Re: Discussion of CCWAA, Vol. 3, Chapt. XI & XII (Organ Dialect & Masculine Protest)
Manu, Adler's mention of Ludwig Klages (1872-1956) merits further acknowledgment. Dr. Klages presented his ideas about graphology on October 25, 1911 to the Vienna Psychoanalytic Society, provoking some discussion (including Freud) about the unconscious, sexuality, and the psychopathololgy of everyday life. Ansbacher provides a few of Klages' quotes about expressive movement on page 120 of The Individual Psychology of Alfred Adler. I found several references to Klages on the Internet, including comments like "the character of an individual is expressed in every movement," and references to "the unity of character," but his main legacy seems to be handwriting analysis. (My mentor, Sophia de Vries, studied briefly with Klages.) Nadya Olyanova, a graphologist, was apparently influenced somewhat by Adler, but oddly omits any reference to Klages in her 1936 book "Handwriting Tells." It would be interesting to read more about Klages' ideas on expressive movement. Is anyone aware of additional resources by Klages' on this topic in English?
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