Last issue, we explored the major lines in Whitney’s left hand. The lines in her hand reveal she had great stamina, a large appetite for life, a powerful, decisive mind and an independent romantic nature. She was her own boss.

Today, let’s look at some other indicators. Let’s begin with her fingers. Notice that her ring finger is longer than her index finger and the base of her thumb on the palm, the Mount of Venus, is large. When you have a long ring finger (relative to the index finger) and a large Mount of Venus, you have the combination of the beautiful starlet. Whitney was certainly that for most of her life – gorgeous, well groomed, sexy, charismatic and entertaining.

Also, her index finger is leaning away a bit from her thumb. This indicates the proverbial “shooting one’s self in the foot.” You get so very close to a success and then stumble. For Whitney, this happened on a life scale. The autopsy report isn’t out yet, but I find suicide unlikely. Whitney had a self-destructive streak due to the misuse of her power as indicated by her leaning-away index finger. Typically, this type of person is not trying to do themselves in, but second-guesses themselves at clutch moments.

Notice her ring finger leaning into her middle finger. This broadcasts, “How am I doing? Am I doing okay? How am I coming across? Do I look alright?” It’s a sign of insecurity around one’s image and is often seen in the hands of creative performing artists. This self-consciousness can reach epic proportions as we saw with Michael Jackson and still see with Joan River’s adventures in plastic surgery. I wish big stars had it in their contract to have someone by their side who could say, “Are you sure you want to do that? Is that for your highest good?”

What’s ironic is her little finger leans away from the other fingers, indicating independence of thought. So even though she asked, “How am I doing?” it’s unlikely she’d listen to the answer unless it matched her own opinions and conclusions. The only advice she probably took was her own.

Notice how the middle zone of Whitney’s ring finger looks like it has a waist on it, as if a tourniquet is pulling it in tight. This is known as the ‘ugly duckling’ indicator, which may have caused the ring finger to lean toward the middle finger looking for feedback. Whitney likely felt ugly and awkward as a teenager and never quite got over it. I have this in my hands and no matter how many times someone tells me I’m attractive, that ugly duckling is never totally sure. I was an ugly duckling and was picked on, beaten up and tormented for my geeky appearance. It was awful – but it helped me be compassionate to those who suffer, that’s for sure!

Additionally, the upper zone of her index finger is small relative to the other two zones of the finger, indicating that herideals probably weren’t high enough for her skill set. I suspect if she was on a mission to save the world in some way, she might have taken better care of herself. She appears to have underestimated her own power to a serious degree.

Whitney Houston appears to be a case of profound power and talent undone by her own insecurities. As I said, it would have been gorgeous if she could have attended her stunningly creative, star-packed funeral before she died.

In response to this idea of a living wake, our subscriber and client, Ankya Klay, writes, “Even though we knew the situation, many of us, including me, were completely shocked by the frankness of this invitation. None of us had experienced such an event before. I watched my own process around this… denial and disbelief… and wanting to run away from the situation as far as I could. I didn’t know how to be with this. Truth was none of us did nor did Lakshmi. We just surrendered into the adventure and allowed the discovery of sharing the truth of our dear Sister’s imminent passing collectively.

It was life-changing. 60 or more of us from all over Australia, who had journeyed with Lakshmi in many different ways, but always in the quest for truth, gathered for a three-day Ceremony and Celebration of her life at a beautiful remote retreat in the National Forest. A teepee was erected on the grounds where most of the ceremonies would take place and for the first 24 hours, there was a roster of people drumming the big drum without cease, all through the night – drumming the heartbeat of life.

We shared stories, we shared our grief, we ate yummy food, and we laughed, cried and danced together for three days. It was truly transformational and cathartic for us all.

I will never be the same again. Lakshmi has given us permission to face death full on – not to waste a minute and to celebrate this incredible gift that this life is.

Lakshmi’s last gift to us was to bring us all together in Truth… for what greater and deeper truth is there than to acknowledge that each one of us will one day cross over to the other side – to the spirit realm. The truth we each try to hide and deny ourselves… but the accepting and meeting of which can transform our life and our livingness forever.

Lakshmi, in red tee-shirt, dancing one of her final dances.
Notice the light orbs filling the room

Lakshmi, already in a wheelchair most of the time, wanted to have one last dance. She loves dancing – all forms of dance – and had been a much loved dance teacher for many years. So, on the Saturday night, she organized a 70s disco – all the old favorites from back then, and we danced, danced, danced our souls and bodies out… and she did the best to do so too. You can see in the photo Lakshmi in red, covered by Orbs of light, especially on the heart of her tee-shirt. She created a space of pure joy for us all!”

Your Purpose Mentor’s Challenge: This year, for your birthday, consider holding a three-day celebration of your life. What would that do to your self-concept? What would that do for those who love you?