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Face Reading (Physiognomy): Eyes

Since eyes are the primary sensory organ for light, it is no surprise that eyes have been called the windows of the soul. Our eyes reflect our outlook, our attitudes, and our openness. Conversely, they tell when we filter or screen out information. Only the very noticeable examples count. If you cannot immediately tell whether a person’s eyes are very wide apart or very close together, don’t read the feature. 

SPACING:

• A. Widely Spaced (more than one eye’s width apart): You have a broad, open perspective and a far-sighted imagination, but you hate dealing with details. You may be less grounded than most people and may even be considered “spacey” by those with a narrower field of view. Your challenge is gaining the financial reward you deserve for your broad insights, because compensation for your efforts is a detail you may overlook.

• B. Closely Spaced (less than one eye’s width apart): You are very focused on details and excel at exacting tasks where minute details are important. You do well in positions that require extreme focus, such as accounting, technical support, proofing documents and the like. Your challenge is learning to see the big picture and relating to others on their terms.

ANGLE:

• C. Angles Up (outer corner higher than inner corner): You are good at inspiration and imagination. You are an optimist with a focus on the positive things in life. You expect things to turn out for the best. This attitude allows you to accomplish goals others would never try. Your challenge is to keep an even keel if plans don’t work out as expected. 

• D. Angles Down (outer corner lower than inner corner): You don’t see the world through rose-colored glasses. In fact, you expect problems, and you are especially good at spotting potential trouble. You may find that others come to you with their problems because your eyes also show a genuine compassion for the suffering of others. You are quick to admit your errors and correct them, and you expect others to do the same.

• E. No Angle (inner and outer corners on same level): You have a balanced view of life and tend to be pragmatic (sensible, businesslike) and objective. You are not easily discouraged and possess resilience under stress. If plans don’t work out at first, you can continue on undaunted until they do. You are also concerned with fairness and justice. 

DEPTH:

• F. Deep (eyes are deep in sockets): You may seem calm and relaxed, but you are constantly evaluating everything. Even when you are nodding your head, it doesn’t mean you are agreeing with what’s being said. You question and weigh matters carefully and need proof before accepting anything. You protect your inner self by being reflective, reserved, cautious, and observant.

• G. Bulging (eyes appear to be bulging out of sockets): You are naturally enthusiastic and eager to participate. You don’t have to run the show, but you want to be included in whatever is happening. Your challenge is that if you are interrupted, you may feel criticized and you will put up emotional walls because you don’t feel appreciated. 

TOP LIDS:

• H. Abundant (most of upper lid is visible with eyes open): You have a strong need for intimacy. In relationships, you are a person who incorporates and bonds with your partner. You want someone who will consider you and share all aspects of life with you. For example, if your partner is going to be late, you want to be informed. You understand the meaning of commitment. Your challenge is learning to give your partner his or her space.

• I. Thin (only small part shows with eyes open): You have a balanced intimacy requirement in relationships. You appreciate closeness, but are also capable of acting independently. You are a person who is neither a loner nor overly dependent. You appreciate intimacy, but you need your own space at least part of the time.

• J. No lids (none visible when eyes are open): You have the gift of extreme focus and need your own personal space. In relationships you need someone with enough ego strength to allow you plenty of room and not try to smother or control you. When you are focused on a task, you dislike demands from a partner on your time and attention. You are capable of intimacy when you are ready for it.

BOTTOM LIDS:

• K. Straight (bottoms lids form a straight line naturally): You are maintaining an emotional distance or self-protective attitude. You may be suspicious, mistrusting, anxious, or even shy. You keep your guard up and can be initially difficult to approach. Once you may accept someone, however, you can be the most loyal friend, lover, spouse, or supporter. [Body language: If someone’s bottom lids become straight (squinting) while you are talking to them, the person has become suspicious and guarded. They are screening out information through a wary, mistrustful mental filter. “Eye-blocking” is a nonverbal behavior that can occur when we feel threatened.]

• L. Curved (bottoms lids are curved naturally): You are positive, receptive and open to  people and new ideas. You are willing to take in and want to consider all facts and information. [Body language: If a person’s lids become more curved as you talk, then he or she has become more open to you and is truly listening.]

• M. Round (bottoms lids are extremely curved): You are extremely open and possibly emotionally vulnerable. You are trusting and sometimes naive with an almost childlike innocence. Your challenge is that you can sometimes be very blunt and lacking in tact.

EYELASHES:

• N. Thin Lashes (short & thin): Because you are so sensitive, you may get your feelings hurt easily and be quick to anger. Your challenge is to learn to be more objective and try not to take things quite so personally. 

• O. Thick Lashes (long & full): You have a tolerant, accepting attitude and a gentle disposition (state of mind). You are easy to get along with because you keep everything on an even keel. 

Handwriting Analysis: Signatures and Size

Your signature represents your public-self image:

• What you think of yourself in public
• What you would like others to think of you
• And what you think others think of you

Compare sig size to “Hope to see you before long! We Love you,”

A. Signature much smaller than writing:

• This is someone who wants attention by being so obviously unobvious.
• Example: You’re at a party where everyone is together in a group socializing, while one person is standing in a corner by himself… Who do you notice?

B. Signature slightly smaller than writing:

• This sig indicates insecurity. This person doesn’t feel very big when he gets into public situations. He’s shy, reserved, ad would rather fade into the background.

C. Signature the same size as writing:

• This means the person behaves the same way in public as in private. Such a person doesn’t put on airs or change personalities when in public. What you see is what you get.

D. Signature slightly larger than writing:

• This means healthy self-confidence in public. Your sig will be as large as, or slightly larger than the rest of your writing.

E. Signature much larger than writing:

• This signifies someone screaming to be seen and heard. In actuality, a person with this trait feels small inside. To compensate (to make up for it), he comes on extra big.
• Example: Someone who constantly brags about his IQ actually doubts how smart he is. Someone who brags about his sexual conquests… 
• When you meet this type of writer, you’d see him as someone who’s coming on big and cocky. Psychologically, someone who who comes on big is only acting this way to compensate for an inner feeling of smallness.

SOURCE (book): “Handwriting Analysis; Putting It To Work For You,” By Andrea McNicole

1. Boxes: desire to be constructive (synonyms: helpful, effective, practical, useful, positive)
2. 3-D Boxes: ability to see all sides of an issue
3. Triangles: one who’s mind is logical/rational, desire to see things come to a head
4. Arrows: feelings of ambition, drive, motivation
5. Aimless lines that form no shape or go in all directions: feeling undirected, without structure/purpose, irritated, frustrated
6. Stars: feelings of hopelessness, looking forward or up to things, and optimism
7. Circles: feeling passive rather than aggressive, circles are associated with sociable, talkative, and friendly, desire to be flexible and loving
8. Hearts: one who has love on their mind in most cases (obviously)
9. Flowers: flowers represent the feminine side of ourselves, a desire to see growth, nature, and reproduction
10. Several Flowers in Order: desire to see sense of family/togetherness
11. Food: need for love, desire to be filled up, of course it might indicate hunger/thirst
12. Animals: one who is sensitive to living creatures, the type of animal is a great deal about the mood of the doodler and often the type that the person wants to be (ex: tiger means desire to be courageous, snake means sneaky), 
13. Small Animals: slowness, lack of self-confidence, more introverted tendencies
14. Aggressive Animals: feeling assertive (synonyms: agressive, confident, demanding, leader, strong-willed)
15. Fun-loving Animals: one who is playful
16. Animals that move quickly: desire to get away quickly
17. Transportation Methods: -Doodles of cars, trains, boats, wagons, buses…etc., means desire to get away quickly or to reach a goal, often people who are bored with their jobs draw these
18. Houses: a warm inviting house is when one is happy with his homelife, a hazardous house is when one has negative feelings towards it
19. Tree: a tree represents our egos and our ambitions. A healthy tree (large, robust, strong, balanced, full, alive) indicates love, sex, children together. bare, droopy branches indicates depression, lack of fighting spirit.
20. People:

• Not Drawing Hands: the feeling of not being able to do things
• Not Drawing Feet: feeling of not belonging anywhere, as if you have no roots
• Face: missing parts of the face is one who feels not whole, faceless, and feeling lack
• Only Drawing the Profile (side of the face): one who doesn’t like the way they look, or feeling like you can’t draw well
• Only drawing eyes: feelings of suspicion, cautious, careful, as if you need to have eyes on all parts of your head
• Ears Only: feeling that you have to listen too much from someone

1. People who shade: are sensual (desire to please/excite your senses)
2. People who shade in existing letters: unexpressed sensuality, feeling like setting limits to oneself, not feeling adventurous/creative at the moment
3. Doodling on one’s body and/or getting tattoos: not wanting to be mainstream; needing to flaunt one’s individuality, if it’s overdone - it indicates desire to self-destruct
4. Doodle on buildings (walls), books, schoolwork…etc: antisocial feelings and behavior, desperate need to be seen and heard
5. Constantly doodling the same image over & over: feeling like one has no artistic talent
6. Doodling on whatever paper happens to be around: are people who get bored easily
7. People who like to doodle in their spare time: usually indicates artistic ability, otherwise -one who thinks that they have artistic ability
8. People who rarely/never doodle: usually express themselves through words rather than images

Source: “Handwriting Analysis; Putting It To Work For You” By Andrea McNicole

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Aristotle spoke of dividing man into three aspects: the mind, the body, and the spirit: “Speech is the expression of ideas or thoughts or desires. Handwriting is the visible form of speech. Just as speech can have inflections of emotions, somewhere in handwriting is an expression of the emotions underlying the writer’s thoughts, ideas, or desires.”

Meaning: The size of the writing reveals whether a person is feeling socially extroverted or introverted. It also reveals your capacity for concentration. 

Note: Sometimes your size changes, look at the definitions that describe your mood. 

1. Overly Large Handwriting:

• This person demands to be seen & heard
• This writer overdoes (exaggerates) the size in compensation for an inner feeling of smallness and/or unimportance
• Obsession with attention & will go to great lengths to obtain it
• Displays obsessive tendencies by writing huge letters (to call attention on himself)

2. Large Handwriting (in general):

• Reaches out to other people
• Feeling social
• Unwilling to concentrate on small details
• Wants to be noticed by others
• This writer goes to many places
• Does not like limited territory

• Reasons Why: [Reason 1]: The desire to be big & important - “Look at me. I’m big & important. I’m impressive, & I want you to know it.” [Reason 2]: Extravagance - some large writers are flamboyant people who lean toward the lavish & luxurious lifestyle. [Reason 3]: Big planners - these people tend to see the “big picture,” they perceive matters on the grand scale who might take overwhelming projects. [Reason 4]: Showing off, these are usually fancy dressers who gesture broadly, take big steps, talk loudly, and seem to burst forth upon the scene.

3. Medium Handwriting:

• If the writing is neither “big” nor “small,” then this person is feeling normally social and who has average ability to concentrate
• There’s not that much definitions to medium, but it’s considered an ‘ideal’ size when you usually write

4. Small Handwriting:

• Small means introversion, this person is not reaching out to people expansively, instead he is holding himself tightly to a limited space -which also shows in your handwriting
• Four Reasons: [Reason 1]: Introversion - this is the tendency to direct one’s interest upon oneself rather than on external objects, people, and events. Feeling of wanting to be alone. This is shutting down stimuli, resulting in restricted movements by the hands. [Reason 2]: Concentration - in the mood to concentrate on small details, by shutting out stimuli, as your mind narrows its focus - the hand automatically limits itself. [Reason 3]: Small self-image - these people feel small in importance, shrunken self-esteem with letters that are small and weakly made. [Reason 4]: Economy - These people do not wish to waste paper, usually compulsively economical in all aspects of their life 

5. Microscopic Handwriting: 

• Extreme writing results an extreme in personality, few people write this way, they are shrinking within themselves and/or concentrating to an exaggerated degree. There is nothing in this world at the moment except for himself and his thoughts, exceptionally introverted, tuning out the entire world.
• Two Distinctions of Micro Writing: [Distinction 1]: Teeny & ‘read-able’ handwriting - This is a deep thinker, the truly deep thinker becomes intensely introverted in order to descend deep within himself and satisfy a quest for personal knowledge, Gandhi also wrote this way - it’s from hours of meditation, of being alone [Distinction 2]: Teeny & unread-able handwriting, and is distorted, it’s only when you cannot read their handwriting AT ALL - This is a disturbed person. This person is cut off from normal environmental relationships. 

Source (Book): ”Handwriting Analysis: Putting It To Work For You,” by Andrea McNichole. The author is a professor at the University of California and she also works with the FBI.

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