Patterns on the fingers. Papillary patterns on the fingers

The pads of the fingers contain many nerve endings directly related to the brain. The brain analyzes the signals coming from them and determines what our fingers touch and feel. Palmists pay Special attention papillary pattern at the fingertips that plays important role in determining the characteristics of a person's personality.

In forensics, the papillary pattern on the fingertips acts as an object of personal identification, with the help of which crimes are revealed. This method is based on the uniqueness and immutability of the skin pattern of the fingertips, their ability to leave a "trace" on objects. It is actively used in fingerprint examination of a person.

The papillary pattern is formed in the womb and retains its pattern until the end of a person's life. Fingerprint examination revealed that even in identical twins, the pattern of skin patterns does not repeat. Only certain diseases, such as scleroderma, or mechanical effects on the skin of the fingertips, can modify the papillary pattern. Research into the papillary pattern began in the 17th century. At various times in the criminal world, attempts have been made to hide or change the pattern in order to destroy identification signs, through cutting off layers of skin from the pads of the fingers, burns and cuts. However, in most cases, the papillary pattern was restored over time, and in the case of the formation of scars and scars on the skin, they became individual signs of personality and determined the uniqueness of the handprints of a particular person.

There are three main types of papillary patterns on the fingertips, depending on from the drawing of their center are arcs, loops and curls, all other types are derived from them.

1. Arcs

The arc pattern (arches) characterizes their owners as people with a good and stable organization of the nervous system. They are truthful, stable and strive to always go towards their goal, sweeping aside all doubts along the way. These are people of action, they do not like long conversations and reflections, taking the “bull by the horns” is their motto in life. According to dermatoglyphic studies, the arch is one of the most common papillary patterns on the fingertips, in its pattern it resembles a wave or arch.

In the center of the arc, you can see an upward bend. The energy goes along the papillary lines, makes a bend in the middle of the drawing and exits without stopping, indicating a rapid consumption of incoming energy. The owners of such a pattern on the fingers are good-natured, practical and hardworking, they like to work with their hands.

hipped arches a

This pattern is derived from a simple arc. In the center of the arc are lines that, in their geometry, resemble a tent, which is why this arc got its name. The axis in the center of the arc slightly delays the incoming energy, forming a "splash" of energy. People with this pattern on their fingertips are characterized by quick reactions, explosive character and eccentricity. They love to attract attention, strive for new experiences and pleasures.

What psychological characteristics are endowed with the owner of the arc when this pattern is located on a particular finger?

Finger	Pattern characteristics
		Hip arc
Large	These people value time and always try to achieve the intended goal.	The arc adds stubbornness to the temper of a person. In practice, it is very rare.
Pointing	Principles are the basis of life for such a person.	A person is captured by some specific idea that inspires him to serious accomplishments.
Average	Calmly and rationally approaches the solution of life issues, counts on his own strength.	Strives for changes in his life, sometimes quite drastic, and gives himself completely to them.
Nameless	A person is faithful to an established way of life, not ready to change his habits and outlook on life.	He tries to be original, likes to impress people, is a connoisseur of art objects.
Little finger	He does not need society, appreciates solitude, does not like it when others invade his space and try to cause changes in him.	He knows how to perfectly express his thoughts through the construction of a logical and emotionally colored speech.

2. Loops

The loop is the most common pattern on the fingertips of the inhabitants of Russia. In the loop, energy flows from the bottom up and then smoothly goes down. There are three types of loops: outward-oriented (toward the thumb) - radial loop, inward (towards the little finger) - ulnar or ulnar loop, double loop.

	A radial loop indicates that a person spends the incoming energy on self-improvement, a person is distinguished by great purposefulness.
	The elbow loop indicates that the output energy is directed to the shock or outer part of the palm, determining the main need of a person to realize it in society.
	A double loop is a derivative of a simple loop, consisting of two twisted loops. Energy flows both in the outer loop and in the opposite direction, in the inner loop, creating tension between the loops. Such a flow of energy gives a person inconstancy in thoughts and deeds.

The main psychological characteristics of the owner of the loops at the fingertips.

Finger	Pattern characteristics
Large	A person is determined to reach his goal.	Able to negotiate with other people and adapt to a changing environment.	Quickly finds a simple solution difficult questions and puts that decision into action.
Pointing	Indicates a person who is able to be flexible in order to achieve the desired result.	In the course of implementing the plans, he can masterfully correct them.	Often changes plans, and sometimes completely opposite.
Average	He is confident in his actions and is ready to independently implement them, carefully considering each step, does not like to receive advice.	A person knows how to work in a team, hear and capture the mood of other people, will not insist on his own, if this is not necessary.	He gets along well in a team, but because of the fear of being misunderstood or unheard, he does not express his opinion, which can lead to internal dissatisfaction.
Nameless	Self-confident and open to new ideas, thoughts and actions.	Demonstrates artistic talents in a particular area of ​​art.	Possesses versatile creative abilities in different areas.
Little finger	Man uses communication effective remedy information exchange, communicative and logical.	He knows how to find a common language with other people, to be at the right time in the right place.	Indecision and curiosity may not allow a person to stop in one direction of activity.

3. Curls

A curl is a complex papillary pattern, a sign that indicates the individuality of a person. A spiral where energy flows clockwise indicates an active and strong personality; counterclockwise - on the good intuitive abilities of a person and a possible interest in esoteric sciences.

Psychological features of a person with curls at the fingertips

Finger	Curl characteristics
Large	Points to out of the box thinking, which allows in the future to come to success due to the originality of the idea. Behind the actions of the owner of such a pattern, despite their expressiveness, lies the mind of an excellent analyst.
Pointing	This is a leader with a very original view of things, thanks to the pressure, determination and faith in his own strength, he can inspire and lead other people, and this will be his individual path to success.
Average	He tries to realize himself in the professional sphere, he really needs the support and approval of others, this gives him strength and impulse to move on, he is touchy and vulnerable.
Nameless	Despite the truly beautiful Creative skills, a person is not self-confident, dependent on the opinions of others, this can lead to internal contradictions and conflicts.
Little finger	Able to convince others of the originality of his ideas, gives worthy evidence, his speech is smooth and expressive, he finds support from his interlocutors.

Additional patterns

There are patterns that combine several types of patterns, such as the peacock/feather and the tent bow with a loop inside.

	The center of such a pattern is formed from radial and elbow loops, which are combined into one curl in the form of a pattern on a peacock's tail feather. Energy goes to the center of the pattern, concentrates and goes out. Depending on which finger the pattern is located on, the talents and abilities of the owner of this pattern lie in such an area.
	This type of papillary pattern is an arc with a loop inside, where a small part of the energy is retained before its further release. Such people often set their own rules and want others to follow them, which sometimes leads to conflicts with people close to them. They value freedom very much and strive for independence in everything.

Counting the pattern in aggregate on the arm

When examining the papillary pattern on the fingers, it is imperative to determine which pattern is predominant on the hand. According to research in the field of dermatoglyphics, loop patterns are the most common 63% of the total, curlicues - about 31%, and arc patterns - about 6%.

papillary pattern	Hand dominance
arcs	Such people are distinguished by practicality, they honor traditions and rarely change their views, they hardly adapt to new conditions, they do not always quickly respond to changes in the world around them. They prefer to plan their lives and methodically solve problems, while a strong grip often helps them out and helps them achieve their goals.
loops	These people are distinguished by mobility and independence, they make excellent leaders who clearly set goals, adequately assess the internal processes in the company and the external conditions of its activities, and are able to find a common language with people in the team. In life, they set a goal for themselves and, overcoming obstacles, systematically move towards it.
curls	These are strong and extraordinary personalities who are prone to introspection and self-improvement. They usually have very developed fantasy, and if they successfully direct it to their professional activity they can achieve great success.
Tent arches	The owners of such a papillary pattern are emotional and active people, love art and art objects. They know how to be the soul of the company, but the amplitude of their mood can often and quickly change. As a rule, they choose creative professions of an applied nature.
double loops	People with this predominant papillary pattern can consider any problem from several sides, in a dispute they will always listen to the opinion of the other side and only then draw conclusions. Often this approach drowns out the voice of their own intuition, and ultimately leads to indecision. They are always looking for the only correct solution while remaining a perfectionist at heart.

In practice, there are often situations when a person is equally good with both hands, or does not know which hand he has active / leading, and this causes difficulties when reading past and future events from hands. In this case, it is recommended to compare the papillary pattern on the fingertips of the two hands. The pattern on the active hand will always be more complex than on the passive. For example, a left-handed person from birth will have a curl on the Jupiter (index) finger of the left hand and a loop on the right hand finger as a simpler design pattern.

Of course, in fingerprinting and forensics, experts consider the structure of the papillary pattern in much more detail than is customary in the practice of palmists, but their research goals are different. Criminalists study not only the type, variety and direction of the lines of the pattern, but also the microrelief of the papillary pattern, the size, shape and width of the pattern, the location of the pores, the structure of the individual elements of the pattern at the micro level, and more. For palmists, the study of the papillary pattern at the fingertips gives an additional and very important information about the psychological type of a person and his preferences in the professional field.

For many people, identifying their "talents" and "finding themselves" is not difficult, because they initially understand what they really like and the easiest thing to do. For example, our former compatriot, American writer Ayn Rand (1905 - 1982), in her book Atlas Shrugged, describes the feelings of a heroine who has mathematical ability:

“She experienced this at school in math classes. It was the only subject she really liked. Solving problems, she felt an extraordinary excitement, a bold sense of delight from the fact that she accepted the challenge and won without difficulty, and a passionate desire and determination to move on, to cope with another, much more difficult test. Although mathematics came to her very easily, she had a growing sense of respect for this exact, extremely rational science. She often thought, "It's good that people have come to this, and it's good that I'm good at it." Two feelings grew and grew stronger in her: sincere admiration for this queen of sciences and the joy of realizing her own abilities.

At the same time, there are a huge number of examples when an attempt to determine one's abilities and purpose turns into a long and painful process for a person. He may like a certain field of activity, but he does not know how to make sure that the choice is correct, and the circumstances are not yet formed, and the determination to change these circumstances is not enough.

Carefully study the papillary patterns on your fingertips, they can tell you a lot about your talents, abilities and inclinations. Explore your strengths and weak sides, try to find the best for yourself, try to do more than is done!

There is not a single person on earth with the same pattern on their fingers as you. Dermatoglyphics scientists can tell by the patterns on the fingers not only about a person's predisposition to diseases, but also about his professional qualities.
Dermatoglyphics. Start


The man who stood at the origins of dermatoglyphics (this is the name of the science of patterns on the skin) was cousin Charles Darwin Francis Galton. He was a scientist with a truly unbridled craving for science and research activities. Kinship with Darwin determined scientific way Galton, he was a passionate supporter of the brother's theory, and therefore sought to prove that evolution not only had not ended, but also needed to be corrected. Galton is also recognized as the founder of eugenics, which gave its terrible fruits in race theory Nazi Germany.
Galton came to dermatoglyphics after scientific society The Royal Institute commissioned him to review the then fashionable Bertillonage, a method of identifying criminals based on measurements. various parts body.
Galton looked at things broadly and among the methods of identification also mentioned "fingerprinting". On May 25 of the same year, the scientist read his report, in which he presented his vision of the problem.
Four years later, Galton had already published a book on fingerprints - "Finger prints". So in scientific world dermatoglyphics appeared. However, it must be said that this term itself appeared later, in 1926, at the 42nd Congress of the American Association of Anatomists. It translates as "skin engraving".
Arcs, loops, curls


Dermatoglyphics is a relatively young and rapidly developing discipline. According to Alexei Vladimirovich Vlasov, Chairman of the Board of the International Association of Dermatoglyphics, new personnel constantly come to dermatoglyphics. The study of people's prints helps to determine the character, temperament, type of behavioral adaptation of a person in society.
There are three main types of patterns in dermatoglyphics: loop, arc, and whorl. It is by their ratio on the fingers that scientists can draw certain conclusions about the bearer of these patterns.
About a third of people have loops on their fingers - patterns that resemble a lasso, directed, as a rule, towards the little finger. These people are the bearers of the norm in terms of socialization, they adapt well to life situations, are friendly, moderately secretive, and moderately frank.
People who have curls on their fingers are constantly trying to change the world, they can make a brilliant discovery. These are people with great potential, but often they are out of place in their time or environment, they may show inadequacy. According to the psychiatrist and psychophysiologist Nikolai Bogdanov, "it is the one who is considered a "moron" who most often has curls on the fingertips."
People with arcs prevailing on the fingers are purposeful, self-confident. They know that problems cannot be bypassed, they need to be addressed immediately. In problem solving methods, such people are not shy. They are practically not subject to stress. However, their weakness lies in their weak ability for psychological combinatorics and in their poor adaptation. They are more like slayers than jewelers.
It should also be said that the poorer the dermatoglyphics in a person, the more difficult it is for him to adapt in society, the more large quantity problems he has to face.
Applied value


It is clear that any systematized knowledge requires applied application. Dermatoglyphics is doing well in this regard - it began with practice - Galton collaborated with forensic scientists and participated in compiling fingerprint files. Interestingly, Galton's technique was recognized only in 1911, when the Mona Lisa stolen from the museum was found using fingerprints. Since that time, dermatoglyphics (its section of fingerprinting) has been a recognized discipline that helps to find the offender.
Dermatoglyphics is today a recognized method of medical diagnostics. The fact is that the patterns on the fingers are formed even in the womb, at 3-5 months of pregnancy, along with the tissues of the nervous system. Skin patterns are individual and do not change throughout life, so dermatoglyphic analysis is a very convenient method. According to the pattern on the fingers, even before obtaining a chromosome picture, a child can be diagnosed with Down syndrome, Shereshevsky-Turner and Klinefelter syndrome and other pathologies.
Finally, with might and main dermatoglyphic research is carried out in that area human activity where genetic predisposition means a lot - in professional sports. In the laboratory of sports anthropology All-Russian Institute physical culture have been studying the dermatoglyphics of our Olympic team for 15 years.
Long-term analysis has already shown that the dermatoglyphic characteristics of athletes in different types sports are different. In speed-strength sports, where it is required to perform the exercise as quickly as possible, simple patterns and the smallest ridge count (the number of ridges inside the pattern) are most often found.
Athletes whose sports are characterized by complex coordination have a more complex pattern of patterns.
The middle position in these indicators is occupied by sports for endurance and static stability.
In general, the more complex the sport in terms of coordination, the more complex the combination of patterns found in athletes.
Speaking conditionally, people with arcs on their fingers are more suitable than others for attackers, and with curls - for defenders.
Ethnic dermatoglyphics

A separate branch of the science of finger patterns is ethnic dermatoglyphics. Anthropologists specializing in dermatoglyphics have collected a huge amount of material on this discipline. It is interesting that the poorest dermatoglyphic picture is observed in Europeans, as they move south from Europe, it becomes more complicated. This may explain the extraversion Western civilization and introversion, characteristic of the East.
It has also been noted that such a pattern as curls on the fingers can most often be found among peoples living in extreme situation: among the natives of the North - the Aleuts, Chukchi, natives of Tierra del Fuego, Australia, Tibet. People with curls on their fingers are easier to survive in severe natural conditions. Their culture is more contemplative.

Grooves on the fingertips are not only found in humans. But also, for example, in anthropoid apes. True, primates have decorated fingers parallel lines, therefore, it is unlikely that it will be possible to identify an orangutan or gorilla by fingerprints - the patterns are almost the same. But the fingerprints of koalas are very similar to human ones. Even experienced experts sometimes cannot recognize at first glance whose print is in front of them: human or bearish.

Why are fingerprints needed? Initially, scientists assumed that the grooves on the skin help us hold objects more firmly in our hands, creating a good grip between the hand and the thing clamped in it, like the tread on car tires. However, this theory was subsequently rejected. A series of experiments showed that if the pads of our fingers were completely smooth, the grip would be stronger.

And then the scientists created new theory about the purpose of papillary patterns, which was fully confirmed. It turns out that the lines and curls on the fingers improve the sense of touch. When we run our finger over a surface, the patterns create special vibrations that help us to better feel the texture of the object. And the circles and curls created from the grooves lead to the fact that some of the lines on the fingers will always be parallel to the surface of the object when in contact with it. This structure of prints enhances tactile abilities.

Why are they different

Fingerprints are formed even before birth, at about 9-10 weeks of fetal development. The pattern on the fingers is determined by DNA, but it is not only influenced by genes. After all, identical twins have fingerprints that are similar, but still unique. Scientists believe that the formation of the pattern is influenced by the position of the embryo, its blood pressure, the rate of development, and some other factors that simply cannot coincide in different people. That is why each of us has a unique pattern on the fingertips. However, is it really unique? After all, it is impossible to exclude the theoretical possibility of the presence of people with the same fingerprints. Mathematicians have calculated that the probability of such a coincidence exists, but it is negligible and amounts to about 1 chance in 64 million. This is successfully used by forensic scientists, because fingerprints help to identify the identity of criminals.

Erase personality

The idea of ​​the uniqueness of fingerprints was put forward by Englishman William Herschel in 1877. He served in the British administration in India (at that time India was a colony of Great Britain), and on duty he had to deal with contracts on which the Indians put a fingerprint instead of a signature. Then William noticed that the prints are always different from each other. And that served Herschel well. Indian soldiers often cheated: for a European eye, the faces of the Indians are very similar, and their names were often repeated, so the mercenaries came for a salary several times in a row, claiming that they did not receive money. After Herschel forced the soldiers to put their fingerprints on the payroll, the deception was put to rest.

And already at the beginning of the twentieth century, the British police began to conduct fingerprinting to identify criminals. Since then criminal personalities hard times had come, because fingerprints could give them away at any moment. Therefore, the criminals, who lit up their fingers in the police files, did their best to get rid of the patterns on the fingertips.

There are cases when the skin on the fingers was simply cut off. However, it turned out that after the wounds had healed, exactly the same prints appeared on the fingers as before.

Known in the 1930s American gangster John Dillinger, in order to hide from the guards of the law, he underwent plastic surgery and tried to etch his fingerprints with acid. But when the police shot Dillinger, his identity was finally established precisely from the prints - the acid did not dissolve the unique patterns.

Another American robber came up with an even more exotic way to deceive the police - he performed a skin graft operation. He himself acted as a donor - the skin was taken from the criminal's chest and transplanted onto the fingertips. However, even this did not help - a few months later the skin on the fingers was renewed and the treacherous lines appeared again! And there is no way to deceive the dactyloscopic examination to this day.

Papillary patterns appear in the human fetus at the time of the formation of the skin and remain unchanged until his death. The structure of papillary patterns is strictly individual. Numerous studies have proven that papillary patterns do not repeat in different people. Even Siamese twins, bodies and souls that are more or less interconnected, have different patterns on their fingers.

In this article, I will focus mainly on the main types of papillary pattern at the fingertips and will not go into an in-depth analysis of all varieties and subspecies (such as complex, false, abnormal, etc. patterns), since this will already be not a developing article, but a graduate work for a narrow circle of readers. This is boring and does not greatly affect the overall picture of the main sections of the article.

There are three main types of papillary pattern: arcs, loops, curls.

AT different years and in different countries studies were carried out on the proportionality of the capillary pattern on the fingers, and this is what happened:

Arcs are extremely rare - 5-10%,

Loops are found in most people - 60-65%,

Curls appear much less often - 30%

But here I would make one significant and important clarification: when compiling the statistics of arcs or loops, we took into account, basically, those hands on which this pattern is on most fingers, when taking into account curls, hands were taken that have at least one complex pattern. In addition, we can say that people who have either arcs or loops on all fingers have a large number, especially the second ones, but there are not so many people who have at least the majority of curls on their fingers. Therefore, the true "Zavitovites", in fact, are also extremely few, otherwise there would be a dime a dozen brightly gifted people.

Arc (arch)

Arc- indicates quite ordinary and practical people who prefer business to conversations, because, often, they do not know how to express their thoughts, they are emotionally limited. It is very reasonable and economical, even greedy people. Such a person does not like changes in life, is extremely conservative. Once having found his place under the sun, he does not waste his energy in search of a better share, he is content with what he has. You can not expect brilliant abilities from him in science, technology, art, but he is not bad at all in general practical affairs. The nature of such people is heavy, explosive. AT everyday life these people "twig like tanks." A person with an arc goes to his goal in the most direct way, without being distracted along the way by anything superfluous. AT married life such people are distinguished by exceptional devotion, very rarely allow themselves intrigues on the side, but they also demand absolute fidelity in return. Not possessing good health and endurance, in sex, as in sports, the owners of arcs are sprinters for short distances. Crazy sex, but not long. About three times in a row there can be no talk. It is difficult for them to master the second one, but the first one will certainly be stormy, although somewhat primitive and monotonous.

1. Arc on the thumb- the ability, without wasting energy in vain, to quickly achieve what was planned, using an absolutely direct approach to solving problems.

2. Arc on index finger- a sign of reliability, determination, practicality and seriousness in everything.

3. Arc on the middle finger- a realistic attitude to life, based on material values, independence.

4. Arc on the ring finger- adherence to principles, loyalty to principles, habits and partners.

5. Arc on the little finger- practicality, courage.

The loop

If there are loops on the fingers, then we have a diversified personality, with good mental and spiritual qualities. However, sometimes they lack initiative and determination. Their natural caution and flexibility of character can lead to insecurity. They are friendly, emotional, sensitive. This type is a middle-distance sprinter, so in sex they are good at combining both quantity and quality. "Loops" are windy, unstable and often have several parallel connections. You may have many talents, but to be successful, you need to focus on one thing. With this type of patterns are born " Salieri" and here to become " Mozarts", it is necessary to have “curls”, that is, and with loops you can achieve great fame, fame, but only stubborn and hard work. The divine gift mostly comes to people with curls.

Back to loops:

There are two types of loops: directed towards the thumb ( radial loop) and towards the little finger ( elbow loop).

radial loop points to the improvement of the personality itself. Such a person is independent, decisive, with leadership qualities. And it is no coincidence, since this loop is often associated with the planet Mars, which has similar characteristics.

1. Radial loop on the thumb- the ability to implement your ideas.

2. Radial loop on index finger- the ability to adapt to circumstances. impulsive nature.

3. Radial loop on the middle finger- analytical mindset, as well as extreme independence. Such a person likes to achieve everything on his own, without anyone's help.

Elbow loop- the ability to adapt to circumstances. In contrast to the radial, a person with an elbow loop is more sociable, versatile, diverse and flexible.

1. Elbow loop on the thumb- flexibility of character and high adaptability.

2. Elbow loop on index finger- a tendency to improvise, versatility.

3. Elbow loop on the middle finger- practical mindset. To achieve success, you need the strong support of the team, partners, friends.

4. Elbow loop on the ring finger- predisposition to artistic creativity, high art.

Curls (I would include all varieties of this type: almond-shaped funnels, spirals, ellipses, "peacock eye", since, in fact, they all have a sign of a bright personality)

Curls, curls! Oh those curls! How I love you! This is my favorite drawing, and not because I myself am the owner of almost all types of curls, but because they have a multifaceted and unpredictable effect on the human psyche, personality development and the use of its unique capabilities. And this is very interesting, not like with banal arcs or loops, where everything is predictable and understandable.

The more complex the curl, the harder psyche person. Such a person will never make hasty decisions, but think it over a hundred times. Its motto is: “Measure seven times - cut once” or “God saves the safe.” Curl wearers are extremely susceptible and easily hurt. They have exceptional memory, abstract thinking and developed subconscious. I would also note: innate self-confidence, ambition, great ambitions, as well as bright personality, originality and the ability to work alone. But such a person is quite secretive, touchy, distrustful and selfish, and therefore, in combination with other negative qualities of character, he can be dangerous to others. A complex pattern either allows you to reach incredible peaks of glory in science, art, or provides nervous breakdowns and constant depression which often leads to various mental illnesses.

And it is not surprising that among the owners of a large number of curls there are not only eminent figures arts and sciences, but also serial killers and sex maniacs. The owner of the "curls" is a controversial personality: either a genius or a villain. good example two characters can serve: Sherlock Holmes and Professor Moriarty.

And even though these characters are collective images, they really had real prototypes.

Here is how Conan Doyle describes his characters:

Holmes - multifaceted personality. He is simultaneously a talented violinist, a good boxer, a skilled actor and an excellent chemist.

Moriarty - the head of a powerful criminal organization, a genius of the criminal world. He comes from a good family, received an excellent education and is naturally endowed with phenomenal mathematical abilities. When he was twenty-one years old, he wrote a treatise on Newton's binomial, which won him European fame. After that, he received a chair in mathematics at one of our provincial universities, and, in all likelihood, a bright future awaited him. But the blood of a criminal flows in his veins. He has a genetic propensity for cruelty. And his extraordinary mind not only does not moderate, but even strengthens this tendency and makes it even more dangerous....

“And then Ostap suffered…..”

The number of personality development options, some behavioral responses, the owners of curls are huge: from the poet Yesenin to the maniac killer Chikatilo.

By the way:

The curls played a fatal role in the fate of Chikatilo, or rather, the left type of dermatoglyphic asymmetry, which is found only in the owners of curls. What is the meaning of asymmetry?

And in the fact that when the number of curls on one hand significantly exceeds their number on the other, such a person is extremely unbalanced.

If there are more curls on the right hand, their owner is quick-tempered, but also quick-tempered.

If more on the left hand - notorious, vindictive, secretive and even prone to the appearance of obsessions.
Stop! I'm going back to curls.
In short, the more convolutions in the head, the more curls on fingers.

1. Curls on thumb- excellent memory, conservatism.

2. Curls on index finger- initiative, restless personality.

3. Curls on the middle finger- people who do not like routine work, prefer creative directions. Public recognition of their talents is very important for them. Often choose unusual professions.

4. Curls on the ring finger- increased susceptibility and sensitivity. Such a person appreciates home comfort, comfort. Artistic ability.

5. Curls on the little finger- professional flair, developed abstract thinking and intuition.

Curls, curls! Everything would be fine, but as practice shows: the more curls, the more difficult it is to make a career. The owners of curls are individualists who are not used to working in a team. They are extremely un-corporate. A large number of curls prevents a person from concentrating on the main thing. They devote so much time to trifles that they often mark time in thought, at a time when the owners of arcs and loops resolutely move forward through the ranks. The optimal number of curls is 3-4.

And finally: with young children who have curls, you need to be extremely patient. The whip method cannot be applied to them, as they are extremely touchy, capricious and vindictive. And it is very easy to turn a gifted person into some psychopathic maniac, because these areas border very closely.

And you can stop a little on interesting and unusual patterns:

Double loop (twin loop)

A double loop consists of two twisted loops, passing one into the other. Such a loop speaks of a versatile personality, a bright giftedness in many areas, an unpredictable, mysterious, mystical personality. Such a person often combines the incompatible: the logical and the illogical, the realistic and the absurd.

"Peacock eye"

"Peacock eye" - a person has good insight, a developed sense of beauty and bright abilities in creativity, charm, good observation and intuition.

That's it!

It sometimes seems that almost every one of our completely materialistic sciences is accompanied by its occult counterpart. In parallel with astronomy, astrology flourishes, numerology coexists with arithmetic, chemistry coexists with alchemy ... Except that palmistry is not duplicated by anything. But no, it turns out that there is a science that studies the patterns on the fingers.
It's called dermatoglyphics. Its ancestor is considered to be the Englishman Francis Galton, who published a monograph on fingerprints at the end of the 19th century. And the term "dermatoglyphics" appeared less than a century ago - in 1926 and is translated as "skin engraving".

How smart people are labeled

Dermatoglyphics is a unique marker system. Markings - ridge patterns on the fingers are markings that indicate something very important. In our body, there is no longer a marker of this level.
- It turns out that we are all ... marked? That is marked? What for?
- It is still difficult to answer this question. Humans have ridge skin only in the most remote areas - on the arms and legs, and in some monkeys - on the tail. The easiest way is to assume that the scallops increase friction with the surface of the object and facilitate movement, climbing trees. But the patterns are too complex to explain their appearance only by this. By the way, the fingerprints and palm prints of monkeys are much more ornate than those of humans.
- And what does that mean?
- Who would know! Maybe this indicates that the brain of a monkey is somehow much more complicated than that of a person. Or that man is the heyday of primates. How does the archaic in art differ from the classical period? It's ridiculously complicated. Apparently, nature, when creating primates, laid a very powerful foundation in them, and then it turned out that it was not needed, and evolution from this “archaic” to “classic” took the path of discarding some extra details. Comparing the fingerprints and palms of humans and monkeys allows us to understand how the brain has evolved.

- It turns out that if the monkey has more complex patterns on the fingers and palms, it smarter than a human? And smart people are “marked” with more sophisticated skin engraving?
- When I started doing prints more than twenty years ago, I also wanted to understand where the marker was on the palms smart people, and where - stupid. Who is smarter - people with arches, loops or curls on their fingers? I found out that it is impossible to approach dermatoglyphics with such measurements. Each of us is stupid in some ways, and smart in some ways. And since there are neither absolutely stupid nor smart, then it is impossible to say who is better and who is worse.
Most often (in about 35 percent of people), ulnar loops are found on the fingers - patterns resembling a lasso and directed, as a rule, towards the little finger. The nervous system of these people is designed in such a way that it is easy for them to adapt to any situation. They give the impression of being normal in the truest sense of the word. They do not keep a fig in their pocket, they are quite friendly, moderately frank and moderately secretive. They are dutiful, but will not do more than what is assigned. But a person with curls on his fingers is always not satisfied with what is happening inside and around him, he is always trying to change something. He has a colossal potential to rebuild the world, to make a brilliant discovery. However, in this impulse of his, he is often inadequate, turns out to be “out of place”. It is the one who is considered a "moron" who has curls on the fingertips more often.
If dermatoglyphics is scarce and rare, a person has problems with social adaptation. And the more rare the patterns on his fingers, the more acute these problems. The third type is people with arcs (arches) on the fingertips. They, as psychologists say, are not inclined to change their behavioral programs. Because they don't have that many. It would seem that this is bad. But a man with curls on his fingers knows a million ways to open a door. Only he won't open it. Will suffer which way to choose, doubt. And a person with arches knows one way - with a kick. And he will use it. People who, like dagger knives, go through difficult circumstances, just have a lot of arcs on their fingers. This is their strength. However, it is important what you say when you open the door. And sometimes they have nothing to say. This is their weakness.
- Do people with curls on their fingers have anything to say?
- Certainly! But they won't say it. Because: “Am I right…”, “what if…”, “it already seems to me that this is stupidity”…
I am not familiar with the dermatoglyphics of Andrei Bely, but Khodasevich described him as typical person with curls on the fingers. Khodasevich wrote that Bely “tossed between a beautiful and dissolute mother and a freak, clever and the purest person father. And he realized at every moment that in every truth there is a share of stupidity and untruth, in every completely absurd thought there is a rational grain, which, perhaps not in essence, but in form and meaning, is connected with it ... And therefore his life was the hardest torment ".
- When communicating with someone, can you guess what patterns are on his fingers?
- In one provincial town, I was introduced to a man who built a private museum with his own money. And here we are sitting with him on the porch, and he laments: “Lord, why did I do this, why did I throw all my money into the museum? Maybe the children will come here, look at all this beauty and will not go, like Chikatilo, to cut someone with a knife ... ” Such a strange person. Word for word, we talked. May I have your hand? You are welcome. I say: you have drawings on your fingers - like ... Chikatilo. Advised not to be afraid, because this only indicates a lack of pragmatic behavior, peculiar to people with curls on the fingers.
- Did Chikatilo have any special drawings on his fingers? And after examining the child's fingers, can you say that he has a tendency to become Chikatilo?
- Yes.
- Nightmare! Some kind of Lombroso!
- Indeed, the specter of Lombrosianism appears all the time. But the differences are cardinal. Firstly, the criteria by which Lombroso proposed to evaluate born criminals (wide-spaced eyes, protruding ears, low sloping forehead ...) are rather naive. And secondly, what did Lombroso propose to do with people who are predisposed to crime? He believed that they should be killed.
A person may have a homicidal tendency, but it is not fatal. If someone is prone to convulsions, for example, conditions are created for him so that he does not get sick. The same must be done so that someone else does not commit a crime. After all, what is a propensity for violence? In a sense, this is the vulnerability of the psyche. After all, Chikatilo did not become a murderer in one moment. When he was executed, the fingerprints were thrown out of the filing cabinet, believing that they would not be “lit up” anywhere, and one operative gave them to me. I have looked at them often. Chikatilo has a very rare type of dermatoglyphics. Fingerprints can't tell if the killer is human or not, but you can explain why he committed the murder, which, in my opinion, is more important. The drawings on the fingers show how easy it was to bring such a person to the point that he took a knife and began to kill. You spit on one - he wiped himself and went on, and on the other, not only spit, you can’t look askance. Will kill.
- Chikatilo is one of those who will not tolerate when they are just going to spit on him?
- Exactly. And they didn’t just spit on him - tons of dirt were brought down. All serial killers are, of course, like that.
Can a person's gender be determined by fingerprints?
- Probably not. Men have more curls on their fingers, women have more loops. In men, complex patterns are located on the fingers of the right hand, in women - on the contrary. In general, the dermatoglyphics of women is simpler. A person with curls on his fingers, to the best of his ability, tries to predict the development of the situation and will strive to resolve it. A person with loops acts according to the situation, and a person with arcs always behaves the same way. So it turns out that a man predicts the situation, and a woman acts according to circumstances, which makes her stronger. And bolder, because she simply does not understand many things and does not want to understand, this is what saves her. Of course, there are women who have ten curls on their fingers, and by predicting and analyzing the situation, they can give a hundred points ahead of most typical men.
- Are the fingerprints of homosexuals different from the patterns on the fingers of “typical men”?
- Their dermatoglyphics, of course, has its own characteristics, but contrary to expectations, it is not a female type. Homosexuals are more "left-handed" certain type.

Homeless and Stirlitz - blood brothers?

When Bogdanov talks about left-handed people, he does not mean that people write with their left hand, but the peculiarities of how their brains work. It is believed that left hemisphere our brain is responsible for higher mental functions- speech, comprehension environment, forecast further development situations. BUT right hemisphere more closely related to emotions. Simply put, the left hemisphere is our logic, and the right hemisphere is our emotions. Moreover, the left “gives commands” to the right hand, and the right - to the left.
However, if a person writes with his left hand, it does not mean that the right hemisphere, which is responsible for intuition and emotions, “works” for him. It turns out that in 70 percent of left-handed people (like almost all of us, right-handed people), the speech center is also located in the left (and not in the right!) Hemisphere of the brain. That is, it turns out that they are kind of like “fake” left-handers.
The “real” ones are those who process the information coming into the brain with their right hemisphere too, and not those who write with their left hand! Moreover, while they may well be ... right-handed! But it is their neurophysiologist who calls left-handers. And he looks for signs confirming this in the drawings of their fingers. According to dermatoglyphics (a certain asymmetry of patterns on the fingers of different hands), one can accurately distinguish people whose hand is not only “controlled” by the right hemisphere, but also speech from there. According to Bogdanov, dermatoglyphics is the only method that can reliably distinguish pathological left-handers from congenital ones. Why distinguish them?
The fact is that pathological left-handers are those who write with their left hand as a result of a birth injury, and not because it was intended by nature. Bogdanov claims that only dermatoglyphics today is able to answer the question of which left-handers are becoming more and more. So left-handedness can be not only congenital, but also arise as a result of poor ecology, a difficult pregnancy, and unsuccessful birth. Bogdanov believes that it is precisely such - pathological - left-handers that need to be retrained. But this will no longer be retraining, but rather a correction, the development of the right hand.
- Those whom we used to call left-handers are left-handers on the index finger. Children with Williams syndrome (mental illness) are “left-handed” on the third and fifth fingers. Homosexuals are “left-handed” on the little finger and thumb. It is on these fingers that they have curls that testify to the peculiarities of the organization of the brain. I have reason to believe that serial killers and homosexuals (I do not include these groups) process information in the right hemisphere. The behavior of both is non-pragmatic. These are left-handers who, in a sense, do not care what people think of them.

What does Mayakovsky have in common with homeless people?

Remember, in the film “Seventeen Moments of Spring”, Muller shows Stirlitz the fingerprints taken from the suitcase of a Russian radio operator? Apparently, there is a thumb, index and middle fingers. And on all three - drawings of arcs.
- And the “arcs” go ahead, knock out the door with their feet?
- Yes, such a person will never become a scout! A real resident must have ten curls on his fingers, they testify to artistry and cunning.
- Did you learn anything new about yourself when you studied your fingers?
- Thank God, I have all the curls on one hand - on the right, on the little finger, index and ring fingers. Why thank God? If the curls were on the left, this would indicate very great anxiety, then I would not have come to you for an interview (you never know what I blurt out, and you print it, but suddenly ...).
I am an extremely unbalanced person, quick-tempered, I love to yell. Mayakovsky type. Dermatoglyphics of great people is my hobby. At first I thought that geniuses necessarily have a very rare dermatoglyphics, but it turned out that this is not so. Mayakovsky has only three curls on his fingers, Mandelstam has four. And excellent, because people who have many features of the nervous system find it very difficult to realize themselves. For "thin" nervous system(read: rare dermatoglyphics) a person pays a terrible price. For example… homeless. Most homeless people are people with marginal dermatoglyphics.
-What meaning do you put into this word?
- A rare, sharply different person from the group.
- So, Stirlitz and homeless people should have similar patterns on their fingers?
- Not excluded. Tramps have a lot of curls on their fingers “in the left type”. Clear evidence of the emotional richness of nature. Outstanding people, they can afford to be free from society, not be afraid to live somewhere at the stations or in the gateways, not to have a home. If I were in that situation, I would die!
- How did Mayakovsky's “fingers” get into your collection?
- From the archive of the police department, which was transferred to State Archive RF. These are prints taken from the poet during his arrest in 1908. In Russia, fingerprints were taken from all those arrested a year earlier - in 1907. There are three curls on Mayakovsky's fingers, and all on one hand - on the right. the person is extremely unbalanced, but quick-witted. Usually, signs of left-handedness on the hands speak of a tendency to suicide - signs of some kind of inadequacy, an extremely emotional perception of the world. For example, I have weak signs of left-handedness on my hands, while Mayakovsky does not have them at all. The dermatoglyphics of the poet indicates that he was not suicidal, could not bear the idea of ​​self-destruction. In my opinion, his talk of suicide is just empty talk, and nothing more. Experts of the Mayakovsky Museum categorically disagree with me. It was alleged that he was left-handed, he shot himself with his left hand. But he wrote with his right hand! Apparently, the poet was doing something with his left hand, since even Kataev’s memoirs mention that Mayakovsky is left-handed. It could be assumed that he is “fake”, a forced left-hander - due to a brain injury in fetal development, in childhood, but this is unlikely, because it would have affected his poetic abilities. My hypothesis is that the poet simply played Russian roulette carelessly. Not wanting to kill myself. He pulled the trigger, but did not seek suicide, did not believe that he could die like that. According to Brik's memoirs, it is known that he shot himself twice, but not in front of her. She came to him, and he said that the gun had misfired. Apparently, he just scared the woman.
But Mandelstam is “left-handed” by ridge count. There is such a concept in dermatoglyphics. The ridge count is the number of "combs" of the skin, "stripes" in the patterns of loops, arcs or curls. He has three curls on his right hand and one on his left. Probably, in order for a person to realize himself, another combination is not necessary, everything else will be superfluous, overkill. Curls, as it were, mark the organization of those blocks of the brain that give a person the opportunity to create something ingenious. Figuratively speaking, such a drawing on the fingers, as it were, puts a tick: a person has a treasure that can be spent. How he will dispose of them, what they will let him do is another question.

From difference in patterns to difference in cultures

The Chinese have a proverb about curls on the fingertips. It sounds something like this: one swirl curl means poverty; two - wealth; three or four - open a pawnshop; five - you will become a commission agent; six - a thief; seven - expect misfortune; nine curls and one loop - even if you don’t work all your life, you will always be full, there will be enough food until old age. If we turn to Indian or Japanese "folklore", it will be found that people with arcs on their fingers were considered there to be hard, condo, cold; people with loops - cute, lack of initiative, benevolent; people with curls - cunning, lucky. Einstein had seven curls: on the thumb, index and ring fingers of both hands and on the middle finger of the left hand, the rest of the drawings are ulinary loops.
- I wonder what you would say about such a person if you didn't know that these are Einstein's fingerprints?
- High potential, prone to gaming, rational activity, to analysis and miscalculation of situations. Speaking in layman's language, this is a man of his own mind, a closed, secretive, late-forming type, infantile, prone to playful behavior, extremely lazy. However, that's how it was, right? Einstein wrote that he was formed late, he studied poorly at school.
- Do the patterns on the fingers differ among representatives of different nations?
- Yes. Dermatoglyphics is very helpful in analyzing the origin of a particular people. Behind the difference in patterns on the fingers are the features of human adaptation to nature. Curls on the fingers are more common among peoples living in an extreme situation: among the natives of the North - the Aleuts, Chukchi, natives of Tierra del Fuego, Australia, Tibet. It is easier for people with curls on their fingers to survive in difficult natural conditions - they are always trying to build the kingdom of God inside themselves, and therefore everything that happens around them is of little interest. Hence the contemplative culture of yoga.
- Can we assume that among Muscovites who are fond of yoga, there are many people with curls on their fingers?
- Among the most successful, advanced yogis - certainly. But among those who “do not enter” this business, there will be people with arches on their fingers. And people with loops are unlikely to be interested in this at all, they have other tasks, they stand too firmly on the ground. If people with the most complex patterns on their fingers live in Tibet, then those with the simplest ones live in Europe. So the East is really a delicate matter. There is nothing for a European to catch, people with curls on their fingers will circle them around these same fingers, outwit them in a jiffy.
- And how is the dermatoglyphics of centenarians different?
- Simplicity. They usually have a lot of loops on their fingers. And this is a mystery, because people who have curls on their fingers have the greatest physical potential. Apparently, the ability to adapt, the plasticity inherent in “loops” is also important. After all, the “loops” will yield in some difficult life situation“curls”, but will be more successful in the long run. Why? People with curls on their hands are prone to self-destruction, they quickly burn what nature has given them.

The most significant feature in dermatoglyphics is the triradius (delta) - the place where the streams of skin scallops diverge in three directions. It's funny that striped zebras also have deltas, and they are individual. Why do you think these animals need stripes? It turns out to get to know each other better

The doctors don't mind. But not for

One day a colleague asked me to look at a family with a schizophrenic patient. Having met the patient's parents, I told my colleague: "You need to talk with mom, because dad does not decide anything." The colleague was shocked, she had been watching this family for many years, and I saw them for the first time. It's simple: mom has only arcs on her fingertips, and dad has curls. It is clear that in this situation he is henpecked. Of course, he is smarter, more delicate, subtler and could offer something sensible, but in this case, all his subtlety goes into enduring.
People with arcs on their fingers never unite with each other. And it is clear: neither he nor she is inclined to compromise. As a rule, "arcs" find themselves in a pair of a person with curls, which are extremely compromise.
- Do we, without suspecting it, choose each other by fingerprints?
- It's just amazing! I once had an amazing couple at my reception. The husband has patterns in the interdigital spaces, which occurs in one person out of ten thousand. Imagine my surprise when I discovered exactly the same anomaly in his wife. This man found his wife blindly, but how exactly!!
- So, maybe, when choosing a profession, it is worth looking at the palms?
- And why not? Tatyana Fedorovna Abramova created a unique implementation model physiological potential person. She is engaged in sports anthropology, predicts the future of athletes herself. highly qualified. Agree that specialization is also necessary in sports. Say, it is important for a sprinter to be able to give all the best on short distance, and a defender in football does not need speed, but a completely different dermatoglyphics. It is more important for him to have not speed, but analytical qualities.
- I understood: the attacker is a person with arches on his fingers, and the defender is with curls, right?
- In general, yes. People with arcs are able to realize their potential as much as possible and right off the bat. These are ready attackers - with an explosive temperament and condom, the ability to open the door with one blow. Dermatoglyphics provides tremendous opportunities for sports prediction. The boys who came to play football can be immediately sorted by finger drawings: who is the attacker, who is the goalkeeper, and who is on defense ...
According to Bogdanov, already in the hospital, without clarifying the chromosome pattern, looking at the child's fingers, you can absolutely accurately determine Down's disease and others. mental illness, to detect clear signs of pathological damage to the nervous system.
- Paradoxical as it may seem, dermatoglyphics is not popular among physicians. Why? Her conclusions are very specific, and some diagnoses, such as schizophrenia, are not specific. One doctor will say that it is not there, another - that it is, everyone is happy with it. The pattern on the fingers is such a sign that you can’t get away from it, it does not suggest the causes of the disease (they can be different), but it clearly indicates the very fact of the disease. Dermatoglyphics exposes our ignorance. That's why it's scary. We are often lazy and incurious, it is better for us to hear a more indistinct sentence - after all, it gives the opportunity for at least some, albeit illusory, maneuver.