BASIC CONCEPTS

— When novelists claim they do not invent it, but hear voices and find stories in their head, they are neither joking nor crazy.

— When characters, narrators, or muses have minds of their own and occasionally take over, they are alternate personalities.

— Alternate personalities and memory gaps, but no significant distress or dysfunction, is a normal version of multiple personality.

— normal Multiple Personality Trait (MPT) (core of Multiple Identity Literary Theory), not clinical Multiple Personality Disorder (MPD)

— The normal version of multiple personality is an asset in fiction writing when some alternate personalities are storytellers.

— Multiple personality originates when imaginative children with normal brains have unassuaged trauma as victim or witness.

— Psychiatrists, whose standard mental status exam fails to ask about memory gaps, think they never see multiple personality.

— They need the clue of memory gaps, because alternate personalities don’t acknowledge their presence until their cover is blown.

— In novels, most multiple personality, per se, is unnoticed, unintentional, and reflects the author’s view of ordinary psychology.

— Multiple personality means one person who has more than one identity and memory bank, not psychosis or possession.

— Euphemisms for alternate personalities include parts, pseudonyms, alter egos, doubles, double consciousness, voice or voices.

— Multiple personality trait: 90% of fiction writers; possibly 30% of public.

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MPD Textbooks: — Frank W. Putnam, MD. Diagnosis and Treatment of Multiple Personality Disorder (MPD) (a.k.a. Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), New York, The Guilford Press, 1989. —James G. Friesen, PhD. Uncovering the Mystery of MPD, (includes discussion of demonic possession) Eugene, Oregon, Wipf and Stock Publishers,1997.

Thursday, March 12, 2026

“Graphology Signatures: A Comprehensive Book on Signature Analysis” by Varun L. Rupani: A Possible Application to President Trump


“Cursive with Angular Pattern:" (1, p. 286 ) 


The above signature is NOT President Trump’s, but strikes me as similar to his presidential signature, so the author’s graphological interpretation of its author’s character might approximate his graphological interpretation of Trump. Anyway, Graphology, like Psychiatry, is not an exact science.


Thus, the following interpretation should be taken with many grains of salt. But some readers may find the graphology intriguing.


“A signature characterized by angular formations, particularly sharp-angled strokes connecting letters, unveils significant traits of the writer’s personality and approach to life. Angularity in a signature reflects a writer who is principled, opinionated, and exhibits a militant stance toward their beliefs and decisions. This sharpness in form suggests a mental sharpness in thought and discrimination, showcasing an individual who is analytical, investigative, and strategic. Such a writer approaches life with a keen eye, evaluating situations and people with a critical mindset, rarely giving in to blind faith or unexamined beliefs.


However, this pronounced angularity also hints at a lack of softness or flexibility…Their actions are driven more by principle than by feeling…”(1, pp. 286-287).


Comment: I haven’t seen President Trump’s signature outside of his role as president (for example, in his personal life or as a creative businessman). If his other signatures were significantly different than his presidential signature, there might be multiple sides to his personality, a creative issue that interests me.


1. Varun L. Rupani. Graphology Signatures: A Comprehensive Book on Signature Analysis. Notion Press. India, Singapore, Malaysia, 2024. 

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