One of the reasons I became interested in handwriting
analysis in the first place is because it allows me the
benefit of learning about a person without them
knowing
I know. Similar to sizing a person up by reading their
body language, graphology communicates their exact
personality by giving me an open window to their
personality.
As with all forms of communication, there are those
traits that are positive, those that are negative and
those that are considered 'enhancers', enhancing
either positive or negative traits, depending on
which are more prominent.
One trait in particular that I look for when I meet
a person is their level of honesty. Is this person
a liar or is he honest? Honesty can be determined
through the letter 'o'. The letter 'o' is considered
the communication letter. Not only can a person's
honesty be determined but also whether that person
is talkative, secretive, hiding painful information
from himself (self-deceit) or lying to everybody…
including himself (pathological liar).
Sample One - Self Deceit
Let's start first with self-deceit.
As its name implies,
self-deceit is present when the writer consciously or
subconsciously wants to avoid facing something.
The writer's present personality is negatively affected
by something that he or she is currently experiencing
or as a result of something from his or her past.
Regardless, it is the subconscious mind's way of
correcting a bad situation by not dealing with it.
This
trait is indicated by an inner loop within the letter 'o'
that starts and ends on the left-hand side.
The larger
this inner loop, the greater the degree of self-deceit.
Sample 1 was written by a female from Georgia.
She leads a very normal existence, no different
from you or I, and yet self-deceit is evident in her
handwriting. Although it is not shown in the sample,
there were also signs throughout her handwriting that
showed she was 'stuck in the past.'
What this means is something didn't happen that she
wished did happen, or it did happen and she wished
it didn't happen. In any event, she is unable to get
over this and her present behavior is the way it is
because of her inability to get past this event. To
make matters worse, she will never be able to get
past it because she is deceiving herself into thinking
it never occurred in the first place. Self-deceit can
be compared to carrying an invisible weight on your
back; it's a tremendous burden but you don't even
know it's there.
When the inner loop is on the right hand side of the o,
this is considered secretive. The larger the inner loop,
the greater the level of secretiveness. This trait is fairly
common in that most people have a small amount of
secretiveness. By itself, this is often a positive trait.
Priests, psychiatrists, and Government employees who
possess security clearances are required to maintain
confidentiality as part of their job.
Sample 2 - Secretiveness
It's when the level of secretiveness is larger then normal
that problems begin. If the secret loop becomes overly
large, the writer is then usually required to formulate
elaborate stories to cover up this secret. On rare
occasions when the secretiveness becomes too large,
the writer may lose track of what is truth and what is lie.
A rule of thumb is that if the inner right-hand circle
extends past the middle half of the circle, he or she now
believes their own lies.
Sample 2 is an excellent example of secretiveness. The
writer, an adult female residing in California, shows a slightly
larger-than-normal level of secretiveness in the word 'noon'
but it is the intense level of secretiveness in the word 'powder'
that is cause for alarm. Of and by itself, without reviewing
the other traits, this simply means she probably does things
from time to time that she would prefer nobody knows about.
Sample 3 - Prevarication (Lying Loops)
Prevarication, or lying, then is the combination of both
self-deceit and secretiveness. A person who has 'lying loops'
has inner loops in the letter 'o' on both the left side and the
right side. And while the other traits could be either a
positive or negative trait, this trait is always negative.
Obviously, everybody lies to varying degrees everyday of
their life. A man who answers 'yes' when his wife asks if she
looks fat shouldn't expect to be married for long.
In this
regard, lying is a necessary part of our culture.
It allows
us to avoid hurting a person's feelings, it minimizes bad
situations, and can serve many other positive purposes.
But, when a particular characteristic is so pronounced that
it is reflected in a person's handwriting, it becomes an
integral part of that person's personality.
A pathological liar
will lie just for the sake of lying or because he no longer can
differentiate truth from fiction. If you meet a person who has
lying loops in their handwriting, you will find that they will
mix lie with truth and you will probably be unable to
differentiate.
If this is their only negative trait, you are fortunate; but this
is rarely ever the case.
In sample three I saved the best for last.
You'll notice some of
the letter 'O's are normal with little or no inner loops at all. This
is also normal in that very rarely will every letter be identical.
The absence of inner loops means that particular trait isn't
always present. Anyway, I like this one the best because in
one word, we have all three traits - a rarity.
In the word 'moloho' we have self-deceit, followed by lying loops and
finished off by secretiveness. This 'gem' certainly made my
job more convenient when I was looking for a good example.
In closing, always keep in mind that as with any trait, it
depends on which other traits are associated with it, and
the amount of positive and negative traits that are combined
with it, as to how pronounced the trait will be.
Mark R. Dehe is a Certified Handwriting Analyst
and can be reached via e-mail or phone at:
The Write Choice - Handwriting Research Center
[email protected]
760-831-2931
P.S. The magic letter 'o' reveals how honestly you communicate.
Go to the following web page to analyze your own handwriting in
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