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to handwriting analysis.

ELIZABETH APPLEBAUM

Special to the Jewish News

andsvriting analysis can be an

AA extensive and costly procedure

at about $125 an hour. If you're
looking for just a few basics, howev-
er, Baruch Lazewnik offers these
hints:
• One of the first things that
catches any graphologist's eye is
unusually large handwriting because
it is so out of the norm. Depending
on other factors, this may signal a
profound need for attention and/or
a love of working with others.
• Watch how a writer makes the
lower loop on letters like "g" and
"y." This should be a soft, fluid
movement. If you notice that the
upward stroke to complete the letter
seems especially heavy, be concerned.
"The writer is forcing," Lazewnik
explains. "It's what Freud called
`compensation.' Its like someone
who squeezes your hand too hard
when hes shaking it. It shows a great
deal of energy and drive but also a
lack of awareness and sensitivity.'
• Another unusual factor: zones.
In general, most writers have upper-
and lower-case loops that are fairly
balanced. If they're exceedingly nar-
row or altogether absent, you're like-
ly meeting'up with a highly original
and independent individual.
• Odd, uneven spaces between
words can signal one who feels dis-
connected from himself, from others
and from . his environment. "A lot of
blank space on the page represents
the feeling of being an isolated
island," he says.
• If you're the mild-mannered type
who enjoys a quiet, peaceful lifestyle,
you probably would be best without
someone who makes stiff, rigid
beginning strokes before letters such
as lowercase "a" and "g." Yes, every-
one learned to do this in third grade
-- and virtually everyone stopped
doing it, I anwnik says. "It shows a
toughness, a resentment, a readiness
to fight." It may be this is a person
who uses her energy to go to battle
for a good cause, but it also might
signi

out of his car and screams because
the driver ahead didn't move fast
enough when a light turned green.
• If you're determined to find an
easygoing partner, whether in busi-
ness or personal life, look for unifor-
mity. Don't worry first about sloppy
writing or even illegible letters; easy-
to-read handwriting doesn't necessar-
ily reveal a gende, polite mind,
Lazewnik says, noting, "Some very
disturbed people have amazingly
clear handwriting.' Instead, concen-
trate on finding someone whose
writing shows consistency, with the
height and width of letters all rela-
tively in proportion.
• Though all aspects of a hand-
writing need to be considered for a

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complete analysis, Lazewnik says
that one feature virtually always is a
signal of personality troubles: the
fix-up. This is the person who goes
back to repair his letters -- return-
ing to close an open "b," for exam-
ple — and the legibility isn't
improved. Also, look for an o pening
the bottom of the letter "o" and
huge, open hooks at the beginning
of a letter "h." Universally grapholo
gsts
i view these as causes for con-
cern., Lazewnik says, "but with just
one sign, we're not calling the
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• Watch for those who cross that
"t." A flying cross at the top, that
doesn't even touch the vertical part
of the letter, may show ambition,

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