his above-mentioned line bends downward and cuts the Line of Sun,
it denotes that the person on whose hand it is found will lose his
position by the marriage he will make.

When any line from the top of the Mount of Mercury falls down into the
Marriage Line, it shows that there will be great obstacles to overcome in
whatever marriage the subject enters, but if the Line of Marriage is a
good one, then such obstacles will be overcome.

When there is another line much slighter in appearance lying close to the
upper side of the Marriage Line, it foretells some influence that will
come into the subject's life after marriage.

All lines that cross the hand from the Mount of Mars (6, Plate XVII.),
and rise up towards the Line of Marriage denote the interference of
people with the marriage. These lines give the date of the interference
when they cross the Line of Destiny; they cause quarrels when they come
from Mars; from Venus they also denote annoyances, but not of such a
vindictive nature (7, Plate XVII.).

INFLUENCE LINES TO THE FATE LINE ON THE MOUNT OF VENUS, AND OTHER SIGNS
WHICH ALSO HAVE A MEANING IN CONNECTION WITH MARRIAGE

The student may also get very great help in ascertaining details about
the likely marriage of the person whose hands he is examining by the
following:

Fine Influence Lines seen joining the Line of Fate (7, Plate XVIII.),
relate to persons who come into and affect the Destiny.

If the Line of Influence is very strong where it joins the Fate Line, and
if at about the same date a clear Marriage Line is seen on the Mount of
Mercury, the date of marriage may be more accurately predicted by the
place on the Fate Line where the Influence Line joins it.

A great wealth of detail may also be made out from observing these
Influence Lines to the Destiny:

Coming over from the Mount of the Moon, there is always something
romantic about the union. The person on whose hand this Line appears will
as a rule meet his affinity when travelling or away from his home.

If the Influence Line has an "island" marked on it, the influence will
then be a bad one, or, at least, the person will have had some scandal
connected with his or her past life (8, Plate XVIII.). If the Line of
Fate looks weaker or more uncertain after the union is marked, then such
a marriage has not brought good or success to the subject. If, on the
contrary, the Line of Fate looks better or stronger after the Influence
Line has joined