✍️ Article: Graphology—Handwriting Analysis or Occult Modality?
Handwriting analysis, also known as graphology, has been marketed for decades as a scientific method of evaluating personality traits, emotional states, and even spiritual conditions. But is it really a God-given tool of discernment—or a seductive doorway to the occult?
The truth may shock you.
⚠️ The Origins of Graphology
Graphology's roots trace back to Juan Huarte de San Juan, a Spanish physician who wrote Examen de Ingenios para las Ciencias in 1575, considered the first work linking handwriting with personality.
Later, in the 19th century, Jean-Hippolyte Michon (a French priest and scholar) developed the formal system of graphology. He published his findings in 1871. Jean-Charles Gille-Maisani, another key figure, declared handwriting analysis as "the science of the future" in 1991—despite mainstream scientists rejecting its validity.
While it may look psychological on the surface, the truth is, this modality is built on subjective spiritual insight and mystical interpretations of motion and energy—an open invitation to unclean spirits.
๐ง Psychology and New Age Intersections
Modern psychology, especially when detached from the Word of God, often blends with New Age mysticism, humanism, and eastern spirituality. Graphology is no different. It relies heavily on intuition, subjective observation, and an unbiblical belief that humans can decode another person’s spirit or nature simply by how they write.
Scripture warns against these practices:
“There shall not be found among you… a diviner, a soothsayer, an enchanter, or a sorcerer.”
— Deuteronomy 18:10
“Test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world.”
— 1 John 4:1
๐ How to Spiritually Test a Modality
God commands us to discern between the holy and the profane. (Ezekiel 44:23) Before accepting any method—especially for insight or deliverance—we must spiritually vet it:
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Who founded it? Was the founder a born-again Christian or spiritually aligned with paganism, New Age, or mysticism?
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What was their spiritual belief system? Were they operating under the Holy Spirit or another spirit?
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What does the method claim? Is it based on measurable truth or esoteric knowledge?
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What is the source? Does it rely on God's Word or on human perception and supernatural impressions?
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Does it open doors to the occult? Any practice that claims to offer knowledge, power, or revelation outside of God's prescribed way is a counterfeit.
Graphology often fails this test. It taps into subjective “revelation” through human observation divorced from the Holy Spirit.
๐จ Demonic Manifestations & Spiritual Consequences
Many believers who have dabbled in graphology—either by analyzing others, having their handwriting read, or using it for hiring decisions—later report:
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Unexplained mental torment or anxiety
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Confusion and poor decision-making
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Recurring nightmares
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Hearing voices or feeling watched
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Spiritual heaviness
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Depression and identity confusion
Why? Because participation—even out of ignorance—can open spiritual gates.
“My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.”
— Hosea 4:6
Even if your ancestors were involved in graphology or similar occult techniques, their actions can establish generational curses and familiar spirits. (Exodus 20:5)
๐ Deliverance Steps if You’ve Used Graphology
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Repent – Confess your involvement in any form of graphology or occult personality testing.
“If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive…” – 1 John 1:9
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Renounce – Verbally reject and break ties with graphology, its founders, and the spirits behind it.
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Break Generational Ties – If your family participated in these practices, break the generational curses.
“Christ redeemed us from the curse…” – Galatians 3:13
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Cast Out Any Demonic Spirits – Use your authority in Christ to command any attached spirits to leave.
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Seal with the Blood of Jesus – Ask Jesus to close every spiritual gate opened through this practice.
Repent – Confess your involvement in any form of graphology or occult personality testing.
“If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive…” – 1 John 1:9
Renounce – Verbally reject and break ties with graphology, its founders, and the spirits behind it.
Break Generational Ties – If your family participated in these practices, break the generational curses.
“Christ redeemed us from the curse…” – Galatians 3:13
Cast Out Any Demonic Spirits – Use your authority in Christ to command any attached spirits to leave.
Seal with the Blood of Jesus – Ask Jesus to close every spiritual gate opened through this practice.
๐ก Final Warning: Test Everything by God’s Word
Graphology may look scientific—but it is not led by the Holy Spirit, nor grounded in biblical truth. It deceives by giving a false sense of spiritual knowledge and control.
Only God can reveal the heart of man:
“The heart is deceitful above all things… who can know it? I, the LORD, search the heart…”
— Jeremiah 17:9-10
Let us rely on God’s Word, not man’s invention, to understand character, callings, and spiritual discernment.
With love and truth,
Teresa Morin
President of Touch of God Int’l Ministries
๐ https://www.touchofgod.org
Of Healing and Deliverance, Ordained Minister, Public Speaker
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