Psychologist or Magician?

When I was interested in personal development and

psychology 10 years ago, I never expected that one day I will be
able to know about the personalities of other people by watching
their gestures, noticing their face features, knowing about the
type of music they prefer, taking a sample of their handwriting
and even by looking at their doodles.
Yes their doodles! everything that you do in life leaves
traces of your personality traits and of your inner world. As you
may have guessed this article will talk about doodles, their
interpretation and their hidden meanings.
Doodles follow the same rules that graphology follows and so
the same variables used to interpret a handwriting sample can be
used with doodles (example pen pressure, marginsetc)
Doodles Interpretation
Triangles, squares , geometrical shapes: Geometrical
shapes may indicate that the person has got a rational and logical
way of thinking. This person may also be a good planner. Drawing
a triangle sometimes signifies the internal desire of going up or
advancing in your career or social life.
Arrows, ladders Arrows and ladders may indicate that the
person is ambitious, obsessed about some goals and looking
forward to some achievements.
Doodling Good Looking Faces: Good looking faces may
indicate that the person is social, people loving and optimistic.
Doodling Funny faces: Funny faces may indicate that the
person has a good sense of humor
Doodling Ugly Faces ugly faces may indicate that the
person is not a social person, lacking self confidence, skeptic,
bad tempered or even aggressive.
Doodling Stars: Stars may indicate optimism and
hopefulness.
Doodling Houses: May indicate that the person is missing
his home, wanting a family, or wanting to settle down.
Doodling Flowers and plants May indicate that the
person is sensitive, warm and kind
Doodling hearts : Means that the person is suffering from
Socio-anti-complex-bio-disorder , well, just kidding :) simply he is
in love or in need of a relation :)
Doodlin
g 3D shapes: Shows the presence of the
ability to see the full picture and all aspects of an issue or at least
the desire to do so

Doodling underlined names: underlining a name with

one or two lines may indicate that this person is important (whose
name is underlined)
Doodling Food: May indicate real hunger or emotional
hunger
Doodling Animals love for animals or sensitivity
Doodling cars, plans, trains: Shows a desire for
traveling ,freedom or the need for a holiday
Doodling Weapons guns, pistols and swords may indicate
competitiveness and the presence of a warrior's spirit

Doodle Interpretation Accuracy

When you start to doodle you will usually be under the
effect of many unconscious parameters including your
personality, your current mood and other variables.
Thats why the interpretation of doodles needs to be done
with care and without giving hasty judgments. Collecting Some
information about the person's current mood and background
may be very useful in the analysis of his doodles.
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What your doodles really say about

you
Arrows for ambition, flowers for family - a graphologist translates
your idle scribbles
By MANDY FRANCIS
UPDATED: 09:12 GMT, 12 September 2011
Stuck somewhere, waiting or listening with a pen in your
hand? The chances are youll start doodling. And what you choose
to doodle will reveal volumes about your personality and mood.
We tend to doodle when we are bored or stressed, says
Ruth Rostron, professional handwriting analyst and vice-chair of
the British Institute of Graphologists.

Because of this, were usually only half-conscious of what

were drawing which means our inner preoccupations surface
on paper.
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You are what you draw: Doodles can reveal you personality and
state of mind
Many of us end up drawing the same things. Stars, flowers, boxes
and arrows frequently crop up common symbols of aspirations
and feelings.
According to Rostron, you should also look at how a doodle is
drawn to find out its true meaning.

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Emotional people who want harmony and crave affection tend to
use rounded shapes and curved lines.
Down-to-earth, practical types tend to use straight lines and
squares. Determined people will use corners, zigzags and
triangles, while more hesitant types use light, sketchy strokes.
A large doodle shows a person is confident and outgoing,
while a small one suggests the person prefers to observe rather
than participate.
Face it: A nicely drawn face suggests the doodler sees the good in
others
FACES
The expression on a doodled face is often a good indication of the
mood or character of the person who has drawn it. A nicely
drawn, good-looking face suggests you see the good in others. If
you sketch weird or ugly faces, you are probably mistrustful.
Comic faces demonstrate a desire to be the centre of attention.
Child-like doodles of faces suggest neediness. Profiles indicate
youre an introvert.
CHESS BOARD
The black and white chequerboard doodle suggests patience and
persistence. Perhaps you are weighing-up various options
regarding a tricky situation?
Its also the favourite doodle of people who are prone to mood
swings.
FLOWERS
Soft, rounded petals around a circular flower centre suggest an
amiable, family-centric person.

If the centre of your flower is a circle, but your petals are pointy,
you are probably hiding a warm heart behind a prickly
defensiveness.
If you doodle a bunch of perky-looking flowers you are likely to be
sociable. Drooping flower heads, on the other hand, indicate
youre burdened by worry.

Happy sketches: Flowers with round petals suggest an

amicable person while hearts mean you're in love

BUTTER
Flighty and romantic, fluttering butterflies, birds and bees suggest
you dont want to be tied down or landed with difficult tasks or
problems.
HEARTS
Obviously a romantic doodle. Drawing a heart indicates youre in
love with love.

INTRICATE PATTERNS
Busy, highly-detailed doodles are often drawn by people with an
obsessive nature, who simply will not let go of their ambitions or
loved ones. This type of drawing is often a favourite with extreme
introverts.
STAIRS OR LADDER
Symbols of ambition and a willingness to work your way
methodically up the ladder in life, drawings of stairs and ladders
also often indicate you have an important, long-term task in hand.
They can represent a spiritual quest, too, perhaps a desire to be
happier or more relaxed.
Personality symbols: Ladders suggest ambition, stick men
success and houses a need for security
ARROWS
A determined person with a specific goal in mind will draw arrows,
subconsciously aiming at his or her target.
If the arrow is sharp and angular, the target probably is
something important perhaps a person who needs to be
confronted or a job that needs to be applied for.
If it is more fluid and decorated its likely to be the target is
an affair of the heart or something the doodler feels passionate
about.

Fly away: Planes illustrate a desire to escape

BOATS AND PLANES
Doodling any form of transport often indicates a desire to escape
from a situation.
HOUSE
This common doodle indicates a need for security. A neat drawing
of a house suggests a secure home life, a more messy-looking
sketch (especially one without windows) indicates unhappiness
with your home life.
A house pictured on its own on top of a hill suggests youre
feeling isolated and lonely.
SPIDER'S WEB
This can symbolise a feeling of being trapped or the desire to
entice someone into a particular relationship or situation.
NAMES OR INITIALS
Doodling your name or initials is common for those who enjoy
being the centre of attention. Teenagers often doodle just their
first name or the initial of their Christian name, indicating a desire
to break away from the family and do their own thing.
Doodling someone elses name, on the other hand, shows they
are in your thoughts perhaps romantically or because they are
a presenting a problem you need to deal with.
Not just scribbles: Initials suggest a desire to be centre of
attention while boxes show efficiency
STARS
Stars are often drawn by ambitious people. Lots of little stars
indicate optimism. If youve drawn one big, bold, embellished
star, youve got a definite goal in your sights.
Neat, uniform stars suggest good mental focus, while freehand,
asymmetric stars show an energetic personality.
SQUARES OR BOXES
Drawing a square indicates you want control of a situation that
you are thinking through a problem.
If your squares progress to a cube or box, youre likely to be a
very efficient, analytical person who can deal with difficult
situations with little fuss.
ZIGZAGS
Just as patterns made up of soft, flowing, curvy lines suggest a
romantic, female approach to things, patterns made up of lots of
straight lines, indicate more aggressive masculine characteristics.
Zigzags are a particularly common doodle and show energetic
thinking and a desire to get on with things.
STICK FIGURE

Commonly doodled by highly successful people, the simple stick

figure reveals someone who is in control of their emotions and
incredibly focused on their goals in life.
britishgraphology.org

DOODLE ANALYSIS

Find out what doodling says about your personality.

{} Abstract arty shapes

Shape angles and heavy lines doesnt mean your angry, your just
finding it hard to concentrate at the moment. If your Picasso
picture is carefully drawn and coloured in, youre most likely a
very patient person.

< > Arrows

Arrows show that you know which way you want to go and you
have the drive to do it. The direction they point is also important.
Straight up means you want to go straight to the top with loads of
success and arrows pointing all over the place means youve got
so many options that youre spoilt for choice.

oo O Circles
Big circles show you are outgoing, honest and like to talk to
people. However, if theyre touching or linked together, youre
lacking in confidence a little. If your circles are coloured in, youre
feeling slightly alone at the moment.

Flowers
Doodling flowers doesnt mean your going to be a famous
gardener, it just shows you have a sensitive, friendly and caring
personality. You like to help others so you can forget about the
bad, ugly things in life. Though if your flowers are dying, you are
worried that a relationship might die in the future.

[] Geometric shapes
If you keep on drawing geometric shapes like squares, boxes or
triangles you have a well-organised, efficient, purposeful and
meticulous personality. Be careful, if your boxes contain smaller
boxes you might be feeling a bit penned in and frustrated.

Hearts
Doodling hearts everywhere shows that you are in love or youre
just a good old-fashioned romantic (its not hard to work out!).
Either way, youre definitely a bit of a sentimentalist.
James Jenny Names
Writing your name everywhere shows you are feeling down rather
than marking your territory or that you are just trying to

remember it. Writing it down is a comforting subconscious way of

cheering yourself up.

+ = Parallel or criss-cross lines

Drawing straight lines shows that youre honest and get straight
to the point.
Criss-crossed lines show that you need some alone time. You want
to escape as youre frustrated and feel like you are suffocating.

~~~~ //// Repetitive shapes

Drawing the same thing over and over again is meaningless.

What you keep on drawing has a meaning. Waves and borders

show that youre methodical, patient and in control but wobbly
lines or zigzags can mean you are feeling uncertain, worried or
angry.

* * * Stars
Drawing stars shows you are optimistic and ambitious (or that
you want to be an astronaut!). You want to be a star yourself, so
its a good thing that you think about the future and have a
creative streak.