* If a pinky is curved, where is it curved? For example, is the whole finger bowed like a half-moon or is it only the tip? If it's only the tip, does it curve toward your thumb or away from your thumb?

If the whole finger is bowed like a half-moon, this can represent suspicion toward men or women, depending on your sexual preference. For example, I met a man with a bowed Mercury finger and it turned out that his ex-wife had put him through the mill emotionally and financially and thus, he was very hesitant to trust a woman again. He was "suspicious" of a woman's intentions - any woman's intentions. This generalized suspicion towards all women impaired his ability to TRUST his own instincts about a specific woman he might meet. Impairments with the Mercury finger invariably reveal some degree of TRUST issues in intimate relationships. With suspicion, it's important to ask lots of questions of the other person, find out their agenda and even do some background research to reinforce what your instincts are telling you about the person.

* If only the tip of the Mercury finger leans toward the thumb, this can indicate intense trust issues that show up as "control issues." My mother and I shared this marker, but since learning what it means and working on my control issues - my finger has straightened. (YES! Fingers can change!) What usually causes this marker is a severe loss in childhood. My mother lost her sister (and best friend) when she was hit and killed by a car at age seven. I 'lost' my father, from an emotional standpoint, at age 14 when my parents got divorced. This kind of loss can cause you to feel as if the rug has been yanked out from under you and nothing will ever be safe again. The need to control outer events and circumstances is a reaction to this loss.

When I say "control issues," I mean trying to control your self, your environment, other people and certain outcomes. It is fruitless and exhausting. What I learned, and what allowed my finger to straighten, was to speak my truth, name my desires, focus mentally, emotionally and visually on my goals and then to GET OUT OF THE WAY! In other words, to surrender to the process and let it unfold in its own way. The "process" of life revealed what I needed, every time, in order to learn to trust, rather than control. (An individual with a curved tip on the Mercury finger can also be especially tenacious in trying to get what they want. Since they feel their own efforts may go unnoticed, they may need to rally others to their cause or goal in order to move forward. If the other people involved don't want to go along, it can create a power struggle for control of epic proportions.)

If the tip of Mercury bends AWAY from the thumb, this can indicate that you are prone to hyperbole and exaggeration. You might get so carried away with a story that you leave out the facts in favor of effect. In some instances, this is appropriate, in others, it might be construed as lying. Your challenge is to ask yourself, "Is exaggeration appropriate here (such as doing stand-up comedy or attending a roast) or am I better off sticking to the facts?" In extreme cases, this configuration could indicate pathological dishonesty or a propensity for gossip. (And gossip is one of the most toxic interpersonal behaviors I know of. Its opposite is confidentiality.)

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