The most renowned figure of this period was the Irishman William John Warner, who also went by the name of
Count Louis Hamon and is best known as "Cheiro" (1866-Oct 8, 1936)
Cheiro's reputation stems from the fact that he had not only had an unusual gift for the occult sciences, but also
that he had a remarkable talent for befriending some of the most eminent people of the day. Reading his books,
especially his autobiography, is almost like reading a "Who's Who" of Victorian and Edwardian England!
He read the hands of Pronce Edward the Prince of Wales, General Kitchener, William Gladstone, Joseph Chamberlain
as well as other leading military, judicial and political figures from both Europe and American.
He also read the hands of many literary and artistic figures such as Mark Twain, Sarah Bernhardt and Oscar Wilde -
along with a talk to tell about how he met them and their reactions to his pronouncements.
Mark Twain included references to fingerprint identification in one of his novels(Puddin'head Wilson) and Oscar
Wilde was so stunned by Cheiro had to say about him that he penned a short story(Lord Arthur Saville's Crimes)
based on this encounter.
Cheiro's ability as a predictive palmist is legendary and with such a range of respectable and eminent people to
attest to,it, it cannot seriously be doubted.
However, it is undoubtedly true that he was actually something of a psychic or clairvoyant, he describes this intuitive
process in several places within his written works, freely admitting to use Numerology and astrology as a means of
making such predictions. In his autobiography he also relays incidents in which 'premonitions' came to him from
which he made such predictions as Lord Kitchener's death. From these, it is clear that he is not actually 'seeing'
anything from the lines and features of the hands at all.
The print of his own hand, which he reproduces in his book 'The Language of the Hand", shows this intuitive ability
quite clearly, as it also revels the 'double-life' of the man with more than one name and more than one personality.
Whatever the truth of his abilities in regard, together with his penchant for the exotic as reflected in the decor
of his consulting rooms, there can be no doubt that he deliberately sought to cultivate an aura of mystery around
himself.
Willaim John Warner according to some sources popularly known as Cheiro (November 1, 1866- October 8, 1936)
Was an Irish astrologer and colourful occult figure of the early 20th century, His sobriquet, Cheiro, derives from
the word cheiromancy, meaning palmistry. He was a self-described clairvoyant who learned palmistry, astrology,
and Chaldean numerology in India during his stay there , he was celebrated for using these forms divination to
make personal predictions for famous clients and to foresee world events.
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