Signature Analysis In Graphology........

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I'm back with another very interesting topic.. It is with the continuation of my blog on Graphology (Click the link to read if you haven't: https://psychedbloggers.blogspot.com/2020/08/all-you-need-to-know-about-graphology.html).. Though it is a separated topic from handwriting analysis, we need to have a general idea about the basics of graphology.. So, what do you think your signature can reveal about you.? Quite a lot actually..!! 

Here I'll be speaking about signature and types of signatures and how do graphologists analyze those.. I hope you will find this post informative and engaging.. 😃

*Do remember this blog just gives a basic idea about signature analysis and does not teach you the whole process of  signature analysis. Please don't try to analyze without having proper training in it.

What Is A Signature.?

The text symbolizes the way in which we conduct ourselves in life and how we wish to be identified. It is the image we present before others. The text is studied through the graphical aspects that I have mentioned in my previous blog about graphology that also reflects who we are today in our present situation and will also allow to infer the future behavior. The graphological study analyzes the signature and text as a whole. In the signature, we project our deepest being, our personality. In the graphological test, the signature is analyzed after the other graphological aspects have been studied. It is very usual that our signature is modified throughout time and does not accompany us for our entire life, due to evolution and the maturity of our personality. It is important that the capital letters of the name and last name are always bigger than the rest of the letters. 

Types of signatures:

In order to talk about this topic we must recognize the structure of the signature. The signature is composed by the name, the last name and the stroke that can go under the same or not. From the graphological point of view signature symbolizes the personal Ego (Freudian ego), intimate and child like behavior and the aspirations of that person. It is with whom we identify ourselves since childhood and the way we are recognized within our family. Those who sign only with the name or grant more importance to the name than the last name, grant more importance to that first stage in life. The last name is related to the father image, the social and business Ego (Freudian ego), with the most adult side connected to reality, it symbolizes authority, father roles of protection and control.

• Overlapping signature:

Overlapping signatures occur in different ways. It may happen that the last name overlaps the name or the other way around. That signature with initials are overlapped to the initials of the name with the ones of the last name. Overlapping signatures evidence invasion feelings that will be interpreted according to the sector of the signature that overlaps the other. In the signatures where only the last name is consigned or where only the name is written we can also find overlaps. The interpretation shall be done according to the associated meanings with each one. When the last name is written in the name, we infer that some aspect of the family life interferes, nullifying the personal growth of the individual expressed through the name. Overlaps symbolize lack of inner discrimination.

The signature where the name prevails over the last name indicate supremacy of the intimate life over the social life, love for intimacy or desire for protection or childish personality, depending on confirmation with other signs.

Signatures in which the last name prevails over the name indicates that the individual feels more important about his social or professional role than his personal life and the family environment results little satisfactory. Presence of memories that wishes to erase from his memory. In certain signatures of married women (if compared to the signature of a single woman) we can notice the feeling of satisfaction or discontent and of identification or oppression in relation to marriage.

• Signatures with little pressure:

It means lack of inner security, little inner resources, a weal Ego, shyness, inhibition, limited inner energy that can result prone to physical diseases. 

• Signatures with corrections:

Corrections are rectifications of the own signature that express insecurity when writing the own name. Could be related to obsessive processes. We must always confirm that it is not due to lack of habit of writing or signing. 

• Regressive signatures:

This type of signatures are characterized by the strokes towards the left, movements of graphical involution that reflect difficulty in adaptation, comes back to the past and create impediments that do not allow self-development. They are individuals who find it hard to give themselves affectionately, due to protection or childhood experiences. We need to analyze the differences of inclination between the signature and the text, since interpretations vary. 

• Crossed-out name signatures:

It means low self-esteem, lack of self-acceptance, lack of adaptation, immaturity, tendency to self-destruction, guiltiness complexes, insecurity, the individual thinks that other people are superior to him. Incompatibility with the family environment, carelessness for himself.

• Wrapping signature:

It expresses the need of feeling protected from the environment due to fears, fear to interchange, shyness, distrust. Need for isolation, eagerness for freedom that has been impeded for dependency to the mother. Desire of being in a safe environment. Imposition of barriers against unexpected events. Foreign intromission is not admitted, keeps his own things in a childish way, imposes his childish desire. Suggests a narcissist and selfish attitude. Hides and lies, depending on other signs.

• Descending signatures:

Depression, pessimism, lack of trust in himself or great mental or psychological fatigue. They indicate despondency or lack of energy and trust to get to the desire goals. Insecurity may lead to depression. Locks into his own ideas. The descending lines can be due to mental or psychological fatigue.

• Signature with unnecessary dots:

When there is an unnecessary dot, it is interpreted as a reflexive individual, with a verifying prudence, desire of executing in a perfectionist way, distrust on the future.

• Illegible signatures:

They express desires of escaping reality, of remaining impenetrable, does not wish to see himself as he is, superficial bonds, little spontaneity, distrust, fear that lead to protect himself. We need to keep in mind that there are people who sign a lot of times a day and due to the speed, only these cases are interpreted as mental agility.

• Signature between parallel lines:

Working individual, perseverant, smart but not brilliant, more of an inflexible will. The more firm the lines, the more inflexible and unilateral progress and the energy put forward in order to achieve a goal. Gets upset when is interrupted from his tasks. Desire to follow a strict line of conduct. Search for security and protection with barriers not to deviate from his goals.

How Do Graphologists Analyze A Signature.?

Graphologists consider various things while analyzing a signature. For analyzing a signature one has to know all the basics of hand writing analysis. There are some specific things to keep in mind while analyzing a signature. I'll be talking about those in the following.

-- Dimension or size of the Signature:

The size of the signature is studied through height, extension and is compared to the body graphical mass of the text. The height reflects self-esteem and value and the concept of oneself and the extension expresses the projected strength and intensity at the time of executing the action. According to the dimension of the signature, there are several dimensions or sizes can be seen. Like:

• Signature is in bigger size than the text.
• Letters of the signature of equal size than the text.
• Signature is in smaller size than the text.

-- Resemblance between Signature and Text:

The greater the identity and the graphical resemblance between the signature and the text, the greater the stability and correspondence between what the individual wants or needs and his way of proceeding or acting. In a mature, evolved and sound person, there should be a concordance between the written text and his signature. It is expected that an individual acts according to what he thinks and feels. A person that expresses himself as he really "is", can be considered trustworthy". In many cases, there is a lack of identity and concordance between a written text and a signature, to the extent that it is impossible to associate the signature with that text.

-- Legibility:

A signature is considered legible when we can easily recognize the first names and last names. The signature that is legible reflects an equilibrated personality, with clear goals and sense of duty and responsibility that feels identified with himself.

A signature is considered semi-legible when its reading is complicated but it is possible to identify and associate the strokes with the letters. This type of signatures is associated to impatience, anxiety.

Illegible signatures are the ones in which it is impossible to identify any letter. When the signature is illegible only in official documents, it could present some difficulty to accept authority. On the other hand, if the signature is always illegible, it indicates some tendency towards avoidance (to avoid conflicts). When strokes are simplified, there is a tendency towards synthesis in general and ability to achieve the goals that have been set.

-- Shape:

Shape reflects own style, culture and education. The way of being of the individual. There are signatures in which there is a predominance of angles and others where there is a predominance of curves. Evenness in the signature reflects self-control, logics, persistence, concentration and order in general. On the contrary, the variability of shape, indicates intuition, versatility and predominance of feelings before logics and reason.

• Predominance of angles: Those who sign with predominance of angles have a certain quota of aggression, are conclusive and reluctant to change and adversity.
• Curve: People who execute curves where there should be angles are softer, more sociable, extroverted, affectionate, and sensual, with a tendency to laziness. The curve indicates flexibility, cordiality, kindness and ability for adjustment, as long as there is a harmonic graphism.
• Garlands: People who sign with garlands present more predisposition to extroversion, transmit spontaneity, kindness and comprehension.
• Fili form signatures: Fili means strokes that are like a stretching thread. They are typical of people with diplomatic skills that find the exit to any situation. They tend to have tendency to escape.

*It is essential to compare the shapes of the letters of the text, as inequalities mark a difference in the general behavior that does not correspond with their inner feelings.

-- Location:

The location of the signature is a very important element in the signature analysis. The graphologist asks the client to make a signature after his/her writing, in the same paper where the writing piece ends. The location on the paper, the client chooses to do the signature tells a lot about his/her personality.

The location of the signature symbolizes the degree of dependency or autonomy of the individual, the relationship between his ideals and what he appears to be.

Signature away from the text: Introversion, distance, pride, shyness, distance from social contact, avoids communication between the social or professional environment. Defensive and imposes distance between his intimate life and the rest. Some locations are discussed below:

• Signature away from the text: This denotes introversion, distance, pride, shyness, distance from social contacts, avoids communications with social and professional environment. Defensive and imposes distance between intimate life and the rest.
• Signature that invades the text: This denotes impulsive individual who does not reflect, ambitious, excessive confidence, extroversion, does not respect foreign intimacy. 
• Signature next to the text: This denotes extroversion, sociability, adjusts easily, does not feel prisoner of conventionalism.
• Signature to the left of the text: This denotes introversion, inhibition, insecurity, indecision, fear regarding society.
• Signature to the right of the text: This denotes good adjustment to the environment, optimism, initiative, activity, trust in the future, passion.
• Signature in the middle of the page: This denotes self-control, cautious, impulse control, inhibition, predominance of reason, diplomacy and reflection. Little spontaneity, moderates expression of feelings. Equilibrium between introversion and extroversion. Can be a "passive spectator" of life. Depending on the rest of the context, the individual may like to be the center of attention or not.

*These traits cannot match with everyone, for specific analysis we need to consider not only the signature, their handwriting as well.

#Some additional knowledge for our readers:

1. The signatures that we must avoid are the negative signatures and are called negative because they reflect distrustful personalities. Negative signatures have retouches, are crossed out, complicated, bizarre, overlapped, blackened, disintegrated (or with little cohesion) or are very conflicting according to the text.
2. Complicated signatures are the ones that are executed without fluidity, continuity, too elaborated, slow (takes longer to be executed). From the psychological point of view, it indicates that the individual is defensive and feels vulnerable before the environment. Lack of inner clarity, that tends to see reality from a subjective point of view rather than objective.

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~ Angira Gupta