Johnny Fincham is a professional palmist and writer and yoga teacher, born in 1963, the eldest of five dyslexic, deranged and dysfunctional children. His mother had more than a drop of gypsy blood in her and his father was a war veteran, able to turn his hand to just about anything.
His first home was a draughty beach hut in Walbaswick, Suffolk, UK. Later on, the ever-growing family upped sticks and moved to Lowestoft, also in Suffolk. He spent a goodly chunk of his life there, almost succumbing to the cloying sea-mists, massive alcohol consumption and sticky sands of that drab town.
Though possessed by a love of words and language, he was not a good citizen. In court 28 times and he spent a very short period of time in prison on remand (for car theft). Dyslexic, desperate and ill-educated, he was mad for the material things he imagined would give his life lustre.
A lust for learning kicked in at age 28. He wangled his way into the University of East Anglia as a mature student.
He did English literature and loved it. At that time, that avuncular, easy-going, Malcolm Bradbury taught under-grads creative writing. He drank up the classes like a parched desert absorbs water.
He decided he was going to be a writer. He left UEA, wrote thirty or forty short stories, sold none and sulked for three years.
Then through a mix of ancestral urges and amazing co-incidence he stumbled into the trade of palmistry. Though a total sceptic, he met a world- class palmist who convinced him of its value and educated him in its subtle intricacies. Since that time he's earned a living as a palmist and subsidised my income with writing.
He's had a short story - 'Unbearable Brightness' published, along with various other stories and lots of features and articles. Encouraged by this success, he went on to write 'The Spellbinding Power of Palmistry' and 'Palmistry-Apprentice to Pro in 24 Hours'. He wrote these books out of frustration at the mass of books out there that were full of outdated references and gobbledegoook. This was followed by 'Palmistry Made Easy' and 'Palmistry at your Fingertips'.
He also wrote an SF novel, 'While the Gods Sleep.' A love story really, with it's main theme being deception, and the way information will be manipulated in the near future.
He's currently writing a yoga manual, another palmistry book, and 'Nearly Normal' a novel about a poor kid growing up, rebelling against his raggle-taggle gypsy mother and dying to be normal. In all his books, stories and features, he's fascinated by what moves beneath the surface of experience.
About the book
Learn how to lift the veil and probe deep into the soul of yourself and anyone with this amazing guideription
