Fate line
The fate line is the vertical line that runs up the centre of the palm towards the middle finger. Palmists read it for career, life direction and sense of purpose. Many hands have a faint one or none, which is quite normal.
Also known as: bhagya rekha, line of fate, destiny line, saturn line
Also called the line of Saturn, or bhagya rekha in Hindi, the fate line rises from the lower palm towards the Mount of Saturn beneath the middle finger. It describes the shape of your working life: how clearly you sense a direction and how outside influences mould it.
Its starting point is read carefully. Rising from the wrist, it suggests an early sense of direction. Rising from the life line, success won by your own effort, as Cheiro taught. Rising from the Mount of Luna on the outer palm, a path helped by other people or the public. Starting higher up, near the head line, a calling found later, after exploring.
Breaks and shifts are read as career changes or new chapters. Where the fate line stops, or meets the heart line, palmists look for a change of focus rather than an ending.
A missing fate line is often taken to mean no destiny or no career. It simply suggests a freer, less conventional path, shaped more by choice than by a set track. It is common, and it is not a bad sign.