people who have made their mark on us.