Years ago when I was a spec of the person I
am now and had a very rigid and inflexible
attitude and perception of life, if you had
told me my signature was a mirror of my life
and you could read my personality
characteristics by looking at it, I would
have found this idea very difficult to deal
with! I first heard about this theory when I
began to study Feng Shui and attended a
workshop titled "Feng Shui and Prosperity"
in which a wealth of wisdom was shared and
one of the topics was insights on signature
through graphology. Thankfully by this time
my previous old stubborn attitude had begun
to melt, a little bit like the wax on a
candle as the flame becomes stronger, and my
"Inner Light" began to glow more brightly. I
began to look at my signature with this new
inner sight I was developing and I realised
that my signature did in fact mirror a very
regimented person who was very stuck in her
ways, as at the time my signature was very
clear, neat and orderly and I always
completed my signature on a downward slope
and finished it with a full stop! This
realisation wasn't in line with the new
person I had in mind to become, so I decided
that it would certainly be a very good idea
indeed to develop a new signature in line
with my new persona. However, initially my
old stubborn self had the thought "Well -
how on earth can you finish an "s" on a
rising stroke?" as the last letter of my
surname is an "s". Fortunately for me I had
began to listen to a very strong voice in my
head which gently began to challenge all of
my old restricting thought patterns and
support me in embracing my new found
freedom. Needless to say I soon developed a
very bold and energised signature which I
felt reflected my new persona and still does
today.
With all of the experience I've been blessed
with, when I'm working with others I often
ask them to sign their name to give me
another clue to how they're feeling. I used
to work with groups of ladies with "Positive
development" workshops. Sadly they were most
probably at their lowest ebb in life at the
time. However, this opportunity turned out
to be a wonderful experience for me to hone
my presentation skills and become really
energised to engage and wake up my ladies
and get the best out of the these sessions
as they used to start at 8.00am in the
morning! One of the tools I used was
signature analysis. Most of the ladies would
sign their names in very small script and
just use their initial of their first name
and their full surname, and within their
signature were lots of full stops,
especially at the end! An example is Janet
Smith would sign in very small writing "J.
Smith." As I analysed each signature they
thought I had studied their notes and knew
everything about them. It was really useful
and very interesting for me to be able to
study group behaviours in this way and
enhance my own development of this
understanding too. The biggest gift for me
was by the time we reconvened the following
week they had often completely changed and
practised their new signature, and it was
evident that this guidance was playing it's
part in helping them to positively change
their life and embrace a new way of being.
These are the signature guidelines we worked
with at the time:
Signature Guidelines
Finish your signature on a rising stroke
(remember the NIKE tick). In doing this you
can seed the
new thought of "I'm always on the up" every
time you sign your name.
Write your first name in full as this
represents your personal intent in life. If
you only sign your
initial you may be prone to staying
unnoticed. Sign your full name: and stylise
it! Remember
Super Stars sign BIG! (that is of course if
you wish to be one?).
Stop any full stops, as this stops you
moving forward.
Loops in your name are your money bags so
the more the better, and the shape of an "8"
indicates abundance. Creatively writing some letters
can look like symbols of abundance, for
instance an
"L" can look like a "
£
" and an "S" or "B"
can look like an "8".
Do not write over your name in going back
and carrying on at the same level and
negating your existence.
Occasional when I asked my clients to sign
their signature they tell me they have two
signatures, and of course I ask them to sign
them both. This tells me they have two
different personas. In one particular
instance my client had one signature which
was very creative and finished with a
flurry, which happened to be his personal
signature for use with friends. The other
signature was scribbled over which happened
to be his work signature. This action
negates your existence and sadly his work
experience reflected exactly that as he had
been made redundant a number of times!
I was very fortunate that my new signature
metamorphosed over time and I didn't have to
go through any official channels, just sign
in my new style when I needed a new
passport, driving license, et al. If you do
make a massive change I suggest it's best to
formalise your new signing as required, and
remember there is always a way!
I'm always interested to have a peek at a
signature, and if I ever see one in a
publication I can't help myself but have a
look and perhaps gain a hidden insight into
the person's character. perhaps you would
like to consider these ideas and have a look
at your own signature and do a little bit of
gentle self analysis, and if inspired allow
your creativity the freedom to stylise a new
signature and sculpt a new you! Happy
writing!
Vandaeh Works