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Graphology is the study of handwriting, and is an art form developed centuries ago, but only recently used as a means of assessing character. Useful current applications are in criminal law, as where experts might attempt to reveal personal characteristics of an unknown person by their handwriting. In the employment field, handwriting analysis is used as a recruitment tool.
Your handwriting says a lot about you and can be analysed to highlight personal characteristics, including strengths and weaknesses. It can also reveal when you are worried or stressed, or when you are happy and carefree.
The world graphology comes from the Greek, meaning to write or create symbols. It bears no relationship to astrology or fortune telling.
Graphology is not a game or a means of predicting the future. It is a precise science, capable of recording activities of the individual’s mind and body. That said, however, virtually anyone can master the art of graphology.
A number of things can be detected from writing, depending on what the analyst is looking for. Those working for doctors, for example, might be looking for signs of ill health. Graphologists employed in the recruitment field are looking for applicants whose characteristics most closely match those of the ‘ideal’ applicant.
Educationalists might be looking for the true leanings of school leavers, attempting to match them up with a career or vocation that suits them best.
Here are a few things your writing might say about you:
1) If you don’t dot your i’s but instead draw little circles above them, this might be a sign that you like to draw attention to yourself. It says you like to stand out from the crowd.
2) If you underline your signature, perhaps as a continuation of the last letter, it is to add emphasis. It means you believe in your own importance, or at least you want others to think you do.
3) If the underlining in your signature is followed by a dot, it means you like to have the last word in an argument.
4) If your g’s look like 8’s, this could mean you are creative in the literary sense. Prolific letter and article writers do this.
5) The size of your writing can be revealing. For instance, very large writing usually indicates an active, self-assured individual, someone with lots of energy. Very small writing reveals scientific or analytic tendencies. Einstein and Shakespeare both wrote in very small lettering.
6) The width of words also says something about the writer. For example, broad writing is a sign of someone who likes going out into company, and he usually thinks big and indulges himself in the better things in life. Conversely, narrow writing, with wide intervals between words, indicates someone who retracts from company and maybe finds it hard to get on with others.
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Graphology and What Your Handwriting Says about You by Avril Harper |
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