The signs of the Zodiac are for instance divided into four distinct groups of three, linked to the four elements, as are modern hand shapes.

Now looking at the diagram, this area here, which includes the little finger, ring finger, half the middle finger and the area below all three, is the inner active area, and this area, area A relates to close relationships, your love life and your relationship to your partner.

Now the second area B is called the outer active area around the base of the index finger and the other half of the middle finger, and that relates to our social attitudes, what we might call our relationships to the outside world.

Area C is the inner passive area, which lies below the inner active area, and relates to the subconscious part of the mind, and then last of all is the part relating to our energy and our creative potential area D, which is the outer passive area, right here, and the area all around the base of the thumb.