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hand written
first thoughts
- When writing notes on artwork or lists etc, handwriting is personal, need not really be legible because I can read between the lines of thought.
- To clearly record my thoughts I need to consider a reader other then myself.
- Exercise to become aware of own handwriting - write as to a friend, a person whose opinion you value. Clarity of purpose becomes an issue.
- When typing we loose the elements that inform as to the mind set, personality and to an extent the purpose of the writer
Formal introduction to graphology
Graphology: the study and analysis of handwriting for the purpose of interpreting personality and character.
- Formal language - writing - followed from the evolution of speech
- Early communication through sound and gesture
- Gesture, an effective means of communication, can at times be more expressive than any words or writing. Especially between people who speak different languages
- Speech has changed and developed with time, specific sounds represent particular objects and concepts. Isolated communities developed their own unique languages.
- Written communication developed at the same time as speech.
- With trade and travel the need for a reliable system of expression , through spoken and written words developed
- “Early writing began with hieroglyphics forms: pictures which represent the object in question” 1 p8
- To represent abstract concepts like near, far, great, love, fear, language became idiomatic. The alphabet evolved
- First forms of alphabet developed in Sumer, Iraq
- Handwriting as a means of recognition
“A person’s handwriting is as much a part of their character as the way they look, speak or walk, and is just as useful a method of recognition” 2 p9
History
“Writing and writing styles were known and discussed in China as early as the fourth century AD, it was not until 1622 that a European work of any real note appeared on the subject.” 3 p 12. Camillo Baldi, University of Bologna: one of founding fathers of modern graphology, a term coined by Abbe Michon in 1871.
Thomas Gainsborough kept letter written by his model of the moment on the easel while he painted “Graphology is a true art-science and for it to serve you, and for you to serve it, you must be able to blend the technicalities with the artistry - in all its forms. The more you practise, the more insight you gain into the behaviour patterns of others and, as an additional benefit, the more it will help you to understand yourself.” 4 p13
Basic Rules
- Handwriting reflects the mood and thinking of the writer at the time of writing. (With few exceptions)
- More handwriting examples are likely to be more naturally executed at the end than at the beginning.
- The health and mood of the writer and the speed with which the handwriting appears to be executed influence the analysis. Evaluate the whole and not just a part.
- “Never hesitate to pick up a pen or pencil to trace a letter, word or even a whole line here and there to see for yourself how the writer originally produced it.” 5 p 14
- Handwriting is often unconsciously executed
- “The way the main body of the text is set out on the page yields information on the emotional, mental and physical outlook of the writer.. . it reflects the real or ‘inner’ person.
- The signature shows the outer image - the way in which the writer would like to be seen by other
- The colour of the ink used says much about inner emotional character and personality, as with paper colour.
The importance of a knowledge of psychology to graphology
Psychologists and psychiatrists found “that what is now called the ‘expressive movement’ in handwriting is as revealing as a person’s physical movements and gestures because both are performed unconsciously read more
Rhythm
The rhythm of handwriting delivers an overall impression of the mental, physical and spiritual forces of the writer. read more
Bibliography
"Learn to Interpret Handwriting", Patricia Marne, edited Peter West: Quantum 1999 & 2003
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