Sunday, October 28, 2007

Psychology of handwriting

When we are talking with someone there is a very important issue: if we know the listener we stand near him, if we are talking with some stranger our speech isn’t confident and we stay at the distance from him. So, it means space is very important. This concept is universal and we can see the influence of space in handwriting too.
There are four symbolic directions where we can write: high, low, right and left. So, what does it mean if someone writes high? Since older times high side is related to the sky, infinity and so on. This causes that writing high means thinking in a positive way, that a person is confident (sometimes even too much).
What does descending handwriting show? This is a symbol of the ground, which is something concrete, reliable, and touchable. Low writing person often has a lack of self-confidence, moreover, he or she is thinking negatively. Left side shows thinking about the past. Meanwhile, right side shows future intensions.
There are some more features of handwriting. If person uses wide letters it shows rational intelligence, mental concentration, and scientific abilities. Narrow letters show instinctive intuition, even interest for politics, lack of deepening.
Small handwriting shows bright intelligence, intense attention. If it is too small it projects inferiority complex. Large handwriting indicates incapability to observe details, dependence upon others. The fluctuating handwriting shows instability in emotions. Moreover, progressively reducing handwriting shows tendency to depression. However, it is a rare sign.
Finally, it is important to mention that psychology of handwriting has many oppositions and it is still very difficult to prove its truths. Each day it is being developed and perhaps after some time we will have more evidence about the meaning of handwriting.