This year more than usual, Martin Luther King Jr. Day is up, foremost and center.
President-elect Obama is calling all to volunteer and serve, millions of Americans are expected to honor Dr. King and step up to find ways to volunteer on this day.
“I have a dream…” will live on in infamy.
Let’s take an up close and personal look at Dr. King’s signature:
To the trained and untrained eye alike, what stands out most is the seemingly flamboyant lower loop; the “g” in the name King.
The length of this lower loop is long!
What is fascinating to discern is the layer of meanings found within just the signature alone. In fact there are layers of information in the “g” alone.
One of the things the length of lower loops tells us is how the writer response to authority. The long length tell us of his drive and his unwillingness to buckle to authority that went against his principles.
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This is clearly not a man who would bow down to the status quo or to The Man (authority.) See how long the g goes down below the baseline before it begins to curl into the lower loop? The long lanky length of this tells us the writer desires adventure, resists routine and confinement and if allowed to work at their own pace can most certainly excel.
By the time the vertical part of the lower loop begins to curve, it curls in the opposite direction of what it is supposed to – revealing hurt and a betrayal.
What is fascinating, and important, is what Dr. King does with this emotional pain. He turns it into a creative solution (noted by the triangle in that lower loop) and one that he is utterly devoted to (as is noted by the figure 8 in that same lower loop)
He does feel the betrayal of his brothers, both black and white who have used prejudice to perpetrate violence as a means to an end; but he uses this to fuel a creative solution, again as can be seen by the triangular effect. The loop does manage to come up and over most of his last name, King, forming a protective covering, no doubt symbolizing the desire to protect his family.
As you can discern from the information just given, when triangles are found in handwriting it means the writer has a creative ability; an eye for design, in this case many factors lead up to a man with a Vision. The figure 8’s when seen in handwriting denote dedication.
An important side note: anything found in one’s signature carries up to 3-5 times the weight of importance compared to the rest of the body of one’s handwriting.
The height of the upper zone letters found in his name additionally tell of King’s pride and unwavering belief in what he believed to be right.
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that.
Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.”
The slant of his writing bears right, and all handwriting students everywhere knows this to mean he followed his heart and the wisdom that lay therein.
The things discovered in Dr. King’s handwriting carry great emphasis and point to a man who is intent on living his principles.
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(Kathi McKnight is a speaker, free lance writer and expert graphologist.)
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