Handwriting is the most objective and accurate way of assessing one’s stage/level of individuation.
Writing that is adorned, enriched with extraneous movements that aren’t necessary outside of simply conveying a letter, indicate that there are added layers to the personality. The more the enrichments, the more there are psychic compensations and, the more one puts power into things outside of themselves into things such as status, titles, or possessions. Whether the embellishments are pleasing to the eye and what zone they are in are factors looked at when ascertaining the meaning.
Highly individuated people have very simplified letter formations (just enough to make out what letter they are trying to convey) and measurements will approach phi (sacred proportion) indicating balance between what one thinks, says, and does.
The writing below shows writing that is very simplified. There are no elaborate lead-in or final stroke formations -. Note the more skeletal formations of the letters.
These next examples are but just a few of the many, many ways in which there can be elaboration in handwriting. Just as we can “elaborate” ourselves with our dress, accessories, make-up, etc., etc., we can “elaborate” our writing (through stroke formation, size, or pressure).
Future posts will discuss the importance of balance/proportion.
One of the most powerful and enlightening bits of information we can get from handwriting is the ability to ascertain whether or not a person is has the ability to respond accordingly to life’s situations or whether a person is simply reacting to unconscious complexes.
While many might have guessed correct answers for the above samples, they don’t know why. In my classes, I adress what it is we exactly see.
Example - ability to respond, adaptable
Reactionary to unconscious complexes
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Jung discusses psychological aspects of the female/mother include the traits of being nourishing and emotional; a certain softness; qualities associated with the right hemisphere of the brain. Just as a womanly figure has a soft curvature and welcoming arms it will be mirrored in the stroke formation. Following is an example of female energy or eros. Notice the curves and more expansive movements.
If a man had these types of movements, curves and expansion, it would be considered an “anima” writing. Following are two examples:
Jung states that when there is a strong presence of anima that the man’s character is softened. Some things is would represent or show would be sentimentality, prophetic intuitions, vague moods, feeling for nature, artistic inclinations, the capacity to love personally, and the relationship with the unconscious. It will make a man sentimental or emotional, artistic, intuitive, subjective, moody and introspective
In this second sample, notice the long lower zone loops of the f, y, and g. This indicates a strong “sensing” function.
Through stroke formations, you can detect which brain hemisphere is dominant. This would be a dominant left hemisphere example which contribution is logical, linear thinking. This sample was written by a male.
Animus writing would represent masculine psychological tendencies of the woman, Jung stated, such as objectivity, practical reasoning, and intellectuality shown by small size, simplified form, sharp ductus and clear spacing. It will give a woman an imposing personality, aggression, authoritarianism, intellectuality, strength of character and more creativity. Following is an example:
Animus writing
