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Learn the Gestalt method of handwriting analysis with guidance from an instructor with over 50 years of professional experience

This series of complex lessons authored by Sheila Lowe will teach you to view handwriting in a whole new way.

And in addition to the electronic textbook you’ll receive three special bonuses:

BONUS #1: Links to 12 one-hour videos (free!). Recorded during an online class, these videos correlate with the text materials and cover many important topics related to handwriting and behavior.

Click here to watch video #1 right now, free, no obligation

BONUS #2: Receive a free electronic copy of Sheila’s latest book, Succeeding in the Business of Handwriting Analysis. —the guide she wishes she’d had when starting her practice. This comprehensive resource covers everything you need to know to launch your own handwriting analysis practice, including practical tips on conducting compatibility and employment assessments, marketing your services, and navigating the business side of the profession. The book is not just about business, however. There is a great deal of information about analyzing handwriting, too.

BONUS #3: Free videos of lectures by some of the top teachers in the field, including Roger Rubin, Renate Griffiths, and Erika Karohs. You won’t find these videos anywhere else. Presented at Vanguard Conferences, they are available only to students of Sheila’s course.

FAQ’s

Will I be certified if I take this course?

In short, no, this course does not provide professional certification. A private school should not certify its own students, as doing so would lack the objectivity required for true professional recognition. However, students who successfully complete all lessons and submit answers to the quiz questions at the end of each will receive a certificate of completion acknowledging your accomplishment. And if your goal is professional certification, this course offers a strong foundation to help prepare you for formal examination process offered by the American Handwriting Analysis Foundation (AHAF).

How long does it take?

This course is self-paced, which means there are no deadlines. Read the material at your convenience and submit your answers to the quiz questions at the end of each section for Sheila’s feedback–you are not on your own–she makes herself available to answer your questions. Once you have successfully submitted your answers, you will receive your diploma.

What does it cost?

For the lessons (including many handwriting samples), bonus videos and book, and easy access to your instructor, tuition is only $575.

How is the course different from Reading Between the Lines, Decoding Handwriting?

The Independent Study Course in Gestalt Graphology is based on the same gestalt principles introduced in Sheila’s foundational book, Reading Between the Lines, and expands on the core concepts introduced there. Think of the book as the basic course, and the independent study course as the next step in putting what you’ve learned into action.

Through hands-on practice with the many handwriting samples provided–as well as samples you gather from friends and family–you’ll gain the experience needed to apply what you learn in a variety of real-world settings.

Whether you’re new to handwriting analysis or have studied the trait method through IGAS or other schools, you’ll benefit from from your instructor’s more than fifty years of experience in the field. Each lesson includes exercises designed to help you build a solid foundation for your practice.

You will learn to

Develop “eye training”
Recognize essential features of the writer’s core personality
Understand and interpret handwriting characteristics
Classify types of mental processing and thinking styles
Identify social styles and social skills
Positive and negative self-concept factors
Spot indicators for conscious and unconscious behavioral controls
Identify the “Big Five” personality characteristics: agreeableness, conscientiousness, negative emotionality, extroversion, and openness in handwriting
Become familiar with some of the basic concepts of Freud, Jung, Adler, Horney, and Maslow and how they apply to handwriting
Indicators for behavioral or personality disorders.
Pinpoint red flags for dangerous behavior
Complete a general personality profile in writing
Explain what handwriting can and cannot reveal about the writer
- and more!

Register now for the Independent Study Program in Gestalt Graphology

To pay with Zelle (preferred), Venmo, or PayPal: make the tuition payment to sheila@sheilalowe.com – 805-341-7833

To pay by credit card, click here

By check: email for address: sheila@sheilalowe.com

What students say about the course

Sheila Lowe’s Gestalt Graphology Course is a comprehensive self-study course that will teach you how to do Gestalt handwriting analysis. It is well written, and the explanations and examples are clear and understandable. There are exercises throughout the course that you can (and should) complete and submit to Sheila for her feedback and guidance.
If you want to learn handwriting analysis, this is the best course out there. Her explanations of psychological theory and how it applies to handwriting analysis are excellent. Her writing on Maslow is the best I have ever read. I have a huge library of graphology books, videos, and courses but it was this course that put everything together for me. Sheila has been practicing handwriting analysis for over 50 years and she herself has studied with Felix Klein, Roger Rubin, and other giants in the field. I highly recommend this course for both beginners and the more experienced.

Dr. Marion Rollings, PhD, Psychologist

“I had been studying graphology for over two years before I found you. Your course and your books intensified my knowledge and gave me a fundamental wholistic understanding of Gestalt Graphology that I’d been seeking but could not find. I am indebted to you for being so generous with your skill and your wisdom. You have opened a new world for me and you have made me a better graphologist.” Ashira G (Canada)

“I’ve been following Sheila Lowe since 1996 and bought all her books before taking the course. The books and course are beautifully laid out, explanations are clear and easy to follow. Of all the graphology courses I’ve taken, this one is right at the top” Desiree R. (Scotland)

“The first book I ever read of Sheila’s was The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Handwriting Analysis. I so enjoyed that book that it was a no-brainer to enroll in her course. I was not disappointed, the course was so informative, I learned so much and you can tell by Sheila’s feedback on your work, that she is invested in her students.” Angie O (Australia)

“Sheila Lowe’s courses excel where others often offer incomplete or confusing instruction. She has a way of understanding the mind of the student, no matter at what level they are. The courses guide, challenge and reward each student. These aspects help make these courses so valuable and effective. Highly recommended.” Charles T. (USA)

“…the more I read it, the more my mind is blown with the way you structure & explain graphology.” Deborah D. (Indonesia)

“(Sheila’s) teaching style is fabulous! It’s enabled me, a beginner in this art, to catch on and learn some very practical things quickly. Also, to have the videos and materials to review forever is a huge plus.” Donna W. (USA)

“Thank you, Sheila, for the great gestalt course! It opened a whole new world to me in graphology. I can’t imagine anymore how did I ever manage without the gestalt approach graphology. It makes so much sense. I love it! The content was easy to follow and included a lot of good samples making learning easy and interesting. Also, thank you for your always excellent customer service. I really appreciate that! Mari MK, (Norway).

“Sheila Lowe’s course is well rounded and covers all the handwriting analysis topics. She is thorough, thoughtful, and caring as a teacher and a great wealth of information when you need it after the course. I highly recommend her and the course.” Judy K (USA)

“Sheila Lowe’s course has deep insight of handwriting analysis, which is really helpful for every person who is keen to know about graphology. For me I had better understanding of the subject only after I had done this course though I was working in this field for years. Sheila’s course has given me a correct insight on graphology. I highly recommend it.” Samita P. (India)

“Sheila’s course is very well organized and informative. I especially liked the actual examples. She has a great way of explaining the concepts so they are easy to understand and remember.” Donna A. (USA)

“Sheila Lowe created a course that not only made me understand graphology more deeply, it also changed the way I analyze a person’s personality. After taking this course, I find it easier to find the essence of a person’s personality through handwriting more quickly.” Hendri H (Indonesia)

“No matter who you are, or at what level of expertise you function as a handwriting analyst, Sheila Lowe’s updated Gestalt Graphology Course is worth your time and money …. The object of the is to learn to use your intuition and perceive handwriting as a unified whole, rather than a collection of traits, which can end up being meaningless … If you are going to take only one course on handwriting analysis, which will hone your professional skill and expertise, this is it!” Linda G. (USA)

To register for the Independent Study Program in Gestalt Graphology:

Zelle (preferred), or Venmo: payment to 805-341-7833 sheila@sheilalowe.com
PayPal:payment to sheila@sheilalowe.com
Credit card, click here
Check: email for address: sheila@sheilalowe.com

From intro to advanced

Sheila Lowe has published numerous of her own titles, as well as the works of other well-known handwriting analysts, including Roger Rubin, Sister June Canoles, Renate Griffiths, and others. Available where books are sold. Email for a list of titles

Why study handwriting analysis?

self-insight – understand why you make the choices you do
understand your kids/parents/students
relationship compatibility (personal and business)
vocational guidance – choose the right career for you
pre-employment selection – hire the right people
employee management – build stronger teams
graphotherapy – exercises to help erase roadblocks to success

To understand yourself better and help others, learn the gestalt method of handwriting analysis from someone who has practiced for more than fifty years.

Introduction to Questioned Document Examination (set of videos)

Covers these topics and more

Types of forgers, types of forgery
Equipment and resources used by a document examiner
Methods of examination and process of comparison
Recognizing disguised and simulated handwriting
Synchronous writing
Opinion scales
QDE reports: what they need to include
Taking a request writing
Non-handwriting aspects of document examination
Depositions and the courtroom: giving testimony
Work on actual cases from the first class

Six 90-minute sessions now on video $190. Click here

What students are saying about the Intro to QDE course

“The videos are great, and the handouts are great. I definitely got my money’s worth and more!” Tom Horan
“Sheila Lowe’s introductory course on Questioned Document Examination is the perfect course for those who are interested in learning more and possibly pursuing further training for certification. It is also perfect for someone like myself, who is interested in learning more about document examination and not certification. In addition to being a respected expert on Gestalt Handwriting Analysis, Sheila is also an F.D.E. The course offers 10 hours of classes and the author and FDE Reed Hayes makes an appearance at the end of the course to discuss further training. I highly recommend this course.” Marion Rollings, Ph.D.
“Can’t wait for the class as usual. It gets better every week!” Bill Losefsky
“I am really enjoying your lessons, thank you for putting this together.” Tara K.

About your instructor

Born in England, Sheila Lowe has lived in Southern California for most of her life. Beginning her study of handwriting analysis in 1967, she later studied with internationally known handwriting expert Charlie Cole, and mentored under Roger Rubin, perhaps the best contemporary graphologist.

Sheila has taught a variety of handwriting analysis courses: the Psychogram, Personal Worth, and by invitation at the University of California, Riverside and Santa Barbara campuses, as well as many other venues. She has lectured at countless conferences in the U.S., Canada, India, Poland, China, Italy, and Great Britain.

In the late 1990s Sheila worked with RI Software to produce the Handwriting Analyzer software, which continues to in use businesses, law enforcement, government offices, therapists, graphologists, and other individuals around the world.

President of the nonprofit educational American Handwriting Analysis Foundation from 2012-2022, and again beginning in 2024, Sheila is also the editor and publisher of AHAF’s publication, The Vanguard, and was a founding member and president of the SoCal chapter. She served on the board of directors of the Scientific Association of Forensic Examiners from 2014-2024 as Secretary, and remains as Ethics Chair. From 2004-2018 served on the board of directors of the Ventura County Professional Women’s Network in a variety of positions, including two terms as president.

For additional information, contact Sheila for a copy of her current curriculum vitae.