Ke

DOODLES-

How toread

your own. your friendsiy

your boss’s...and

maybe find out things

you didn't know
about them

One psychoanalyst calls doodles “fugi-
tives of the unconscious” and the form
they take is more significant than the
way they re drawn. It seems, too, that
the same symbol is repeated often over
a period of time. You might need an
analyst to link up the association of a
person’s thoughts with the forms (as in
a Rorschach ink-blot test) before any
sense can be made of a particular doodle.

Doodles are likely io be affected by
current conditions—economic worries
might tind you making dollar signs over
and over again. Whether you doodle a lot
or a little is not so revealing. And doo-
dling does not suggest a vacant mind. On
the contrary, it shows ability to function
on several levels at once. Here are some
things to look for in doodles. the atti-
tudes and interests.and mixtures of both.
they can represent.

HOW YOU DOODLE

Angular: decisive, aggressive

Curved formations: friendly, affectionate
Strong strokes: serious, sad

Light pressure: receptive

Shadings: preoccupied, possibly tense
Upward strokes: spiritual, dedicated
Downward strokes: emotional, willful
Ragged edges: worried, unhappy
Repetitions: somewhat compulsive,
stubborm

Underlining: protective

Dots: discreet, cautious

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WHAT YOU DOODLE

Arrows, stars: having high aspirations
and hopes: ambitious

Connecting arcades: detached and
methodical inind

Animais keen love of animal you’re
drawing (if drawn crudely, can show
harsh streak)

Boats: setting off on new course
Circles: generally a soft approach,

snail pattern, introspective; irregular
placement, day dreamer; uniform
spacing, precise; diminishing spirals,
repressive; burst open, impatient
Spiderweb: associating ideas and —
expanding on them

Faces: maybe the person you're listening
to. If just outlined, could be

something lacking in ie association
Body parts: When certain parts are
accented in a total body sketch—spiky
hands, hestile: tiny feet, insecure

When doodle is just a part of the body—
eyes, fond of beauty, unusual shapes;
noses and beards, strongly motivated,
highly selective. Expression is part of
the doodle here, i.e., smiling mouth,
squinty eye. Interest becomes obsession
if une body part is repeatedly drawn
Geometric forms: rational mind, able
to handle compiex sues

fieart.. you'r. into a love relationship
Letters. if mind is wandering. often own
iMitials Or those of aerson taiking
Houses: fondness for physicai security
Musical svmbo!s: interest or abiding
passion in music cepending on frequency
Numbers: logical mind; if climbing up,
Shows aspirin, approach

Lines: veriical. seif-assertive, poised;

horizontal, progrsssive

‘‘Larry Smith, do you promise to love,
henor and obey your new supervisor?”