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By joel-engelAug 7, 20081 topic

What Your Body Language Signals

What Your Body Language Signals: Why we make the gestures that we do with our bodies, is directly caused by our state of mind at that particular point in time and place. The following is an alphabetized list of the traits we exhibit: Aggressive, Defensive Or Hostile: When one is feeling aggressive, defensive or hostile, eye contact is dramatically increased. Anger, Defensive, General Unhappiness: Knitted and downtu ed eyebrows, closed and defensive arms, squeezed foreheads

Primary topic: Psychology

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By joel-engelMar 18, 20121 topic

Graphology Handwriting Analysis of President Barack Obama

Graphology Handwriting Analysis of President Barack Obama Byr Joel Engel President Barack Obama’s huge signature is eye-catching. Graphologically speaking, this reflects a tremendous desire to be the center of attention. The rightward extensions at the end of his first and last names (A1, A2) are like a self-portrait showing that there is more to him than just a name. A small middle zone (B1, B2) in his John Hancock represents strong powers of concentration. People who have

Primary topic: Personal Development

Personal Development

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By joel-engelAug 7, 20081 topic

What Your Favorite Color Signifies

What Your Favorite Color Signifies: Psychoanalysts relate that the color a person most favors, reveals moods and mood swings. They suggest that the very colors themselves have a direct effect on our state of mind. Beige: A tannish grey color exhibits impartiality. Though you certainly are not of a boisterous nature, many have a difficulty in understanding just what exactly your nature is. Black: The color of night, this darkness betokens a lack of warmth and often clear mi

Primary topic: Psychology

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By joel-engelAug 7, 20081 topic

What Your Appearance Says

What Your Appearance Says: One’s facial formations and body gestures are very telltale. Eyes: How much people open or close their eyes while talking to you is an indication of how much they are revealing of what is on their mind. Wide open eyes tell everything, those with extremely wide open eyes demand expression and cannot keep anything back. They have difficulty holding any secret. When someone closes his or her eyes while talking to you, so that only a narrow slit is op

Primary topic: Psychology

1,753 views

By joel-engelMar 12, 20081 topic

Early Cancer Detection Through Handwriting Analysis

“Handwriting is brain-writing.” Graphologists explain that the brain is the director of our physical as well as our mental activity. Just as our writing reflects our personality, so does it reflect certain aberrations in our physiology. It is widely accepted in medicine that with the development of cancer, certain neuromuscular disturbances of coordination take place. Since handwriting constitutes the tracing of neuromuscular coordination, the microscopic characteristics of

Primary topic: Health Education

Health Education

1,700 views

By joel-engelAug 12, 20081 topic

What Your Type Of Handbag Uncovers

What you take along with you-just in case you might need them-and in what type of handbag you place them can be quite self descriptive. Activity Handbag: Taking with you lots of reading material and other things to do, and actually being admired by others for putting every spare moment to a practical use , if the true meaning behind you taking these objects are to take advantage of the time that has been allotted to you, then you have an intelligent way of cutting all kinds

Primary topic: Psychology

1,665 views

By joel-engelAug 12, 20081 topic

What Your Hair Color Unmasks

The hair color that you choose as well as your hairstyle, broadcast specifically how you want to impress others. Aryan Complex: Beauty, epicureanism, tempered with limitation and worldly wise indicate the real you. Black Hair: You prefer to be viewed as mystic and secretive, not to mention mysterious. Bouffant and Pompadour: For someone to try to get you to change your hairstyle is comparable to change your very lifestyle, they just might as well forget that. Crewcut: Moderat

Primary topic: Psychology

1,551 views

By joel-engelMar 16, 20081 topic

Honesty And Dishonesty Through Handwriting Analysis

In order 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 base line. (See Figure 1)n n The writing in Figure 1 is more or less straight. You can see this by taking a ruler and placing it under the middle-zone letters-they are all equidistant from the ruler. When the base line is straight (and certain other factors are not present

Primary topic: Relationship Advice

Relationship Advice

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By joel-engelAug 24, 20081 topic

Dogs

Man’s best friend, dogs come in all shapes and sizes, as do their masters. They are overly stereotyped. Your favorite canine will impress others that you possess the following traits-though it most certainly may not be the case. Basset Hound: The one thing people should do is not to rush you. Being unaggressive and lazy, your easygoing manner can make one feel both comfortable and bored. Bulldog: You’re tough. You wear an invisible sign on your chest - “don’t mess with me.”

Primary topic: Psychology

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By joel-engelAug 12, 20081 topic

What Your Health Divulges

Good health will first and foremost bring color to the face, in the palm of the hand, beneath the nails and all parts of the body in general. In light-skinned people, pink is the best color to be seen. Red shows excess and at times high blood pressure or alcoholism. White shows a lack of red corpuscles, poor circulation, kidney problems and coldness in the extremities. Yellow may indicate bile and other toxic substances in the blood and skin such as uric poisoning. Blue in th

Primary topic: Health Education

Health Education

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By joel-engelMar 17, 20081 topic

Change Your Handwriting, Change Your Life?

Several graphologists theorized, if you can study someone’s handwriting and deduce ideas about his character, why can’t you reverse the process? By modifying his handwriting, perhaps you can modify his character. Character sets the individual pattern of each handwriting and is inseparable from it; consequently, a voluntary handwriting change, once achieved, produces a corresponding change of character. How is this possible? The circuit established between brain and graphic g

Primary topic: Self-Esteem and Self Confidence

Self-Esteem and Self Confidence

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By joel-engelAug 24, 20081 topic

What Your Gratuity Substantiates

Your gift to someone, how you thought about them-if at all- tells about you. As an example, jewelry is an “easy” gift for a man to give to a woman. Clothing have more intimate overtones. Extravagant: You want others to keep in mind what you put out for them. Gifts (That Are Really For You): When the gift you give is really for yourself, that is, you benefit thereby, pompousness and conceit are the order of the day. A Gift You Would Want: Giving a gift that you personally w

Primary topic: Psychology

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By joel-engelAug 24, 20081 topic

What The Place, Time And How You Eat Betray

You are what you eat. All Day Long: Although actually full, you feel the need to give just a little bit more to yourself. Essentially feeding your lack of self assuredness. Anorexic: Taught not to give in to basic pleasures even moderately, this being the devil’s way, you have actually denied yourself living. At Home: Although you are not a spendthrift, you are known to have been labeled at times as cheap. Actually you prefer the lack of formality, although it’s true that

Primary topic: Psychology

1,069 views

By joel-engelAug 24, 20081 topic

What Your Driving Discloses

Many psychoanalysts and probably the multitude of drivers state that the automobile in the driver’s hands is an extension of themself. Let’s see to what extent. Above The Speed Limit: When you drive above the speed limit, it is the rebellion in you that simply will not let you listen to anyone, or anything telling you what to do. Recklessness is indicated. Back Seat Driver: You need other people to say that you are okay. Not actually feeling one hundred percent okay, it is

Primary topic: Psychology

1,033 views

By joel-engelJan 6, 20081 topic

What Career Matches Your Personality?

Does your writing follow the copybook model taught in school? Do you write letters that resemble numbers? Do you always connect your letters? Then you can become an excellent accountant, bookkeeper or cost estimator! Discover the perfect career for you through the secrets of your personality type. Do you know if you are doing the work for which you are suited? What talents your teenage children are gifted with, which might be developed through the right course of educatio

Primary topic: Career Coach and Career Coaching

Career Coach and Career Coaching

1,024 views

By joel-engelMar 11, 20081 topic

Early Cancer Detection Through Handwriting Analysis

“Handwriting is brain-writing.” Graphologists explain that the brain is the director of our physical as well as our mental activity. Just as our writing reflects our personality, so does it reflect certain aberrations in our physiology. It is widely accepted in medicine that with the development of cancer, certain neuromuscular disturbances of coordination take place. Since handwriting constitutes the tracing of neuromuscular coordination, the microscopic characteristics of

Primary topic: Health Education

Health Education

979 views

By joel-engelAug 12, 20081 topic

What Your Gratuity Substantiates

Your gift to someone, how you thought about them-if at all- tells about you. As an example, jewelry is an “easy” gift for a man to give to a woman. Clothing have more intimate overtones. Extravagant: You want others to keep in mind what you put out for them. Gifts (That Are Really For You): When the gift you give is really for yourself, that is, you benefit thereby, pompousness and conceit are the order of the day. A Gift You Would Want: Giving a gift that you personally w

Primary topic: Psychology

906 views

By joel-engelAug 7, 20081 topic

What Your Automobile Reveals

Driving a car reflects independence and the freedom to go where and when you choose. The particular type of vehicle you prefer expresses your individual character. Convertible: You have a devil may care, love of life and cool attitude towards life. Economy/Compact: Due to rising fuel costs, you reveal your pragmatic nature, even though at times this proves you to be physically uncomfortable, you will make do, for you do not need to get therenin style, you just need to get t

Primary topic: Life Purpose

900 views

By joel-engelAug 12, 20081 topic

What Your Driving Discloses

What Your Driving Discloses: Many psychoanalysts and probably the multitude of drivers state that the automobile in the driver’s hands is an extension of themself. Let’s see to what extent. Above The Speed Limit: When you drive above the speed limit, it is the rebellion in you that simply will not let you listen to anyone, or anything telling you what to do. Recklessness is indicated. Back Seat Driver: You need other people to say that you are okay. Not actually feeling on

Primary topic: Psychology

876 views

By joel-engelAug 7, 20081 topic

What Your Address Book Shows

What your address book shows: The type of address book that you purchase and the way in which you keep it discloses your relationship with others. Cheap address book: Besides their being inexpensive, they’re actually quite disposable as many of your relationships tend to be. You do not usually stay at the same place too long. You and they alike have moved away from each other, whether physically or in your relationships, at the drop of a hat. Expensive book: One reason why

Primary topic: Psychology

860 views

By joel-engelDec 27, 20071 topic

What Career Matches Your Personality?

Does your writing follow the copybook model taught in school? Do you write letters that resemble numbers? Do you always connect your letters? Then you can become an excellent accountant, bookkeeper or cost estimator! Discover the perfect career for you through the secrets of your personality type. Do you know if you are doing the work for which you are suited? What talents your teenage children are gifted with, which might be developed through the right course of educatio

Primary topic: Career Coach and Career Coaching

Career Coach and Career Coaching

813 views

By joel-engelAug 12, 20081 topic

What The Place, Time And How You Eat Betray

What The Place, Time And How You Eat Betray You are what you eat. All Day Long: Although actually full, you feel the need to give just a little bit more to yourself. Essentially feeding your lack of self assuredness. Anorexic: Taught not to give in to basic pleasures even moderately, this being the devil’s way, you have actually denied yourself living. At Home: Although you are not a spendthrift, you are known to have been labeled at times as cheap. Actually you prefer the

Primary topic: Psychology

812 views

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What Your Type Of Divorce Reflects:

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Primary topic: Psychology

775 views

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