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Palmistry and Phrenology | Magic and Medicines #26
For the last episode in the second series of Magic and Medicines, we're talking about Palmistry and Phrenology!
We start by looking at uses of palmistry across the world, from Vedic astrology with Hindu Jyotish over to the divination practices of the Chinese Ming dynasty.
We discuss whether or not it's true that Aristotle discovered an ancient palmistry text and got Alexander the Great into the art, and explore the stereotypes associated with fortune telling in general, and some nasty xenophobic history.
Then, we have a look at our own hands, and try and work out whether we've got 'fire…
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