Hands have been the most important instrument in the evolution of humans, it’s proven there is more connections between our brains and hands than any other body part of our anatomy.
Palms
Our palm gestures can tell more about yourself than you would think, there is five types of palm gestures you should look out for:
Open Palms: When someone displays their palms, it is considered a sign of honesty, openness, non threat or submission.Have you ever wondered why when someone is taking an oath, they are asked to put their right hands palm on top of a bible or heart while displaying their other hands palm in the air facing the court/judge? When we want to appear 
honest we unconsciously display our palm/s to show we’re not holding any hidden weapons while stating things like “I’m telling the truth!” or “I didn’t do it”, you’ll notice when someone is opening up to you about something they might put their hands on the table to display their full palms or at least part of it.The simple gesture of palm display intuitively gives us the sensation that the person is being honest with us.
Hidden Palms: When someone hides their hands or palms, it can be sign of deceit or discomfort, If you’ve been around little kids, you’ll notice when they do something wrong and specially when they are lying, they will hide their hands behind their back.As adults, when someone feels deceptive, uncomfortable or out of place, they will put their hands into their pockets (just imagine your typical shop lifting thug wearing a hoodie) or cross their arms to hide their hands.
Downwards Palms: If someone is using their palms directly downwards, it’s a gesture of authority or superiority, it is used when they are trying to take control and dominate another person.The most memorable example of such use is the Nazis salute during the Third Reich, can you imagine Hitler making his salute palm upwards? it would be ridiculous and nobody would have listened to him.The most 
common example of this gesture you will find now days is by observing couples holding hands, if they and have their hands vertically side by side that means its an equally balance relationship, but if there is a dominant/overly protective person in the relationship…that person (usually the male) will walk slightly in front of the girl, he’s hand we’ll be on top meaning he’s palm is facing backwards while the girls in facing forwards.
Closed Palm Pointy Finger: This is the “Do As I Say!’ or “Go That way” gesture, as the first is closed and downwards it’s a sign of authority, like when you ask for directions and they point towards the 
place you have to go since they have they authority of knowledge, it is also commonly used when telling someone something to do like “Go to your room” or “Go to the principals office”.It’s commonly used by public speakers trying to convince the audience of their opinions because they are authorities in the subject and the rest of us are all the children being told what to do, since it’s found offensive now by many (it’s considered an insult in the Philippines and Malaysia to point), they have been advised to replace it with the index finger-thumb squeeze “Okay” gesture to look more subtle and less bossy.- Closed Palms/Fists: Closed palms or clenched fists such as the one in this picture are generally signs of anger or hostility.
Thumbs
Thumbs have always been used as a sign of superiority, apart from our close relatives the apes and monkeys, we are the only living creatures who posses thumbs allowing us the use of tools, weapons and manipulation of objects with exact precision (even the simple act of 
writing…the passing of knowledge to new generations wouldn’t have been possible without them), thanks to our thumbs we have been able to evolve to the advance state we are now making us the supreme beings on the planet.Thumbs are used usually in three contexts, Dominance, Assertiveness and on the rare occasions, Aggressiveness.Thumb display can often be seen in people 
of confidence, aristocratic or powerful people posing for photos or paintings, when we think of Napoleon the first image that comes to mind is a midget with his hand inside his jacket while displaying his thumb, Julius Caesar decided the fate of the Gladiators lives with a single thumb, models showing off clothing will many times pose with their hands in the pockets of their jeans or jacket while displaying the thumbs, lawyers hold their unbuttoned jackets with their thumbs pointing up in a snobby way.Many men who 
are flirting with women will put their hands in their pants back pocket while still display their thumbs…as if they were trying to hide their dominant attitude, what about men using their thumbs to point towards a direction with an assertive dominant attitude?; “How about you and me get out of this place *points with thumbs towards the door* and go get a coffee?”, even the use of thumb pointing as ridicule “Check out that guy in the white shirt has his zipper undone” is used in the context of superiority.
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