To determine dishonesty in one’s handwriting, the ability to recognize honesty is a prerequisite.

Honesty

In general, the handwriting of honest people has clarity, simplicity, and a firm, straight baseline. You can see this by taking a ruler and placing it under the letters in the middle zone; all are equidistant from the ruler. When the baseline is straight (and some other factors are not present), we find an individual who does not fall apart if something unexpected happens. He is calm, does not get angry easily, thinks honestly and is honest.

The more open the ovals are, the more talkative the writer is. When these letters are a regular feature of someone’s writing, it can be said that they are open and honest. However, if there were no closed oval letters, it would be better not to tell the writer any secrets, as they may have a hard time keeping them.

If the body of the writing is similar to that of the signature, we see an essentially honest and direct individual, one who is not trying to impress others or play a false role. When the signature varies from the body of writing, graphologists first analyze the body of writing to find out what the writer really is. They then compare it to the signature to get an impression of the personality of the writer, the role he is trying to play.

Dishonesty

Although there are many indicators of dishonesty, which can be identified through writing, graphologists always rely on three signs.

* The sinuous baseline.

He is inconsistent, prey to mood swings. You find it difficult to hold a job or perform any function that requires stability.

* Oval shaped letters, which are open at the bottom). This reflects deception and hypocrisy.

* Figures that can be confused with others reveal a lack of clarity in monetary matters.

When any of these three signs is found in one’s writing, a question mark arises for the graphologist regarding the veracity of the writer. Two signs are considered evidence.

It should be noted that the professional graphologist only relies on these factors when:

a) they repeat significantly
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b) this is the natural handwriting of the writer.

The illegible signature of a person does not admit any complementary interpretation. How much trust can be placed in a document if the signature that must prove the signer’s determination to keep his promises cannot be deciphered? In a sense, an illegible signature nullifies the document it purports to enforce.

On the contrary, the illegible hand of the doctors, for example, is part of their professional pride and secrecy; they do not want the layman to understand their notes obviously reserved for other doctors or pharmacists. As this is not the natural handwriting of the doctor, it is certainly not an indicator of dishonesty; is to protect your patient.

Psychopathology in handwriting

The usual liar

The technique of lying, it seems, has at least three ways to achieve its ends. In the presentation of the liar of history,

l. an (essential) part is simply left out;

2. an (essential) part is omitted and replaced by a freely invented part;

3. A (essential) part is omitted and the space is filled with vague or nonsensical talk or tales. Of the three ways, the liar is careful not to appear as such; its history and approach should not arouse suspicion.

(Essentially, the habitual liar, as a social type, is unwilling to communicate frankly; he will not express himself without hints or hesitation.) When writing, the liar’s techniques remain the same. While the first letters of words appear clear and are often written very carefully (to mislead us and divert our attention from the part of the word where the lie “resides”), the body of the word behind that first letter is,

1. Incomplete: one or more letters are omitted (“announcement” instead of “and”, “Thank you” instead of “Appreciation”, “neived” instead of “received”, “sincerely” instead of “sincerely” ),

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2. One or more letters are replaced by letters that do not belong there (“eacl” instead of “each”, “mucl” instead of “much”, “costme” instead of “continue”),

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3. A letter is omitted and in its place there is a thread (“fr-” instead of “de”) or something that looks like a letter but is not (“ar-y” instead of “army”).

The samples above are taken from a message, written by a habitual liar.

The pathological liar

These two seemingly different calligraphies were written by one person, a pathological liar. She executed this writing for the doctor in her care, in order to show “how smart she was.” From the point of view of graphology, these writings are identical except for the skew; neither contains a basic characteristic that the other lacks.

The pathological liar is certainly not simply a person who tells many lies. He is almost completely identified with the false roles that he unconsciously assumes. Consequently, it will be characterized by showing two or more different styles of writing, rather than just the slip-ups of the “usual liar.” Such a change in style is the key to pathology, which the graphologist can discover.