Finger-Planet Correspondences
Finger-Planet Correspondences is a Hermetic / Western Esoteric — Chiromancy planetary fingers body system as transmitted through the lineage Modern palmistry commonly names five planetary finger correspondences: thumb/Venus, index/Jupiter, middle/Saturn, ring/Sun or Apollo, and little/Mercury. The system renders both hands as mirrored schematic insets so the correspondence can be compared without misrepresenting a hand as a body-silhouette locus.. This page lists every point in the system with sourced placements and links to cross-tradition correspondences curated for The Body Spiritual.
Open in interactive explorerPrimary sources
- William Gurney Benham, The Laws of Scientific Hand Reading (G. P. Putnam’s Sons 1901) — Modern chiromantic systematisation of mounts and major lines; see Part II, chapters 4–8.
- C. R. W. Nevinson, The History of Palmistry (London 1911) — Historical account of chiromancy’s changing planetary and mount correspondences; see chapters 2–5.
Known lineage variants
- Finger-planet attributions vary in order and terminology across palmistry schools; Apollo may be called Sun.
- Hands are off-body: all loci use lower-region schematic inset anchors (right x≈.20 and left x≈.80, y≈.59–.73), explicitly not anatomical coordinates.
Related systems
No other systems share this tradition label.
Points
- Thumb — Venus — right inset — Planetary finger correspondence
- Index finger — Jupiter — right inset — Planetary finger correspondence
- Middle finger — Saturn — right inset — Planetary finger correspondence
- Ring finger — Apollo / Sun — right inset — Planetary finger correspondence
- Little finger — Mercury — right inset — Planetary finger correspondence
- Thumb — Venus — left inset — Planetary finger correspondence
- Index finger — Jupiter — left inset — Planetary finger correspondence
- Middle finger — Saturn — left inset — Planetary finger correspondence
- Ring finger — Apollo / Sun — left inset — Planetary finger correspondence
- Little finger — Mercury — left inset — Planetary finger correspondence
Frequently asked
What is Thumb — Venus — right inset?
Palmistry manuals associate the five digits with Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, the Sun/Apollo, and Mercury. Each point is drawn inside a schematic hand inset in the lower body region; it is not a literal finger location on the body silhouette or a medical claim.
What is Index finger — Jupiter — right inset?
Palmistry manuals associate the five digits with Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, the Sun/Apollo, and Mercury. Each point is drawn inside a schematic hand inset in the lower body region; it is not a literal finger location on the body silhouette or a medical claim.
What is Middle finger — Saturn — right inset?
Palmistry manuals associate the five digits with Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, the Sun/Apollo, and Mercury. Each point is drawn inside a schematic hand inset in the lower body region; it is not a literal finger location on the body silhouette or a medical claim.
What is Ring finger — Apollo / Sun — right inset?
Palmistry manuals associate the five digits with Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, the Sun/Apollo, and Mercury. Each point is drawn inside a schematic hand inset in the lower body region; it is not a literal finger location on the body silhouette or a medical claim.
What is Little finger — Mercury — right inset?
Palmistry manuals associate the five digits with Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, the Sun/Apollo, and Mercury. Each point is drawn inside a schematic hand inset in the lower body region; it is not a literal finger location on the body silhouette or a medical claim.
What is Thumb — Venus — left inset?
Palmistry manuals associate the five digits with Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, the Sun/Apollo, and Mercury. Each point is drawn inside a schematic hand inset in the lower body region; it is not a literal finger location on the body silhouette or a medical claim.
What is Index finger — Jupiter — left inset?
Palmistry manuals associate the five digits with Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, the Sun/Apollo, and Mercury. Each point is drawn inside a schematic hand inset in the lower body region; it is not a literal finger location on the body silhouette or a medical claim.
What is Middle finger — Saturn — left inset?
Palmistry manuals associate the five digits with Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, the Sun/Apollo, and Mercury. Each point is drawn inside a schematic hand inset in the lower body region; it is not a literal finger location on the body silhouette or a medical claim.
What is Ring finger — Apollo / Sun — left inset?
Palmistry manuals associate the five digits with Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, the Sun/Apollo, and Mercury. Each point is drawn inside a schematic hand inset in the lower body region; it is not a literal finger location on the body silhouette or a medical claim.
What is Little finger — Mercury — left inset?
Palmistry manuals associate the five digits with Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, the Sun/Apollo, and Mercury. Each point is drawn inside a schematic hand inset in the lower body region; it is not a literal finger location on the body silhouette or a medical claim.