Well - stay tuned...

On this site I plan to share with a few of the letters and other formation we look for in handwriting. I took the 18 month course through the International Graphoanalysis Society , and have done other reading. If you are interested in learning more about handwriting analysis - I would recommend the following books - or you can write:

International Graphoanalysis Society
111 North Canal Street
Chicago, Illinois 60606

Between the Lines, Reed Hayes, 1993, Destiny Books, Rochester Vermont
Handwriting and Personality, Ann Mahony, 1989, Henry Holt and Company, New York

Lessons:

1. T's - How do you set your goals?

2. M's and N's - how do you think? (1 of 2)

Where do you cross your 't's. This is an indication of how you set your goals for yourself. Notice the samples above. What you need to notice is where the 't' is crossed in relationship to the height of the 't' stem. Sample 1 is crossed about one third up the stem. Sample 2 crossed at half way. If you cross your 't' at half way to 2/3 up the stem, you set practical goals for yourself. You know your capability and set goals that you can achieve. If you cross your 't' 2/3 to the top (but not above the stem - sample 3 & 4) you set high goals for yourself and likely acheive them. You are ambitious and rise above the pack to realize your dreams.

If you cross your 't' below half way, you set low goals for yourself. You keep to the mundane and day-to-day and don't challange yourself with long term or ambitious goals. You tend to under estimate your abilities.

Then there is the 'floating' bar. If you 't' bars float above the stem, you set lofty, often unattaintable goals for yourself. You over estimate yourself and/or are a dreamer.

Like many characteristics of your writing, you may not always cross your 't's exactly the same. You should use a large sample and count how many fall into each catagory. The characteristic may also very with the time or circumstances. Try comparing your writing to a loved one and your writing at work. Are they the same? How do they differ?

The small letter m and n indicate how a person thinks, reasons and learns. In this lesson we will talk about the five ways that graphoanalysis categorizes thinking. In the next lesson, we will show how the writing indicates the type of thinking. The five ways of thinking are Cumulative, Keen, Exploratory, Investigative and Analytical. And let me say at this point that usually a person's writing is a combination of two or more of these.

Cumulative thinkers are methodical thinkers that often are thought of as slow. But they are not. Thomas Edison was a cumulative thinker. A cumulative thinkers takes facts one at time. They learn one step completely before moving onto the next. The build one fact upon another before coming to a well thought out decision. They are NOT characterized by quick impulsive decisions. They do not work well under pressure and probably do not do well in timed tests.

Keen thinkers are fast and perceptive thinkers. They are quick to catch on and come to conclusions readily – sometimes hastily. You generally cannot determine the steps they buzzed through to come to a conclusion. They generally like people, but can be impatient with slow thinkers.

xploratory - Investigative thinker prefers to investigate for themselves rather than to be told by others. They will not accept information until they have checked it out themselves. If they see a "wet paint" sign they just have to touch the wall. They make good researchers. The Exploratory - Investigative thinker would rather experience the facts than just hear about them. The Investigative thinker wants to look into known facts. The Exploratory thinks want to go out and find the unknown.

Analytical thinkers sift through information to come up with the conclusion. They sort and screen the data to determine what is important and what is not. They can reason well and can sift through a mass of information digest it, sort it and use it effectively.

So which are you?... You'll see in the next lesson!