The Ring Routine

I've read a book which tells me that we can define people's personality just by looking which finger that they choose to wear a ring. It's what people usually called The Cold Reading.

Well for most of you who don't know what cold reading is, I'm gonna brief it a little. It's the term when someone defines a person's personality eventhough they've just met. It's like you have been friends for a long time to be able to tell all of his personality eventhough you actually just known this person for a few days. Things like personality by astrological is a common example.

This tricks have been used by pick up artist to pick up girls because somehow women like this kind of things. They like being told about their personality as if someone truly understands them.

The key of cold reading is simple. Pay attention.

There are thousands of way to do cold reading and The Ring Routine is just another example.

You can just start by asking a simple question like "Did you know that we can define someone's personality through their ring?" eventhough they did not wear a ring.

In ancient Greek culture, each one of the mounds at the top of the palm was represented by a different god. And people back then would wear a ring on the associated finger to honor that particular god.

For example, the thumb represents Poseidon, the god of the sea. And he was very independent. he was the only god who didn't live on Mount Olympus. And the thumb kind of stands apart from the other fingers. So people with thumb rings are generally independent thinkers who tend to do their own thing. They don't follow trends, they like to set their own.

The index finger is represented by Zeus, the king of the gods. And it represents power and dominance. Just like when parents scold children, they always wave the index finger. So people with a ring on this finger generally have an inclination to take charge.

The middle finger is represented by Dionysus, the god of wine and partying. He was a very irreverent god. And he liked to free people from their inhibitions. So if you have a ring there, it means you tend to do whatever you want without depending too much on what others think. You can be an instigator sometimes. So it kind of makes sense that it's the finger people use to swear.

Your ring finger is, of course, represented by Aphrodite. She was the goddess of love, and that's supposedly why we wear wedding rings on that finger. Interestingly, it's the only finger that has a vein that goes straight to the heart without branching off. So when someone puts a ring on that finger, they're actually making a direct connection with your heart.

The pinky is represented by Ares, the god of war. That's why you see mobsters wearing pinky rings. It represents conflict. When people put the ring on themselves, back then it meant they were in conflict with themselves or had some inner turmoil. if it was given as a gift, that often meant there was an element of conflict or competitiveness with the giver beneath the surface.

Pepole who didn't wear rings were aligned with Hermes, who was the messenger of the gods. he represented exotic travel and wealth, and loved the best of everything. But he wasn't greedy. He was known for his giving nature, and was the most helpful of the gods. He was also the most adventurous. So people with no rings tend to be open minded, and enjoy travel and being around others.

More about cold reading?? just google it.