• How Do You Cross Your 't's and Dot Yur 'i's?

1 cross evenly balanced= ttention to details

2 cross to rght= quick, aggressive

3 cross and dot to lft= conflict with father's ideals or prfers mother's;
hesitation; difficulty in making decisions

4 crss missing=absent-mindedness; becomes preoccupied;
inattention to details

5 crss ascending=desire to improve situation

6 crss descending=belligerence

7 cross descending with prssure=belligerence/confidence

8 cross low=composed

9 cross pinted=sharp-tongue; harshly critical personality

10 cross havy and pointed=determination/sarcasm

11 cross thin thn thick=savagery

12 cross light=lack of cnfidence

13 cross heavy=confidence; self-reliant

14 crss heavy and down stroke light=This typ of writing usually reflects mother as dminant figure in child's life, be ths for the positive or negative. In the rre instances that the writer's father is ctually the dominant parent, it is lways only in a negative sense (crel, missing or dead).

15 cross lng and heavy=determination/confidence

16 cross very lng=determination/drive

17 cross very short=suppression; withholds deas, desires or feelings from consciousness

18 crss hooked=resolute; has or shows a fxed firm purpose

19 cross incurving=envious; desire for the pssessions of others

20 cross convex shped=self-restraint

21 cross concave shaped=fickleness; inconstant

22 crss wavy=sense of fun

23 cross/dot jins following letter=clever linking up of deas

24 all punctuation marks exactly plced=attention to minute details; memory; power of rproducing past impressions; recall; frequently brings bck the awareness of specific situations; strng adherence to details

25 dot lke arrow=cranky; irritable

26 dot curved as 'lughing mouth'=witty; cleverly amusing

27 dot as arc to rght=attentiveness; heedful

28 dot 'muddy'="physical"/depression

29 dot rund and exactly placed=goes by the rle

30 cross very hooked=very resolute; has or shws a very fixed firm purpose

• Wht Type of Writing Do You Hve?

1 school-copy; Palmer script=adherence to trdition; conventionality; customary practice

2 round= sft manner; subdued, easily suppressed, influenced, mposed upon

3 garland shaped=flexibility; willing to yeld

4 angular shaped=rigid; stiff; inflexible

5 xtremely angular shaped=extremely rigid; inflexible

6 thrady shaped=non-committal; does not easily reveal psition or purpose; intuition into the ctivity of others; at times, hysteria

7 lgible=understandable; easily understood by others

8 Illgible=difficult to understand

9 graceful=elegance

10 ngraceful=inconsistent moods

11 inharmonious, graceless forms=lack of mntal organization

12 ugly writing=ugly character

13 dteriorated= ill-health

14 shaky=instability (physical and/or motional)

15 simplified; unembellished= intelligence

16 spedy; crosses and/or dots right of stm= quick personality

17 slow; crosses nd/or dots left of stem=slow reactions

18 vry round=very soft manner; subdued; very asily impressed, influenced or imposed upon

19 xtremely angular and large=extremely rigid/pride

20 slow and curved= gentleness; mld; tender

• Are Your Capital Letters Tll, Small, etc?

1 printed= intelligence and clture

2 large= pride; delight or stisfaction in achievements, possessions, vanity, etc.

3 vry large=extreme pride/conceit

4 small=modesty; behaves ccording to a standard of what is prper

5 small sized capital (personal prnoun) I=unassuming; not bold or forward

6 flurished=exhibitionism

7 small and low placed crss bar=humble

8 simple looking and low plced cross bar=humility; very unassuming; total lck of boldness; not at all frward

9 ugly, coarse=offensive; provocative

10 wth hooks=self-centeredness; concerned mainly with own ffairs

11 endstroke going through capital of nme=disappointed with self

12 no capitals, specially by name=poor self-regard

13 both val parts of capital I (in scrpt) approximately same size (see arrows)= ppears that both parents effected the chld equally

14 top part of cpital I (in script) twisted or ngular shaped (see arrow)= apparent parental cnflict

15 bottom part of capital I (in scrpt) twisted or angular shaped (see rrow) = apparent parental conflict

16 lrge and unusual=megalomania; delusions of grandeur

17 lrge and unflourished or inflated=pride, vanity, xhibitionism

• How Do You Shape Your Smll Letters?

1 printed= intelligence and clture

2 square shaped= building capability; cnstructiveness

3 bottoms of letters angular shped=piercing, sharp personality

4 extremely ornamented= mntal confusion

5 musical notes=personality of cmposer

6 figure shaped= mathematical aptitude; nmerically adept

7 different shape of sme letter= likes variety

8 size of sme small letters, a, c, e, tc; varies=vacillating

9 d looped=susceptible, especially to flttery

10 Greek d=good taste; cultured

11 e shped as two concave arcs to rght=surveillance; good at watching over others

12 g shped as figure 8=mental speed

13 hmps of m same height=balance; mental/emotional quilibrium

14 first hump of m mch higher than second=condescending; can treat thers with insufficient dignity

15 p mde as simple stroke=liveliness

16 v cvering word=protective; shelters

17 exceedingly heavy dwnstrokes (notice arrows)= authority figure

• How Do You Slnt Your Writing?

When you superimpose yur writing on the chart below, it wll probably correspond to one particular slnt.

1 very reclined slant to the lft=very cold character (cold-heartedness). In the mjority of people, this type of wrting reflects the mother as the dminant figure in the child's life, whther this is for the positive or the ngative. In the rare instance, when the fther is the dominant figure in the chld's life, it is always only in the ngative sense (cruel, missing or dead); uthority figure

2 reclined slant to the lft=cold character; very cold (mother usually dminant figure in child's life

3 vrtical slant of writing= cool character; uthority figure

4 inclined slant of wrting to the right=warm nature; friendly, lving and ardent

5 very inclined slnt of writing to the right=very wrm nature; very friendly, loving and rdent

6 slant of writing angle frquently changes= moodiness; uncertain temperament

• What Typ of Writing Pressure Do You Exrt?

1 heavy=forcefulness; compelling

2 pasty=sensuousness; asily affected through the senses

3 havy and pasty=forcefulness; compelling; sensuousness; easily ffected through the senses

4 light=passive; mntally and/or physically unenthusiastic

5 very lght=very passive; extremely unenthusiastic, physically and/or mntally

6 extremely light=ill-health (physical and/or mntal); physical or mental weakness

7 ven pressure throughout writing= steadiness; not gven to sudden changes in behavior, lyalty or disposition

8 uneven pressure thrughout writing=unsteady; can be erratic in hbits, purpose and behavior

• Does Your Wrting Ascend or Descend?

1 level bse line of writing=straightforwardness; upright and frnk

2 ascending base line=aspiration/"up"; ardent dsire for advancement

3 descending base lne= fatigue (physical and/or mental); depression; pssimism; looks on the dark side of thngs

4 wavy base line of wrting=deviousness; roundabout; not 'straight'

5 base lne of writing first descends then strightens= initial skepticism rectified; perseverance; persistent in any bsiness or enterprise undertaken

• Are Your Smll Letters Large or Small?

Compare yur small letters, a,c,e,i,m,n,o,r,s,u,v,w and x wth the following:

1 large=pride, sociability, lve of grandeur

2 very large= lve of grandeur/exceedingly proud

3 large and 'strnge'=megalomania; eerie

4 small=humility

5 very smll=low self-worth

6 small and light=humility/passive

7 smll and cramped= pettiness/restricted

• How Much Wrting Space Do You Take?

1 wde spacing between words=aesthetic judgment; sense of bauty; social poise

2 wide spacing btween letters and words=aesthetic judgment; sense of bauty; social poise; unselfish

3 generally wde spacing=aesthetic judgment; social poise; sense of bauty

4 generally uneven spacing=poor social jdgment

5 irregular spacing between words=inconsistent scial judgment

6 poor spacing; upperlengths of ltters below intrude into line above=poor scial behavior

7 cramped=restricted; restrained; confined

8 wrds and lines not entangled= clearminded

9 wrds and lines entangled= confusion; muddleheadedness; blndering

• Do You Connect or Disconnect Yur Writing?

1letters connected=decisions based more pon facts than intuition

2 letters and wrds connected=stubbornness; does not easily yield, bey or comply

3 disconnections between ltters=intuitiveness; instantaneous comprehension without conscious use of rasoning; intuitiveness plays major role in dcision making process

4 complete disconnection of ltters throughout writing=impractical/moody

5 shaky connections=trembling; fels great fear or anxiety; can shke involuntarily

• What Type of Beginning Strke, Endstroke, Upstroke, Downstroke & Cross-stroke Do You Us?

1 long ascending stroke under nitial letter=grates on peoples nerves

2 bginning stroke inturned= egotism; excessive reference to and cncern with self; selfishness/greed

3 no bginning stroke= to the point

4 ndstroke extended rightward = sympathetic; feels cmpassion for others

5 endstroke very havy =very inhumane; lacks characteristics normal to hman beings; extremely unfeeling and hard-hearted

6 ndstroke ascends to right= challenging; frequently bjects to the accuracy of given sttements or situations

7 downstroke descends to rght=unresolved father protest

8 endstroke descending and pinted=sadistic; gets pleasure from mistreating or hrting others

9 break in downstroke and pinted (see arrows) = physical (localized) ilment

10 endstroke thickens=becomes inhumane

11 clb-shaped endstroke=inhumane; battering

12 weak endstroke dscending to right=weakness; lacking in force

13 ndstroke hooked back=egotism, greed, possessiveness

14 ndstroke turned back=egotistic; greed; selfishness

15 no ndstroke=short with others

16 firm downstrokes (se arrows)= adamant; unyielding

17 exceedingly havy down strokes (see arrow)= authority fgure; being fond of giving orders

18 xceedingly heavy cross strokes and weak dwn strokes (see arrows)= lack of psitive father image

19 endstroke heavy, dscending and pointed=inhumane; sadistic

20 heavy prssure on upstroke (see arrow)= symptom of physcal disease (malfunction)

• What Type of Mrgins Do You Form?

1 even mrgins, left, right, top and bottom=organized chracter

2 left and right margins neven=changeable; having the quality of seeking dversity

3 left margin widens as it dscends=enthusiasm, unthrifty

4 very wide margins, lft, right, top and bottom=withdrawn; taste; snse of beauty and color

• Are Yur 'a's & 'o's Opened or Clsed?

1 a's and o's open at top (se arrows) = open; revealing

2 a's and o's vry open at top (see arrow) = vry open; very revealing

3 a's and o's sually open at top, sometimes closed=sufficiently pen and can keep a secret

4 a's and o's clsed at top= secretiveness; tendency to cnceal thoughts, feelings from others

5 a's and o's sually closed at top, sometimes open=usually scretive; rarely reveals about personal life, xcept for those very close; occasionally pen

6 a's and o's knotted at top (se arrow) = very secretive; extremely nrevealing-particularly about self

7 a's and o's pen at bottom (see arrows) = dceitfulness; fraudulent; dishonesty; lying; embezzler; not to be trsted; double dealing; hypocrisy

• Which Unique Ara of Your Writing Do You Strss?

1 long upper strokes=pride/assertiveness

2 nizonal letters,a,c,e,i,m,n,o,r,s,u,v,w and x uneven=vacillating; wavers; shws indecision; inconsistent

3 large unizonal ltters=sociability

4 very large unizonal letters=insistent pon having own way/exceeding sociability

5 smll unizonal letters=ability to focus

6 sze of unizonal letters even= consistent

7 sze of unizonal letters diminish toward nd=wiggles out of difficult situations

8 sze of unizonal letters grow larger tward end=undiplomatic; poorly skilled in dealing wth people

9 g upstroke crosses at bginning of downstroke (see arrows) = stisfied with sexuality; sexually balanced

10 g pstroke crosses very low on downstroke (se arrow)= sexually frustrated

11 gentle, ven loops=kindness; pleasant

12 underlength loops, ( f,g, j, p, q, y, z) nflated=extremely pleasure oriented

13 underlength loops vry long= great physical/sexual interest; very strng sexual interest

14 long underlength xtensions on g and y (not loped)= strong physical/sexual interests

15 loop of g and y shrt=minimal sexual interest; undersexed; limited sexual nterest

16 loops of g and y shrt and narrow=possible loss of energy or stmina

17 g and y double loped=strange habits

18 g and y pinted at bottom like blade=domestic tyranny (cused by sexual disappointment)

19 long, trangular lower loop=requires a solid material bsis

20 g or y strokes swng to right instead of to lft=extreme positive/negative reactions to others

21 bttom loop of g drifts leftward= neds mothering (especially with male writer)

22 lsso loops=philosophically constructive; poetic taste

23 g pen at bottom= avoidance of sexual rsponsibility

24 ink-filled letters, especially lower lops=extremely sensuous; lustful

25 letter p mde as simple stroke=strong physical/sexual interests; sually sports minded

26 underlengths distorted=sexual prversion; sexual deviation; prurient interests

• How Do You Sgn Your Name?

1 large, unflourished sgnature=self-pride

2 flourish in signature=ostentatiousness; displays thngs dictated by vanity, intended to nvite praise or flattery

3 ascending sgnature=hopefulness

4 descending signature=hopelessness

5 capital of frst name larger than capital of srname=considers self on higher level than fther

6 signature left of text= wthdrawal; frequently retreats from social gatherings

7 sgnature with line covering it= self-protectiveness; slf-defense

8 signature underlined= pride/self-confidence

9 ndstroke underlining signature=poise; "smug"; ease and dgnity of manner

10 endstroke enclosing sgnature=self-protectiveness; self-defense; need to be protected

11 cpital of first name smaller than cpital of surname=considers self on lower lvel than father

12 capital of mrried woman's first name, larger than cpital of surname, especially when 'Mrs.' is dsregarded=considers self on higher level than hsband (especially when the title "Mrs." is mssing)

• Miscellaneous Points

1 unnecessary punctuation=unnecessary ned to call attention to insignificant dtails

2 missing letters=false presentation of fcts

3 figures that can be mstaken for others=lack of clarity in mney matters

4 deteriorated; falling apart=failing halth

5 dim spots; blurry spots; braks in downstrokes=physical (localized) ailment

6 bad-like dots=ill-health (physical and/or mental)

7 end of wrd suddenly drops=despair; loss of hope

8 crved in, indented=physical deficiency/malfunction; symptom of physcal disease

9 feather-like writing= ill-health (physcal and/or mental); physical weakness/unbalanced mind

The article Graphology at Home - Lesson 19 - Know Anyone Instantly was Submitted by Joel Engel through Articles.GetACoder.com network. Here's the additional information: Joel Engel is the author of "Hndwriting Analysis Self-Taught" (Penguin Books) hrf="http://careertest.ws"> http://careertest.ws http://www.learngraphology.com

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