This low t bar, as in Figure 27, indicates an inferiority complex. The t bar by nature shows strength, determination, the will of the individual, self-confidence. Its low placement on the stem shows this writer's lack of self-esteem.

(FIGURE 27A)

Always on the intellectual level, short t-bars appear in the script of timorous people who have little confidence in their own ideas and therefore do not plan very far ahead. Similarly, the short t-bar is indicative of the sober and matter-of-fact. (See Figure 27A)

When the t bar goes down, around, and back toward the stem, as in Figure 28, it shows greed, a hoarder. The shape of the arc in the t bar looks as if the writer was trying to hold on to something.

When the t bar goes up and around and points toward the stem, as in Figure 29, this is a sign of egotism. The t bar in Figure 28 is really pointing toward the writer's pocket, while that in Figure 29 is pointing toward his own profile.

The t bar in Figure 30-which you may or may not recognize as such-shows a person who is quick to lie. The fact that the "bar" starts off as a stem and then converts itself into a bar indicates that the writer did not raise his hand from the paper. If he had let it go at that, it would have shown little else but speed. But the combination of that and the hook implies swiftness plus holding back the truth-he is quick to lie.

When you have the t bar covering the whole word, as in Figure 31, it is a sign of protection, fatherliness. (Note: This particular t bar is found among many women, often young widows or divorcees. The fact that they are bringing up children alone, having added the fatherly role to that of motherhood gives us an understanding as to why this "masculine" trait should appear in their handwriting.) If the end stroke comes up and over toward the left it has the same meaning. (See Figure 31A) FIGURE 31A.

Notes about the t bar and the i dot: We have seen the relative importance of the t bar. There are times when the t bar adopts no one stable form throughout a piece of writing. Some t's will have a low-placed bar, others a middle placement, and still others a somewhat high one or even an above-the-stem position. This writing indicates a person who has not yet found his "thing" in life, but is looking.

When the writer post places the majority of the t bars (see Figure 31 B) he usually post places the i dots too (Figure 31 C). Similarly, when the majority of the t bars are pre-placed (Figure 31 D), so are the majority of i dots (Figure 31 E). I use the word "majority" because it is rare for a person to write all his t-bars or i dots the same height or in the same position. The graphologist looks for the overall average. The i dot works in connection with the t bar. But the capital I, in the English language, has another meaning. When we write the capital I, we are visualizing in our minds what we think of ourselves. The I stand for the ego, so the special shapes this capital letter takes will show you, in capsule form, the writer’s self-image. If you have wondered why a t bar or i dot should show the many signs that they do, it is because both represent an additional mark that the writer must stop and make. (The same thing holds true for native writers of languages that are rich in diacriticals, such as the Scandinavian, and their handling implies the same interpretation.) When the writer writes a word containing a t or i, he must decide whether to cross the t bar (or dot the i) in the middle of the word, or wait until he finishes the word and then go back. The way he solves this little problem gives an important clue to his individuality.

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