FIGURE 1.

Figure 1 shows an example of connected writing. One of the major points that the graphologist looks for in his analysis is how the subject thinks. In this example, we see that each word is internally connected, each letter linked to the following one. Connected writing shows a person who is both practical and logical. He will take his time figuring something out, but once he has done so, he is very tenacious of his opinion. He is the person who builds fact upon fact, then adds them up to a logical decision. Graphologists consider this ‘masculine writing.’

FIGURE 1A.

In Figure lA the connected script of Martin Luther King, Jr., shows both logic and pragmatism.

FIGURE 2.

Figure 2 shows disconnected writing-disconnected most of the time. There is a touch of ‘femininity’ in disconnected writings. Its nature is intuitive. Since most of this person's writing is disconnected, his emphasis is on his intuition. He is also capable of logic (he does connect some of his letters), and when he needs the logical thought processes, he is able to draw them forth. Disconnection also implies imagination, so this writer is excellent to have around when an idea is needed. Because of his hunches-which are often right-he is a quicker thinker than the connected writer, and he has usually sized up the situation and come to a decision while the connected writer is still putting facts together.

This writer sometimes comes to grief over his hunches, however. Because they are so often correct, he is inclined to think they always are. On some occasion he may demand that his position be respected, refusing to admit that he drew it from intuition and not fact, and will hang on stubbornly to his opinion beyond all logical objections.

Notice the handwriting of French philosopher and Nobel Prize winner Henri Bergson (Figure 2A). He has an extreme degree of disconnection in his writing, along with precisely placed i dots-a powerful intuition allied with alertness to details and a precise memory. Thus he was able to analyze the function of intuition in the thinking process:

FIGURE 2A.

Two outstanding personality traits hit the eye immediately in the signature of the Italian painter Leonardo da Vinci-the pressure and the high degree of disconnection. Pressure often indicates sensuality and love of color, and disconnectedness shows a high degree of intuition.

FIGURE 2B.

FIGURE 2C.

Figure 2C shows a fine example of "mirror writing" by Leonardo Da Vinci. This kind of writing, often written by left-handed writers (Leonardo was ambidextrous, though favoring his left hand) can easily be read by holding it up to a mirror. In such a strongly disconnected script such as this, much femininity is indicated.

FIGURE 3.

Figure 3 shows disconnected writing-this time, completely disconnected. Almost none of the letters are connected, whereas in Figure 2 some are. This writer tends to be impractical, moody, a daydreamer. Many artists write disconnectedly. The disconnected writer often has disjointed thoughts, and his logical thought processes are also disconnected. He can be extremely bright and will show interest in minor details when given a set of facts. He is quite distant in social relationships and is seldom in touch with his own feelings. Because of the manner in which he thinks, he is often looked down upon by the connected writer.
A person who prints is similar to the disconnected writer. This writing often shows immaturity. If the sample of handwriting is printed, the graphologist should request a letter written in script in addition, for only a limited number of facts could be gathered from printed writing.

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