Have you ever asked yourself what your handwriting has to say about you? No, I'm not talking about the way your handwriting looks “good” or “bad.” In specific, I'm talking about graphology or handwriting analysis. It is the art of quite literally, reading between the lines of your handwriting to see what it could reveal about you.

Handwriting demonstrates how the writer thinks, feels, and acts, and does so clearly and immediately. It illustrates the motive behind acts and explains the tendency of the writer to behave in ways that may not be anticipated.

Why writing?

You will ask, as children we are taught to write in a particular way, then how and what can be revealed about us? Undoubtedly, over the years, despite learning the same manner to write as our peers, our writing still deviates from one another. One progressively changes the shapes and sizes of letters based on their comfort and likeness. The definition of graphology is therefore based on 'deviation' from the normal way of writing.

Writing entails three things - movement, spacing, and form. In each of these areas of writing, a graphologist studies these variations as they arise, and attaches psychological explanations to them. Expert graphologists have a very high degree of precision.

Understanding personality, bias-free!

Each person’s handwriting is as exclusive as their fingerprints. Like how fingerprints disclose your physical characteristics and identity, your handwriting shows your entire personality – your heart, mind & soul. No two individuals have the same, identical style of writing. Thus, graphologists may classify various personality traits in different individuals with the aid of graphoanalysis.

Handwriting is one such thing that is not affected or discriminated against on the grounds of race, caste, sex, colour, or creed. Thereby, Graphology provides a stage for an impartial and realistic view of one’s unique personality, even in their physical absence.

Our handwriting becomes relatively stable by the age of 14 years. The evaluation for children under 14 years of age may not reveal the true attributes. Thus, graphology is not recommended to analyze children's writing. This is because our personality and mind influence the manner in which our handwriting evolves as we age.

Meaning of Graphology

The French, decades ago, introduced the term graphology. It operates only with scripts written in the Latin or Roman alphabet. Graphology is not only an art but also a science of studying human psychology through handwriting and signature analysis.

It is a science because it examines the structure and movement of the written forms. Precisely calculating the slants, angles, and spacing and observing pressure in magnification and with precision.

And it is an art because the graphologist always needs to take into account the overall context in which the writing takes place: the ‘gestalt’ of writing as a ‘whole.’ Thus, graphology is a natural synthesis between art and science.

Understanding Sub-conscious through Graphology

Graphology also focuses on understanding the subconscious mind through Handwriting. The research of Graphology is based on two fundamental concepts. First, a human mind consists of 80 to 85 percent of the subconscious mind, while just 15 to 20 percent is the conscious mind. Second, our fingers occupy a large space in our brain, though they are very small.

In each person, the neural pathways are formed through their specific experiences. As a consequence, the transition from brain to fingers is often special, leading to different handwritings for different individuals.

Therefore, by our handwriting, Graphology focuses on the sub-conscious ideas expressed on paper. Not only does graphology investigate behaviour, but the subconscious or the whys behind actions.

How will Graphology help you?

Graphology is a tool for not only recognizing and improving an individual's strengths and weaknesses but also for developing psychological attributes, skills and abilities. To establish the desired changes in the person, graphotherapy utilizes these neural pathways.

Your handwriting reflects your personal life. Graphotherapy being a two-way process, by making changes in our handwriting, it is possible to alter our subconscious thinking patterns. Thus, journaling is a recommended method in the graphotherapy process. More on journaling soon.

In identifying and improving skills, and traits such as Self-Confidence, Will Power, Anger Management, Decision Making, and the like, graphology can be successful.

Graphology can be used in the recruiting process to obtain insights into the skills possessed by the prospective applicant without undertaking the exhausting interviewing process because the candidate’s signature represents their public life.

It is useful to evaluate the abilities and skills of current employees to align them with a more appropriate role. Employees may use Graphotherapy to improve the skills needed by their work profile, such as imagination, analytical abilities, creativity, decision-making, team play, etc.

Are you curious to discover the characteristics of your personality through your handwriting and signature?

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