C angles

The simple realisation that the too direct expression of the individual selfishness movement creates a reaction of closure by the others brought Moretti to analyse more and more the socially acceptable level of direct activation of the abuse of power mechanisms in the personality, seen in its capacity to manipulate other individuals, or groups of individuals, in order to reach its own objectives.
As we have already seen, the socially acceptable level is given by the presence of blunted angles at the inferior and superior vertices, indicates a personality that feels the impulse to compete and fight, but is not overwhelmed by it: on other words, it maintains a level of control and freedom with regard to the aggressive and defensive reaction that it wants to realise.
Moreover, the most indirect selfish reaction is less conspicuous and allows, consequently, to proceed with its own advantage without provoking excessive reactions of defence and alarm from the other part. These considerations brought Moretti to the definition of a third method of angular writing, defined as ‘C Angles’, that indicate the art of the egoistic human activity, that is to say

the art of obtaining any aim the subject has set itself to reach (Moretti, 1974, p. 12)

Already from this definition we can immediately understand that we are dealing with a psychological ability that few individuals actually control and from which it is rather difficult to watch out for, because we a faced with an artistic and spontaneous tendency, consequently extremely fascinating. It is the well known sign that indicates savoir-faire, of the

to know how to adjust to the different situations of others, whether isolated or collective others, in order for its own will to triumph.

Graphologically it is a rather complex sign, in that it is not an indication of a specific direct tendency or a specific movement of the psyche, as in the cases of A Angles and B Angles, but it represents the result of a play of tendencies that, in order to reach the art of savoir-faire, must work in perfect harmony.
The graphological components of the C Angles are the following:

  1. first and foremost blunted A Angles and B Angles, because

    generosity is that which attracts and subdues (Moretti,1972, p. 88)

    and therefore

    the graphological sign of savoir-fare consists in the same sign of resentment and tenacity regulated by an expert hand, so that they give that yield which springs from the wished for objectives (ib.)

  2. sharp or nearly sharp angles in the accessory parts of the letters, in that

    savoir-fare signifies that sometimes whoever is equipped with it naturally, knows how to take offence even beyond the correct measure in order to make an impression and achieve the set aim. These sharp points however must not be scattered here and there, because he who knows how to behave, after feeling grievances must know how to return his normal way of behaving (Moretti, 1972, p. 83-84)

  3. artistic curvatures and flourishes scattered here and there, for the tendency to shrewdness, to play cleverly;
  4. the fluidity of the writing, in that the combination of the considered qualities reaches its effectiveness only in the fully spontaneous and naturalness of the movement.
  • C Angles: commerce
    Handwriting sample: C Angles, commerce
    Handwriting sample: C Angles, commerce

It is a sign that, above 5/10

Tends to affect all the qualities of the intellect and the will reducing them to means to achieve and end.

In itself it indicates

the artistic faculties of adaptability, though apparent, to be able to win over and conduct men and things to its own side. (Moretti, 1968, p. 34) (Moretti, 1962, p. 14)

and it can make the subject too interested materially. For these reasons the C Angles do not belong to the sciences or the arts, but they become a rather important requisite in all those sectors where diplomatic abilities are required, the ability to interweave actions with the art of presentation, arriving, if the tendency is strong, to hypocrisy.

The C Angles under 5/10 are common to nearly everyone (Moretti, 1972, p. 86)

because everyone, or nearly everyone, has at their disposal a certain amount of effectiveness in practical action, and this is guaranteed also by the simple combination of the Fluid/Blunted Angle signs. That which qualifies the C Angle sign in a different way is the tendency to flourishes and the egoistic movement hidden in developing its own objective. But also these are tendencies that must be supported, in order to have the full practical effectiveness, from the individual intellective power (balanced triple width), otherwise the play of the C Angles becomes that of opportunism and deception that has no substance in the long term.