FIGURE 7.

When the last letter of the line is continued on to the edge of the page, as in Figure 7, bypassing any possible margin, the writer is trying to occupy a space he fears someone else may. This shows mistrust as well as fear. These are the people who have three and four locks on every door and are always checking up on them, as though expecting someone to intrude.

FIGURE 8.

Figure 8 shows the end stroke turning back and actually crossing the first letter of the writer’s name, which represents his ego. He therefore has deleted his ego, himself. He is greatly disappointed in himself, to the point where he may commit suicide, since he is stabbing himself (his ego) through the heart.

Observe the end stroke of George Bernard Shaw’s signature in Figure 8A. The end stroke of the S cuts sharply back through his initials. This endstroke shows that in spite of his achievements, George Bernard Shaw had difficulty feeling "important."

FIGURE 8A. FIGURE 9.

In Figure 9 see the end stroke completely encircling the name. This writer wants to feel protected, so he encloses himself from all sides. In fact, he often likes to trap others in the spider web he has formed. This type of person is often paranoid as well, fearing the outside world.

Paranoia and lack of trust are traits found in the writing of the French physicist and discoverer of the Law of volumes," Joseph Louis Gay Lussac (Figure 9A):

FIGURE 9A.

FIGURE 10.

Figure 10 shows the end stroke rolled up into a shape we call a claw. Claws are used to grab, so we see greed, and the fact that the claw points back to him shows egotism.

FIGURE 11.

When the stroke extends downward in a much weaker fashion than the rest of the word, as in Figure 11, we see fatigue, weakness, possibly ill health. This droopy writing reflects the writer's lack of physical well-being.

FIGURE 12.

Figure 12 shows the end stroke descending toward the left, in the form of an arcade. An arcade is one of the various forms of connections between letters and generally shows that the writer would prefer to be impenetrable. (Forms of connections will be discussed in a later chapter.)

Besides being on the defensive, this person would prefer to keep away from others. The descending end stroke can be viewed as a stick of some kind, while the writer (represented by the word, which this stroke finishes off) stands safely behind it-thereby keeping the other person at a distance.

FIGURE 13.

The end stroke of Figure 13 covers the whole word. This shows an urge to protect, as if the writer were putting a roof over his home. Notice that the stroke is in the upper zone; this urge to protect was perhaps brought on by spiritual feelings.

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