{"id":3006,"date":"2021-03-31T20:17:30","date_gmt":"2021-03-31T23:17:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/handwritinggraphology.com\/?p=3006"},"modified":"2022-11-07T21:23:29","modified_gmt":"2022-11-08T00:23:29","slug":"graphology-basics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/handwritinggraphology.com\/graphology-basics\/","title":{"rendered":"Graphology Basics: What your Handwriting Reveals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Graphology Basics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\">What is Graphology? Graphology is a technique that allows us to become knowledgeable of ourselves and also explore those who surround us. Through the <i>study of letters<\/i> called <i>graphological analysis<\/i>, it is possible to study patterns of writing that identify the psychological state of a person and to evaluate the characteristics of their personality. It is an economical method, fast and exact.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\">It is applied as a complementary graphical projective technique of psychology in order to detect slight or profound conflicts and to contribute to diagnosis and follow up. It is also applicable to other areas such as medicine, psychiatry, law, criminology, education and personnel selection in companies. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Graphology Basics: Tools and Writings to Analyze<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/handwritinggraphology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/fotis-sepia.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3352\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/handwritinggraphology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/fotis-sepia-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Graphology Basics: What your Handwriting Reveals\" class=\"wp-image-3352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/handwritinggraphology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/fotis-sepia-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/handwritinggraphology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/fotis-sepia.jpg 359w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Graphology Basics: What your Handwriting Reveals<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\">What kind of <strong>writings and tools<\/strong> are necessary for graphological analysis?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\">A spontaneous text as large and complete as possible shall be required (a letter longer that a single page, dated and signed, directed to someone of trust).<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\">Present and previous writings shall be required.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\">White, plain paper, without lines nor grids.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\">Paper size used is A4.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\">The pen must be the one that the individual uses regularly. If the person does not have a preference, a normal tip point is offered. <\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\">It is <strong>not recommended:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\">To perform graphological analysis on notes, copied text, photocopies.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\">To interpret an isolated trait.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\">To establish a clinical diagnosis.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">First Steps: Anatomy of Handwriting<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\">In order to understand how this technique called graphology works, we must know the <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\"><i>Anatomy of Handwriting.<b> <\/b><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Graphology Basics: Which are the parts of a letter?<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/handwritinggraphology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/graphologi-basics-3-.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3038\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/handwritinggraphology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/graphologi-basics-3--300x198.jpg\" alt=\"Graphology Basics: Handwriting Analysis\" class=\"wp-image-3038\" width=\"329\" height=\"217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/handwritinggraphology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/graphologi-basics-3--300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/handwritinggraphology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/graphologi-basics-3-.jpg 638w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 329px) 100vw, 329px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Graphology Basics: Parts of a letter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\">In order to study graphisms, the following parts of a letter have been identified:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\"><i><b>Strokes<\/b><\/i><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\"> are the path made by the writer in a single impulse<\/span>.<\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\"><i><b>Down strokes<\/b><\/i><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\"> are the thick strokes going downwards, descending on letters.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\"><i><b>Up strokes<\/b><\/i><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\"> are the thin strokes going upwards, forming letters.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\"><i><b>Ovals<\/b><\/i><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\"> are the central or middle area of writing. They are described as the \u201ceyes\u201d of letters a, g, o, q, d, etc.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\"><i><b>Upper extensions <\/b><\/i><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\">are the full strokes of the superior area of letters b, d, f, h, j, l, ll and t up to the middle area; also are considered upper extensions the vertical lines of letters n and m, capital and lowercase.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\"><i><b>Lower extensions<\/b><\/i><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\"> are the strokes going downwards going from the middle area up to the lower end of letters f, g, j, p, q, y and z.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\">All letters have an essential area and a secondary one. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/handwritinggraphology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/essential-strokes.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3017\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"216\" src=\"https:\/\/handwritinggraphology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/essential-strokes-300x216.jpg\" alt=\"Graphology Basics: Essential strokes and Accesories strokes\" class=\"wp-image-3017\" srcset=\"https:\/\/handwritinggraphology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/essential-strokes-300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/handwritinggraphology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/essential-strokes.jpg 395w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Graphology Basics: Essential strokes and Accesories strokes<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\"><i><b>Essential stroke:<\/b><\/i><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\"> It is the unexpendable part of the structure, the skeleton that grants identity to the letter without which it cannot be identified.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\"><i><b>Accessory or secondary part:<\/b><\/i><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\"> Is the unnecessary added trait that is not essential to the form of the letter. It is the \u201cdecoration\u201d or ornament that may not appear. <\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\"><i><b>Loops:<\/b><\/i><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\"> Are \u201ceyes\u201d that are formed by the intersection of profiles and crests.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\">In letters we also identify different areas<\/span>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Five Zones of Writing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\"><i><b>Starting stroke &#8211; Initial area: <\/b><\/i><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\">Is the section where the letter begins.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\"><i><b>End stroke &#8211; Final area: <\/b><\/i><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\">Is the section where the letter ends.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\"><i><b>Upper zone &#8211; Superior area:<\/b><\/i><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\"> Is the highest point of letters, is occupied by crests, dots, accent marks, the bars of letter \u201ct\u201d and the upper areas of capital letters. Ascending letters are <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\">b, d, h, k, l, ll, t, f and part of capital letters.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\"><i><b>Lower zone &#8211; Inferior area:<\/b><\/i><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\"> Is represented by feet and descending areas of some capital and lowercase letters. The descending letters are: g, j, p, q, y, z and f.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\"><i><b>Middle zone &#8211; Middle area<\/b><\/i><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\"> (or central area): Is occupied by all lowercase vowels and other letters that have no extensions <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\">m, n, r, c, \u00f1, s, v, w, and x, it represents our ego. When three zones are of equal size, the writer is well balanced. Only letter f spans the three zones.<br><\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/handwritinggraphology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/basics-1.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3031\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"153\" src=\"https:\/\/handwritinggraphology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/basics-1-300x153.jpg\" alt=\"Graphology Basics: Basic Concepts for Analyzing Handwriting\" class=\"wp-image-3031\" srcset=\"https:\/\/handwritinggraphology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/basics-1-300x153.jpg 300w, https:\/\/handwritinggraphology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/basics-1.jpg 407w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Graphology Basics: Basic Concepts for Analyzing Handwriting<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How are these areas interpreted?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\">Each one of these zones of writing corresponds to a meaning associated to graphic <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\"><i><b>symbology of space. <\/b><\/i>When analyzing a text we shall observe whether the writing is aligned to the right, due to a large left margin or little right margin, or to the left. When aligned to the <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\"><b>right<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\">, it will reflect an advance to the future, towards others, a person with initiatives, and predominance of extroversion.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\">On the other hand, if the text is placed to the <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\"><b>left <\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\">(due to a large right margin) it will give us an idea of a person holding on to the mother\u2019s womb, to the family of origin, to the past and predominance of introversion. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\">When the text is placed on the <strong>center,<\/strong> in the <strong>middle area<\/strong>, may be a sign of egocentrism and narcissism. This is confirmed along with the individual\u2019s signature (if placed in the middle).<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\">The highly developed <b>superior<\/b> areas (including a lot of text facing upwards) speak about idealistic, spiritual, mentally active and imaginative people. There, we will be able to investigate the reflections and dreams of the individual.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#5e656b\" class=\"has-inline-color\">PDF The Zones of Handwriting<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/handwritinggraphology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/PDF-Handwriting-Analysis-zones-N\u00b0-2.pdf\">Click here to download the PDF<\/a><\/strong>:\u00a0<strong>Printable The Three Zones of Handwriting<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Explore the\u00a0PDF pages\u00a0on this website to find more resources you can add to your own\u00a0Graphology book!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/handwritinggraphology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/PDF-Handwriting-Analysis-zones-N\u00b0-2.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/handwritinggraphology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Graphology-Zones-in-writing-300x300.png\" alt=\"Handwriting Analysis Zones\" class=\"wp-image-5480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/handwritinggraphology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Graphology-Zones-in-writing-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/handwritinggraphology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Graphology-Zones-in-writing-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/handwritinggraphology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Graphology-Zones-in-writing-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/handwritinggraphology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Graphology-Zones-in-writing-450x450.png 450w, https:\/\/handwritinggraphology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Graphology-Zones-in-writing-120x120.png 120w, https:\/\/handwritinggraphology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Graphology-Zones-in-writing.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Handwriting Analysis Zones<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\">The strongly developed <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\"><b>inferior<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\"> areas refer to people that are sensual, practical, realistic, worried about the care of their own bodies and who look for satisfying their immediate needs. Absolutely everything on a text is coated with symbolism of space, from the relationship between written and empty spaces to the description of letters each one individually. According to graphic symbolism of space, conduct is reflected in writing.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\">When writing areas are in <strong>equilibrium<\/strong> and none stands over another, means that this person is able to control their impulses, their state of mind and that is emotionally stable.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\">Starting strokes and Final strokes<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\">The initial and final strokes represent in graphology the way an individual begins and finishes a certain action. The way they act. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\">The <b>initial<\/b><strong> stroke<\/strong> is the one that appears at the beginning of graphic signs. These can be letters, numbers and diacritical marks. They symbolize the way the individual makes contact with his surroundings, the beginning of actions, the origin of impulses and the ongoing intentions. The initial stroke reflects the attitude of the individual towards their desires, needs and is linked to memories, experiences and affective experiences of the past of the writer. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\">In the <b>final stroke<\/b> we can find more subconscious material than in the initial stroke due to the fact that it appears at the end of the writing where there is less control.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read also: <a href=\"https:\/\/handwritinggraphology.com\/signature-analysis-personality\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"4002\">What can signature analysis reveal?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Letters and their Movements<span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif; color: #000000;\"><i><b><br><\/b><\/i><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/handwritinggraphology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/upi.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3027\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"245\" src=\"https:\/\/handwritinggraphology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/upi-300x245.jpg\" alt=\"Graphology Basics: Handwriting reveals your personality\" class=\"wp-image-3027\" srcset=\"https:\/\/handwritinggraphology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/upi-300x245.jpg 300w, https:\/\/handwritinggraphology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/upi.jpg 667w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Graphology Basics: Handwriting reveals your personality<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\">From the point of view of movement in execution, the graphic impulse may take four different directions called <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\"><b>vectors<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\">: up, down, right and left.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\">Ascending movement or up-strokes: From the movement of <i>extension,<\/i><\/span> <span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\"><b>profiles<\/b> turn out.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\">Descending movement or down-strokes: From the up-down or <\/span><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\"><i>flection<\/i><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\"> of the forearm, hand and fingers, fulls turn out.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\">From left to right or hand or finger <strong><em>abduction<\/em><\/strong>, <strong>dextrogyrous strokes<\/strong> turn out.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\">From right to left or hand or finger adduction, <strong>sinistrogyrous<\/strong> (or levogyrous)<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Important for Basic Graphology<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\"><b>Flection<\/b> and <b>adduction<\/b> movements express centripetal direction towards the EGO.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\"><b>Extension<\/b> or <b>abduction<\/b> in centrifuge direction go towards the outside (from me towards you).<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\">Movements going<strong> upwards<\/strong> or the superior area are <b>allocentric<\/b>.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\">Movements going <strong>downwards<\/strong> or the inferior area are <b>egocentric<\/b>.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\">These movements can be:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\"><b>Linear<\/b>, which are<\/span><b> <\/b><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\">the ones that <strong>do not present torsions <\/strong>or deviations in the stroke.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\"><b>Curve<\/b>, which are the ones that are circled or oval (like in letters a and o). Out of curve movements, the following derive: the garland, ae arch, curl, lace, serpentine or wavy movement and the spiral.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\"><b>Angled<\/b>, which are the ones formed by straight lines that cross each other or break. Out of the angled movements, the following derive: the mace, the triangle, the harpoon, the sabre hit, the whip hit and the shake-off.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/handwritinggraphology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/lines-direction.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3355\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"153\" src=\"https:\/\/handwritinggraphology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/lines-direction-300x153.jpg\" alt=\"Graphology Basics\" class=\"wp-image-3355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/handwritinggraphology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/lines-direction-300x153.jpg 300w, https:\/\/handwritinggraphology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/lines-direction.jpg 463w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Graphology Basics<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\">In order to carry out a graphological study, the eight <b><a href=\"https:\/\/handwritinggraphology.com\/graphology-handwriting-analysis\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"3137\">graphical categories<\/a><\/b> that reveal the writer\u2019s personality are studied. Each one of them reflect in the psychological aspect, different levels of the personality:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/handwritinggraphology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/inicio-g.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3296\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"253\" src=\"https:\/\/handwritinggraphology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/inicio-g-300x253.jpg\" alt=\"Graphology Basics \" class=\"wp-image-3296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/handwritinggraphology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/inicio-g-300x253.jpg 300w, https:\/\/handwritinggraphology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/inicio-g.jpg 406w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Graphology Basics <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\"><strong>Layout<\/strong>\/ <strong>Order:<\/strong> (Along with the following sub-aspects: Distribution, disposition and proportion) It indicates capacity of organization and adaptation.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\"><strong>Dimension of writing<\/strong>: Self-esteem, need for expansion of tendencies, energy and impulses.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\"><strong>Form<\/strong>: It indicates cultural level and manners.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\"><strong>Speed of writing<\/strong>: Level of intelligence.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\"><strong>Pressure<\/strong>: Energy and productivity.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\"><strong>Direction lines<\/strong>: Variation in state of mind and humor.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\"><strong>Slant<\/strong>: Need for contact with others.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\"><strong>Connection forms:<\/strong> Type of intelligence, intuition. Capacity for conjugating ideas.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\">The psychological interpretations thrown out by each one of them may be contradictory and ambivalent. In order to recognize which of the interpretations corresponds to each one, it is important to determine whether the <b>graphical environment<\/b> of the text is positive or negative.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is the graphical environment of a writing?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\">The <\/span><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\"><i>graphical environment<\/i><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\"> is the global appreciation of a writing. It is the first impression of the whole. People are ambivalent beings by nature, moving between opposites. Good-bad, health-illness, yes-no, I want-I do not want, self-control-impulsiveness. Our tendency to find the equilibrium in this dual world is also reflected in writing. There is the challenge of finding out the right meaning. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\">The <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\"><i>graphical environment is positive<\/i><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\"> when graphical aspects are in harmony. The <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\"><i>graphical environment is negative<\/i><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\"> when there is unevenness, crossing-outs, among others.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Handwriting and Graphology Basics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\">The object of study of graphology is <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\"><i>handwriting<\/i><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\">. The act of writing is a complex one that involves three different <strong>mental processes<\/strong>. The <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\"><i>visual<\/i><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\">, through eye-sight, the <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\"><i>motor<\/i><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\">, through fine motor skills that are required to move the pen over the sheet of paper and the <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\"><i>cognitive-perceptive<\/i><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\"> process that makes thinking flow from the mind to the written words. Writing is used with the purpose of communicating, expressing and is the graphical record of the conscious content (intentional) and subconscious (latent) of the writer.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\">Writing is not genetic. It needs to be transmitted. Sumerians created cuneiform writing in old Mesopotamia on clay boards. From there, the human brain has generated a wonderful network of processes of association of the visual areas with those representations that contribute with information to the meaning <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Process\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">process.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Advantages of Handwriting over the Keyboard<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/handwritinggraphology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/otra.-5-jpg.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3008\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"213\" src=\"https:\/\/handwritinggraphology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/otra.-5-jpg-300x213.jpg\" alt=\"Graphology Basics: handwriting activates all brain areas.\" class=\"wp-image-3008\" srcset=\"https:\/\/handwritinggraphology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/otra.-5-jpg-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/handwritinggraphology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/otra.-5-jpg.jpg 384w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Graphology Basics: Handwriting activates all brain areas.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\">The <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\"><b>neurowriting system <\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\">is a complex and multicomponent system that involves the activation of several brain areas. The fact of using handwriting forces the brain to use all brain areas. It is an act of specialization and coordination of both hemispheres. The brain hemispheres are composed by four lobes:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\"><i><b>Frontal lobe: <\/b><\/i><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\">Located in the front section. That is where sequences of ideas are created, where thoughts are elaborated and the written content is planned.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\"><i><b>Parietal lobe: <\/b><\/i><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\">Located on the sides of the superior section of the brain. It performs sensory functions and coordinates eye-hand sequences.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\"><i><b>Temporal lobe:<\/b><\/i><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\"> Located on the sides, behind the ears. That is where the hearing center is found. Compresses the spoken word, discriminating each sound and identifying each letter, graphic and phonological function.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\"><i><b>Occipital lobe:<\/b><\/i><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\"> Located in the rear section of the head. It is associated with the visual area and it identifies written words.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\">The act of handwriting activates all of these brain areas. They are activated electrically and chemically through neuronal connections, forming language, thinking, memory and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Intelligence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">intelligence<\/a>. Training of handwriting stimulates intelligence, since the brain has to \u201cwork\u201d a lot more than when using the keyboard.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Graphology Basics: We do not always handwrite the same way<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/handwritinggraphology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/pressure.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3356\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"152\" src=\"https:\/\/handwritinggraphology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/pressure-300x152.jpg\" alt=\"Graphology Basics: Pressure in writing\" class=\"wp-image-3356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/handwritinggraphology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/pressure-300x152.jpg 300w, https:\/\/handwritinggraphology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/pressure.jpg 388w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Graphology Basics: Pressure in writing<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Through graphology we observe that graphisms change and that we do not always have the same handwriting. This is due to the fact that the nervous system is dynamic and that handwriting is the reflection of our brain. Advantages over the usage of a keyboard are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Through handwriting we acquire fluency of ideas.<\/li><li>Reading skills improve.<\/li><li>Memory is developed.<\/li><li>It stimulates a better knowledge of grammar rules.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"157\" height=\"46\" src=\"https:\/\/handwritinggraphology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Whats-next_-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4526\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Read also:<\/strong> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/handwritinggraphology.com\/graphology-handwriting-analysis\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"3137\">Graphology: Handwriting Analysis Strokes.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/handwritinggraphology.com\/graphology-handwriting-analysis\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/handwritinggraphology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Graphology-Handwriting-Analysis-Strokes-300x300.png\" alt=\"Graphology: Handwriting Analysis Strokes\" class=\"wp-image-5498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/handwritinggraphology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Graphology-Handwriting-Analysis-Strokes-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/handwritinggraphology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Graphology-Handwriting-Analysis-Strokes-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/handwritinggraphology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Graphology-Handwriting-Analysis-Strokes-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/handwritinggraphology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Graphology-Handwriting-Analysis-Strokes-450x450.png 450w, https:\/\/handwritinggraphology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Graphology-Handwriting-Analysis-Strokes-120x120.png 120w, https:\/\/handwritinggraphology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Graphology-Handwriting-Analysis-Strokes.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/handwritinggraphology.com\/graphology-handwriting-analysis\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"3137\">Graphology: Handwriting Analysis Strokes<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Keep navigating this website to continue discovering the <a href=\"https:\/\/handwritinggraphology.com\/graphology-analysis-margins\/\">Meaning of margins&nbsp;<\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/handwritinggraphology.com\/resilience-in-handwriting-analysis\/\">Resilience in handwriting<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Graphology is a technique that allows us to become knowledgeable of ourselves and also explore those who surround us. Through the study of letters called graphological analysis, it is possible to study patterns of writing that identify the psychological state of a person and to evaluate the characteristics of their personality. It is an economical method, fast and exact.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4511,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[757,758,1009,1215,1010,754,764,759,771,752,1011,790,817,1063,816,1238,1012,751],"class_list":["post-3006","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-graphology-basics","tag-basic-concepts-for-analyzing-handwriting","tag-basic-graphology","tag-first-steps-anatomy-of-handwriting","tag-five-zones-of-writing","tag-graphology-areas-of-writing","tag-graphology-basics","tag-graphology-examples","tag-graphology-first-steps","tag-graphology-traits","tag-handwriting-analysis","tag-handwriting-and-graphology-basics","tag-handwriting-graphology","tag-how-to-become-a-graphologyst","tag-is-graphology-real","tag-learn-graphology","tag-pdf-the-three-zones-of-handwriting","tag-we-do-not-always-handwrite-the-same-way","tag-what-is-graphology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/handwritinggraphology.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3006","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/handwritinggraphology.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/handwritinggraphology.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/handwritinggraphology.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/handwritinggraphology.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3006"}],"version-history":[{"count":81,"href":"https:\/\/handwritinggraphology.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3006\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5928,"href":"https:\/\/handwritinggraphology.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3006\/revisions\/5928"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/handwritinggraphology.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4511"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/handwritinggraphology.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3006"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/handwritinggraphology.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3006"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/handwritinggraphology.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3006"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}