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Psychometry
Psychometry is a psychic ability in which a person can sense or "read" the
history of an object by touching it. Such a person can receive impressions from
an object by holding it in his/her hands or, perhaps, touching it to the forehead.
Such impressions can be perceived as images, sounds, smells, tastes - even
emotions.
Psychometry is a form of scrying - a psychic way of "seeing" something that is
not ordinarily seeable. Some people can scry using a crystal ball, black glass or
even the surface of water. With psychometry, this extraordinary vision is
available through touch.
For example, a person who has psychometric abilities - a psychometrist - can
hold an antiqueglove and be able to tell something about the history of that glove,
about the person who owned it, about the experiences that person had while in
the possession of that glove. The psychic may be able to sense what the person
was like, what they did and even how they died. Perhaps most important, the
psychic can sense how the person felt - the emotions of the person at a
particular time. Emotions especially, it seems, are most strongly "recorded" in
the object.
The psychic may not be able to do this with all objects at all times and, as with all
psychic abilities, accuracy can vary, but the ability is available to the psychic.
A Brief History
"Psychometry" as a term was coined by Joseph R. Buchanan in 1842 (from the
Greek words psyche, meaning "soul," and metron, meaning "measure.")
Buchanan, an American professor of physiology, was one of the first people to
experiment with psychometry. Using his students as subjects, he placed various
drugs in glass vials, and then asked the students to identify the drugs merely by
holding the vials. Their success rate was more than chance, and he published the
results in his book, Journal of Man. To explain the phenomenon, Buchanan
theorized that all objects have "souls" that retain a memory.
Intrigued and inspired by Buchanan's work, American professor of geology
William F. Denton conducted experiments to see if psychometry would work with
his geological specimens. In 1854, he enlisted the help of his sister, Ann Denton
Cridge. The professor wrapped his specimens in cloth so Ann could not see even
what type they were. She then placed the wrapped package to her forehead and
was able to accurately describe the specimens through vivid mental images she
was receiving.
From 1919 to 1922, Gustav Pagenstecher, a German doctor and psychical
researcher, discovered psychometric abilities in one of his patients, Maria Reyes
de Zierold. While holding an object, Maria could place herself in a trance and be
able to state facts about the object's past and present, describing sights, sounds,
smells and other feelings about the object's "experience" in the world.
Pagenstecher's theory was that a psychometrist could tune in to the experiential
"vibrations" condensed in the object.
Psychometry is a psychic ability in which a person can sense or "read" the
history of an object by touching it. Such a person can receive impressions from
an object by holding it in his/her hands or, perhaps, touching it to the forehead.
Such impressions can be perceived as images, sounds, smells, tastes - even
emotions.
Psychometry is a form of scrying - a psychic way of "seeing" something that is
not ordinarily seeable. Some people can scry using a crystal ball, black glass or
even the surface of water. With psychometry, this extraordinary vision is
available through touch.
For example, a person who has psychometric abilities - a psychometrist - can
hold an antiqueglove and be able to tell something about the history of that glove,
about the person who owned it, about the experiences that person had while in
the possession of that glove. The psychic may be able to sense what the person
was like, what they did and even how they died. Perhaps most important, the
psychic can sense how the person felt - the emotions of the person at a
particular time. Emotions especially, it seems, are most strongly "recorded" in
the object.
The psychic may not be able to do this with all objects at all times and, as with all
psychic abilities, accuracy can vary, but the ability is available to the psychic.
A Brief History
"Psychometry" as a term was coined by Joseph R. Buchanan in 1842 (from the
Greek words psyche, meaning "soul," and metron, meaning "measure.")
Buchanan, an American professor of physiology, was one of the first people to
experiment with psychometry. Using his students as subjects, he placed various
drugs in glass vials, and then asked the students to identify the drugs merely by
holding the vials. Their success rate was more than chance, and he published the
results in his book, Journal of Man. To explain the phenomenon, Buchanan
theorized that all objects have "souls" that retain a memory.
Intrigued and inspired by Buchanan's work, American professor of geology
William F. Denton conducted experiments to see if psychometry would work with
his geological specimens. In 1854, he enlisted the help of his sister, Ann Denton
Cridge. The professor wrapped his specimens in cloth so Ann could not see even
what type they were. She then placed the wrapped package to her forehead and
was able to accurately describe the specimens through vivid mental images she
was receiving.
From 1919 to 1922, Gustav Pagenstecher, a German doctor and psychical
researcher, discovered psychometric abilities in one of his patients, Maria Reyes
de Zierold. While holding an object, Maria could place herself in a trance and be
able to state facts about the object's past and present, describing sights, sounds,
smells and other feelings about the object's "experience" in the world.
Pagenstecher's theory was that a psychometrist could tune in to the experiential
"vibrations" condensed in the object.