Roseblight Zebra-Hooves-Backward's Journal

William Benham's thoughts on [lines on the Active Mars mount] are that vertical lines enhance the qualities, revealing strength, stamina, immunity, bravery, the ability to rise to a challenge, a fighting spirit and so on. Lines that run inside the life line in this area are considered influences to the life line, so they can represent a spirit guide, a close parent, sibling or even the person's own martial resources.

Horizontal lines are considered to indicate a drawing on these qualities, and weaken the area, so in effect they are calling on the person to use these qualities when tackling some kind of problem in life. They could be said to be using up the resources, if you like. Horizontal lines cutting across to cut the life line are connected with worries that affect the physical well being of the subject. In terms of timing, this is likely to be during youth.

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