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Imagination is the art of visualizing that which has not yet materialized.
Imagination is also the ability to feel or experience an idea or sensation.
Fiction writers take us on a mental journey and open doors for our own capacity to experiment with new ideas. Non-fiction works also tend to coax our mind into forming pictures about the subject had hand.
On the downside, imagination can wreak havoc in the paranoid personality. Imagination will amplify doubts and suspicions. Associates are often falsely accused of bad intentions or deeds. This is a painful result of imagination in the fearful individual.
A recent study on dieting was focused on a group of people who had trouble losing weight. It found that when this group of dieters thought about their favorite food, they were actually savoring its taste in anticipation. The craving becomes a sensual experience, making it difficult to eat smaller portions.
The handwriting of people in this group would show heavy pen pressure and often wide ductus. These writers have an acute memory of flavor in relation to the food they are craving. Individuals who write with a heavy hand come by their weight loss through enormous will power vs. those whose writing appears very lightly on the paper. The light-line writer eats when he is hungry. The heavy line writer eats because he anticipates texture and flavor. He savors his meals. He is a gourmet.
Oenophiles have the ability to fully recall the bouquet of a wine and pair it with a vintage previously tasted. A rare gift enjoyed by a very small number of connoisseurs.
For many years now we have heard about pediatric cancer patients undergoing hypnosis to stimulate their use of visualization techniques in order to combat cancer disease. These techniques have been refined and are being taught to adult cancer patients under the term ‘Mindful Meditation.’ Instead of simply using pharmacological products in the battle against cancer, doctors and psychologists are encouraging patients to use their own imagination and visualization to activate self-healing and/or maintain optimal health.
Sport teams in many countries are using similar mind oriented methods to hone and perfect practice techniques in order to attain optimal outcomes.
Imagination can be found in the form of closed loops in handwriting analysis, but it is not limited to such formations. The absence of loops does by no means exclude imagination which may be considered both a primary and an evaluated trait.
[Ray Bradbury signature (Google)]
The signature of Ray Bradbury shows both heavy pen pressure and wide ductus. The mind is able to conjure up events not seen or lived through in real life, but experienced on a sensory level nevertheless.
Ray Bradbury was one of the most famous authors of the 20th century in fantasy and science fiction genre. Among his works are ‘Fahrenheit 451’ and ‘The Martian Chronicles.’ He lent his expertise as consultant to screenplays such as ‘Moby Dick’ and ‘It Came in from Outer Space.’
Inventors and tinkerers alike make use of imagination.
[Thomas A. Edison signature (Google)]
Thomas Edison’s handwriting has consistently been rhythmic and small. Imagination is not wasted. It is consciously directed to the desired goal. In his own words: “To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk.”
[Imagination exaggerated (IGAS Encyclopedic Dictionary)]
The g, y and h loops are extremely large in comparison to the middle zone of the handwriting. The writer’s imagination is overly active, both in the physical/material world as well as in the philosophic/spiritual realms. In this particular script, there is evidence of rhythm and showmanship and it would not surprise us to learn that the writer is successfully engaged in the entertainment industry.
Imagination/visualization is part of most artistic endeavors, be it in the two dimensional form or in three dimensional works.
“I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.” –Michelangelo
[Latent Imagination]
Some individuals may have a talent that is not being applied. The same goes for imagination that may be present, but it is not addressed.
Latent imagination is detected in the form of incomplete loops, such as the letter g in ‘laughed’ and ‘through’ in the above illustration. The person’s ideas are not applied to complete a project or solve a problem. The individual does not live up to her potential, and intentions die in their inception. Promises are not kept. Projects remain unfinished.
However, under other circumstances or due to life changes, this same writer may be compelled to make good use of her creativity and live up to her full potential.
Following are the lyrics to ‘Imagine’ by John Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band. The Beatles’ music has endured over several generations and continues to influence people everywhere.
Imagine there’s no heaven
It’s easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people
Living for today…
Imagine there’s no countries
It isn’t hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion too
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace…
You may say I’m a dreamer
But I’m not the only one
I hope someday you’ll join us
And the world will be as one
Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world…
You may say I’m a dreamer
But I’m not the only one
I hope someday you’ll join us
And the world will live as one
Well applied Imagination allows us to set goals and focus our vision on novel ideas, untested and not yet attained.
In the words of playwright George Bernard Shaw: “Imagination is the beginning of creation. You imagine what you desire, you will what you desire, you will what you imagine and at last you create what you will.”
Skylar Khan lives on a vortex in Oracle. She is a Master Graphoanalyst and has been contributing articles to The Oracle Towne Crier about personality traits revealed through Handwriting Analysis. Her book “Handwriting Rocks” is informative and entertaining. For more information, please visit HandwritingAuthority.com
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