by Enza De Petrillo

If I had a magic wand I would make some « graphological » dreams of mine come true.

First and foremost I would ask all «humble» graphologists to be proud of what they do because their work can be very helpful to their fellow creatures. At the same time, I would like to ask all «self-conceited» graphologists to get down to earth because the delusion of omnipotence has never done anyone any good nor ever will do.

by Dr. Be'er Bar-Av

I see the conflict between graphologists and psychologists/psychiatrists along three dimensions: 1) education, 2) professional image, 3) research.

The issue of professional training and education is at the core of the conflict. While a psychologist or psychiatrists has to have a college degree followed by rigorous professional training, the graphologist typically may possess a high school diploma, or at best has some limited college education.

by Theodore Barnett

Nearly a year ago, on November 19, 1997 , there appeared on American public television a program about graphology, terming it a "pseudo-science", akin to tea leaf reading and palmistry. The program was an episode of the Scientific American Frontiers series, created by Chedd-Angier Productions of Watertown, Mass, and sponsored by a major corporation.

by Graziella Pettinati

A) Why approach teachers?

In the information age, professors are, without a doubt, among the last professionals who still have the privilege of reading and correcting many handwritten texts. And so, until all students have laptop computers under their arms, professors will be able to continue to be amazed and to wonder as they contemplate different handwriting styles.

What seems to us to be most important in graphology is:

1. Rigorous observation of what is expressive and individual about the graphic movements of a writer, which are never identical with those of anyone else.

The combination of the various graphological elements can vary considerably. Yet it is the basic movements with their pressure, progress, form, movement, and layout on the page, which guide us in the choice of the elements to be retained, and enable us to base our interpretation on analogical reasoning.

by Maresi de Monchy

As is very well known, working as a graphologist is usually a "lonely job". The graphologist receives a handwriting, works for hours on it at his own desk, concentrating to make an in-depth analysis.

Unless the graphologist is working with colleagues, there may arise a potential danger that he or she can become "fixed" in a stereotyped way of thinking or approaching certain problems in the handwriting and finally, producing a stereotype or - in the long run - poor written report.