With Pedro Sánchez, the Spanish prime minister since 2018, in the news recently, it is a perfect time to look at his hands, especially given that I have got decent (but still not good) photos of his major hand.

Major hand: right, b. 1972

(A picture of Pedro Sánchez’ major hand, taken probably in 2022)

(A photo of Pedro Sánchez’ minor hand, undated, but taken by July 2023)

The very first thing that strikes one, in a politician’s hands especially, is the short Saturn finger, which is the case in both of his hands. Now a short Saturn finger is not that common in general, but it is a very unusual marking in a politician’s hands for several reasons. People who are in administration, who value society structures and hierarchies and who have strong, deep sense of loyalties to a particular system of government or a tribe or country will usually have long Saturn fingers, or at least normal-length ones. But here Pedro Sánchez has a short one: so certainly someone not liking society’s conventions that much, feeling suffocated in them maybe, a rather creative, innovative individual, who probably is quite adaptable with his values’ system. But loyalty to a state demands loyalty to values that the state embodies. Does he have the best interests of Spain at his heart, or his own? Now this was the question that also recently came up in Spanish and European media all over when he declared amnesty for Catalan separatists, thus paving his way to power a second time. Was he loyal to the Spanish state or to himself only? His Saturn finger, which bends as well, accentuating his valuelessness, has some clues to this, but I will not claim it to have the final word.

Now let us go over some of the things which one sees first otherwise. The hand can be said to be a mix of fire and earth hand: the fingers are shorter than they would be on a fire hand, notably. So that gives a less detail-oriented, more macro-oriented approach. Work is important to such a person, who is also blessed with good practical skills. Pedro Sánchez’ hand shape shows extremely high energy levels, and given that the base of the hand bulges a bit and is heavy, a marked sensuality. The thumb looks long, showing a good amount of willpower.

Looking at the mounts, the mount of Luna is significantly good, but Venus, while big in expanse, is not that well developed. The Upper Mars looks a bit weak: as a mount as well as the host of bar lines on it. The Lower Mars seems to have a big cross, so there is a strong chance of a significant accident.

Coming to markings in the palm, his Mercury line is well-etched in both hands, and the mount of Mercury looks good, giving a good tactical or business acumen to the bearer. However, the line also crosses the palm to go towards the line of life, never a good sign for the bearer’s health. It does not seem to touch the life line, or even if it does, it is not so strong anymore, so I guess Pedro Sánchez should escape with some health scare at the age of around 73, if Mercury line does remain weak at that age. Still, he needs to be careful at around that age.

There is a lovely quadrangle made possible because of a lovely, even slope of the head line: an open-minded person, with a strong ability to foresee things in his mind. However, given that the head line goes almost all the way to the percussion, an obsessiveness is also present, a feature found in most successful people’s hands. The head line starts joined with life line, so it shows a shy boy, and it is only at around the age of 18 that he started to identify better what he wants in life. The heart line shows a pragmatic person rather than an idealistic one. It is a good marking to have for someone in politics or business. The life line looks good overall, showing a decent health, though it weakens after around 50.

The fate line shows a self-made person, but career also shows some kind of influence from the environment he grew up in. It also shows some dollop of good fortune at the age of around 24. At the age of around 30, career or lifestyle takes a new direction, which goes on strongly up to around the age of 41. Then, a lull between 41 and around 47, and then the Sun line takes over. Now there seems to be a Ring of Sun, but from the blurry photo I have, one cannot judge if the ring is completely formed or not. But if it is, it promises a huge fame and glory to the bearer.

Now let me do the usual Wikipedia check. At around the age of 24, Sánchez moved to New York City to work for a consulting farm. He did start his political career in earnest at the age of 31, joining the socialist political party he still is a member of. He did become Spain’s prime minister for the first time after the age of 46. The only thing that I do not corroborate is the lull after 41, and most probably there is a Saturn or Sun line running in parallel at that age. Otherwise, most things fit very well.

Disclaimer: These are only my own interpretations from the corpus of photos of public figures available in public domain. These should neither be construed as any claim to truth nor any aspersions on any person’s character.