WHO WAS CHEIRO

Cheiro is the professional name of one of the greatest and most famous palm readers in history. Since he was good at Cheiromancy, he named himself after it.
He was Count Louis Hamon, whose birth name was William John Warner. Although he claimed to be an aristocrat, this is not certain.
He was born on 1st November 1866 in Ireland, worked in England, travelled widely, and later moved to California, USA.
The picture here is of Cheiro at around 50 years of age. See a rare photo of a youthful Cheiro here.
Some of his ancestors may have been gypsies, who are known to be well-versed in the oracle arts. He did say that he inherited his sixth sense from his mother. He also travelled to India to learn the occult sciences from Indian mystics.
Cheiro collected and studied thousands of palm prints before he felt competent enough to offer palm readings as a professional. His clients included aristocrats, politicians and even royalty. He became very famous and wealthy reading for other famous and wealthy figures of his day.
He was also an expert numerologist, using the Chaldean number system. Numerology today consists of 2 systems - the Chaldean system, popularised by Cheiro, and the Pythagorean system.
In addition, he was a competent astrologer and a psychic, and made many accurate predictions, some of which came true years after his death.
He wrote several books on palmistry which are still in use today. His last book, "You And Your Hand: The Last Word On This Fascinating Study 1937" was written just before he died; one wonders whether Cheiro knew his time was up and wanted to publish one last book.
There is an interesting story about something that happened at Cheiro's funeral. During the wake, although there were just a few people around, those present could hear the footsteps of many people walking by and stopping momentarily at his coffin. It is believed that he was so revered that even those who had departed had come to pay their respects to him.