Graphology – Handwriting tells all

Yesterday I attended a 20 minutes presentation on “Graphology” by Mr. Vinit Bansode, who was described as a “Graphologist”.

“Graphology is the science of understanding the human mind through person's handwriting. When a person writes, the signal in the form of letters get decoded / printed on the paper by the fingers. Graphology aims at understanding & interpreting these signals through the writing. Using this we can know a person’s mind so the thoughts, character and behavior.”

His presentation was really interesting. He used a simple whiteboard and used examples to put forth his thoughts in a simple and lucid manner. Let me try and summarize.

His basic submission was that just as an ECG is a map of the heart, handwriting is a map of the mind. And he focused on the signature. A signature says everything or at least a lot about a person. I’m not sure I completely agree, mainly because most people especially in today’s world create their signature as kids. And I’m assuming that while the person grows, the signature needs to stay, because it’s just too complicated to change in the zillion places who have recorded it and then use it to compare if you are the same person.

The signature has 3 primary aspects it showcases. These are dependent on the clarity, angle and size. The clarity shows a persons clarity, honesty and transparency. So, if you have a legible signature, congratulations. You are clear, hopefully honest and possible transparent.

The angle shows whether you are moving forward, have reached your peak and are steady or have started your downward journey. By angle, he meant the direction of the letters. So signatures that are leaning upwards, are relatively the best amongst the options. And slanting downwards could show early signs of a depressive condition.

The size of your signature reflects the size of your thought process and ambition. So I guess a large signature is better than a small one. Some examples given by Vinit were the 3 typical Indian icons. Mahatma Gandhi, Amitabh Bachhan and Sachin Tendulkar. He also mentioned that typically politicians have extremely difficult to read signatures.

It was interesting to see that most people in the audience were actually signing on the notepad in front of them. And the gentleman next to me started on creating his new signature, Clear, Slanting Up and Big. Until Vinit’s final words probably shattered his dreams of changing everything instantaneously. Change has to be dictated by the mind, not by the head.

And Mr. Bansode mentioned he’s also a life coach. Using Graphology, he’ll help you achieve your goals. Had he said this at the beginning of his presentation, I’d have scoffed. At the end of it, I would like to believe that, maybe, just maybe, it could be helpful. You can visit Vinit’s website at:
http://www.freewebs.com/vinit_b/