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Hand writing analysis – Ten golden rules

December 21, 2012 by Graphology

The analysis of handwriting is governed by 10 fundamental rules that you must bear in mind at all times. It’s not enough just to know the meaning of the various hand writing analysis signs in order to assess a script correctly. The rules are the foundation of an accurate analysis.

No doubt the first handwriting you will want to analyse will be your own. But it is helpful to take a look at the signatures of some famous figures whose personalities are well-established.

The ten golden rules of hand writing analysis

Every hand writing analysis sign has its own specific meaning and never represents different or opposite trends.
Every hand writing analysis sign is indicative of facets of the intelligence, character and physique.
Each hand writing analysis sign may be reinforced, diminished or neutralized when combined with other signs that are confirmatory, contrary or neutral respectively. It can thus acquire different meanings and become complex, even though it is simple in itself.
The meaning of each hand writing analysis sign is the same for both men and women. Although in women it is likely to relate more to the emotions than to the intelligence and vice versa in men. This is not, of course, a categorical statement. You should not use it to jump to conclusions or you may be led astray. It is something to bear in mind if many other features also suggest this.
The percentage of each hand writing analysis sign, calculated in tenths, must be measured. Define mathematically whether this is below or above average. When a feature is present to its full extent, it is calculated as 10/10, or 100 percent. If it is shown to a lesser extent, it may be calculated as anything between 1/10 and 9/10. However, keep a flexible attitude to this as minor variations are attributable to slight changes in mood.
The personality and character of the writer can be established from the sum of all of the hand writing analysis signs examined and evaluated in conjunction with the modifying signs. Never make an evaluation on the basis of only one or two features present. This would give an inaccurate, and, possibly, damaging view of a subject’s personality.
Every hand writing analysis sign expresses a constant value and may be defined as essential, modifying or incidental. Essential signs reflect the writer’s character make-up. Modifying signs make the essential signs more or less incisive. Incidental signs back up the meaning of the first two signs. Remember that the conditional force of each sign influences the others and that their combination determines the balance of characteristics revealed in the handwriting.
Graphology reveals mental characteristics, intellectual properties and behavioural tendencies.
A high percentage of a given hand writing analysis sign renders the script particularly significant. (if it relates to the willpower it predominates over and affects all other signs in relation to both the willpower and to the intellect). If an essential sign and a modifying sign are equally apparent the former will predominate, giving its own particular indication of the personality.
Finally, it must be remembered that the only type of script that can be regarded as valid for the purposes of serious interpretation is a handwriting produced spontaneously and naturally. No external pressure of any kind and no deliberate camouflaging should be done by its author.

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Handwriting and Health

April 22, 2012 by Graphology

Graphologists and lay readers are seldom physicians and only physicians may diagnose.

A graphologist, or any other non- physician, who diagnoses illness from the handwriting is practicing medicine without a license, a crime punishable by imprisonment.

Irreparable damage can be caused by falsely proclaiming medical disasters from handwriting based on the limited information found here.

Handwriting is the barometer of health. Handwriting has long been used as an assessment tool in neurological testing and as a demonstration of nervous system damage (lesions of the premotor region, spatial agnosia, afferent motor aphasia, lesions or wounds of the parieto-occipital region, etc.). In the 1970s, researchers found neurophysiological evidence of the interconnections between mind and body in the reticular activating system, the column of cells in the central part of the mid brain rising into the thalamic area. This system relays messages between the organs and muscles of the body and the higher awareness centers in the cerebral cortex in a two-way interchange of impulses. Speech, gestures, handwriting, and other expressive behaviors are overt manifestations of neurological and mental functioning.

Graphology (handwriting analysis) is the study of character, personality, and mental functioning through handwriting. Handwriting serves as one more diagnostic tool or chart. The patterns of emotional response, conscious behavior, and cognitive functioning as determined by the brain find expression in the handwriting and can be analyzed and understood. The handwriting reflects both the psychological and physiological states of the patient, thus is clearly valuable as an assessment tool In medical and psychological diagnosis.

Writing is partly a physiological movement involving the brain, nervous system, muscles, and supporting vital organs. It is also an automatic, mechanical activity, accurately reflecting psychological and physical functioning and disorders. Disorders disrupt the normal rhythm, balance, and posture or attitude of the whole system, resulting in changes in the physiological movement which are observable in handwriting.

Handwriting and the Human Body

When writers’ thoughts dwell on any part of the body, that concern is shown by the stress or emphasis in the corresponding area of the handwriting. The human body can logically be correlated with the handwriting via the concept of the three zones. The top of the upper zone relates to the head, with neck and shoulders just below. Upper spine and chest are in the middle zone, the abdomen is in the middle zone, and genitals are just below the baseline. The legs and feet form the lower zone of writing.

The relationship between handwriting and the human body.

Brain functioning has a cross-over effect. This means that injury to one side of the brain results in damage to the opposite side of the body. In much the same way, a problem occurring on the right side of the handwriting refers to the left side of the body, as viewed from the front.

Illness is shown in the handwriting by certain changes in the script corresponding to the area of the body affected. These “markers” appear because, either unconsciously or consciously, writers want to Indicate there is a problem and where the problem lies. Typical markers of illness or injury are dots (hesitation marks), skips (interruptions), and changes of direction (indentations). Dots that seem to have no purpose are resting places for the writer, who momentarily feels too weak to continue.

Other indicators include:

Difficulty in making curves, with the resulting flattening of sides, top, or bottom.
Pointed loops and ovals.
Uneven pressure or avoidance of pressure.
Heavier spots appearing randomly and not connected to a faulty pen.

The reader must be cautioned at this point that signs of illness in handwriting are generally gross. The field of graphology in health has not yet been scientifically established and validated. This work is still in the arena of empirical observation, though research is ongoing.

EMPLOYMENT / PERSONNEL SELECTION

January 24, 2012 by Graphology Leave a Comment

Graphology is a proven science for psychological evaluations and detecting vocational aptitudes. It reveals major aspects of one’s personality, both strengths and weaknesses. It has long been used in Europe, the Soviet Union, South America, the U.S., Israel and other countries as a hiring tool. A full 85% of companies in Western Europe use them for this purpose.

Handwriting Analysis is not meant to replace other methods of prescreening tests and should not be used as the sole criteria for making a hiring decision. Nevertheless, it does have definite advantages over interviews and regular psychological tests:

It is objective and nondiscriminatory because it cannot reveal age, sex, race, national origin or religion.
people can teach themselves how to do well on interviews and regular psychological tests. In other words, what one says can be deceptive but how one writes cannot lie. The candidate may in fact be completely unaware that he is undergoing a test while writing.
adaptable to obstinate or reluctant candidates and can be administered out of town.
No extra time required for administering tests.

The U.S. Supreme Court considers one’s handwriting to be a public behavior and therefore outside constitutional protection of privacy so it can be analyzed without one’s permission. However, it is recommended that it be kept confidential and that the writer be told that his handwriting will be analyzed.