Psychometry (Greek: ψυχή, psukhē, "spirit, soul"; + μέτρον, metron, "measure") is a form of extra-sensory perception in which a psychic is said to be able to obtain information about an individual through paranormal means by making physical contact with an object that belongs to them. In recent years, the term has been superseded in favor of "token-object reading" so as to avoid potential confusion with the psychological term, "psychometry". Dr. Konstantin Raudive (1906-1974). ... ITC (instrumental transcommunication) is a term for the use of TVs, radios, telephones, computers, cameras, and other technical equipment to allegedly get information directly from the worlds of spirit in the form of voices, images, and text. ... Psychometrics is the field of study concerned with the theory and technique of psychological measurement, which includes the measurement of knowledge, abilities, attitudes, and personality traits. ... For the parapsychology phenomenon of distance knowledge, see psychometry. ... Extra-sensory perception (ESP) is defined in parapsychology as the ability to aquire information by paranormal means. ... Psychic (sÄ«kÄ­k) refers in part to the human mind or psyche (ex. ...

The term psychometry was coined by Joseph Rodes Buchanan in 1842. ^[2]

"The past is entombed in the present, the world is its own enduring monument; and that which is true of its physical is likewise true of its mental career. The discoveries of Psychometry will enable us to explore the history of man, as those of geology enable us to explore the history of the earth. There are mental fossils for psychologists as well as mineral fossils for the geologists; and I believe that hereafter the psychologist and the geologist will go hand in hand, the one portraying the earth, its animals and its vegetation, while the other portrays the human beings who have roamed over its surface in the shadows, and the darkness of primeval barbarism. Aye, the mental telescope is now discovered which may pierce the depths of the past and bring us in full view of the grand and tragic passages of ancient history."^[2]"

The concept of psychometry is a popular theme for stage act and Séance; with participants being asked to provide a personal object to be "read" by a medium or psychic. It was used as the basis for Johnny Smith's visions in Stephen King's 1979 novel The Dead Zone and its subsequent 2002 television adaption. Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author of over 200 stories including over 50 bestselling horror novels. ... The Dead Zone is a novel by Stephen King published in 1979. ... This article contains a trivia section. ...

In fiction

In the 1988 movie Vibes, Jeff Goldblum plays a psychometrist accidently teamed up with a spirit medium (played by Cyndi Lauper). Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... Ad for Vibes from 1988 Los Angeles Times Vibes is a comedy film released in 1988 starring pop icon and singer Cyndi Lauper, actor Jeff Goldblum, actor Julian Sands and legendary actor Peter Falk. ... Jeffrey Lynn Goldblum (born October 22, 1952) is an Academy-Award nominated American actor. ... Cynthia Ann Stephanie Cyndi Lauper (born June 22, 1953) is an iconic American Grammy Award-winning singer and Emmy Award-winning film, television and theatre actress. ...

Adrienne Frost, the older sister of telepath Emma Frost, has used her psychometry to become an immensely wealthy corporate sociopath. She was killed by Emma when Adrienne threatened the lives of Emma's students. Adrienne Frost is a fictional character of the Marvel Universe, the older sister of Emma Frost and Cordelia Frost. ... Warning: This is NOT a scientific article. ... Emma Grace[1] Frost, formerly known as the White Queen, is a fictional character appearing in the Marvel Comics Universe. ...

Terror Inc. is an assassin who can acquire the memories and abilities of certain people by harvesting their body parts and attaching them to himself; just using the outer ear of a submarine operator, he gained his level of hearing acuity. Terror Inc. ...

In the movie The Meteor Man, Jefferson Reed (Robert Townsend) gains various superhuman powers from a meteorite, including to ability to psychometrically memorize the contents of a book just by touching it. He is also able to psychosomatically memorize the contents; by touching a book about karate, he is able to perform every karate move in it. Unfortunately, this power lasts only ten seconds. Meteor Man may refer to: The Meteor Man (film), a 1993 film about a superhero starring Robert Townsend. ... Robert Townsend (born February 6, 1957 in Chicago, Illinois) is an African American film director, writer, and actor. ... Willamette Meteorite A meteorite is a natural object originating in outer space that survives an impact with the Earths surface without being destroyed. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... For other uses, see Karate (disambiguation). ...

Kaos, the son of mad scientist Desty Nova in Yukito Kishiro's Battle Angel Alita, is a very unique psychometrist in that not only can he read the memories of objects but can also absorb the talents and skills necessary for their creation; he gained the ability to play music through a Yamaha DX7 digital synthesizer one owned by Alan Parsons, the swordsmanship of Ryukisai Tachibana from his Muramasa katana, as well as the ability to recreate an entire wedding dress from its fragments. Desty Nova's hypothesis for the mechanism of psychometry: The following is a list of characters from the manga Battle Angel Alita and the Battle Angel anime. ... The following is a list of characters from the manga Battle Angel Alita and the Battle Angel anime. ... Yukito Kishiro (木城ゆきと Kishiro Yukito) is a Japanese manga author. ... Serialized in Business Jump Original run November 1991 – March 1995 No. ... The Yamaha DX7 was a synthesizer manufactured by the Yamaha Corporation from 1983 to 1986, based on FM synthesis developed by John Chowning. ... Synthesizer as used in music, is a term derived from a Greek word syntithetai < synthesis (συντίθεται < σύνθεσις) and is used to describe a device capable of generating and/or manipulating electronic signals for use in music creation, recording and performance. ... Alan Parsons (born December 20, 1948 in London, England) is a British audio engineer, musician, and record producer. ... The Muramasa school of sword-making at Ise province was famous for the extraordinary sharpness of their blades. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

"Thomas Bearden to concept of Tesla (longitudinal) waves, discovered by Nikola Tesla, as opposed to normal electromagnetic waves (Hertz waves, transverse waves). Scalar waves are longitudinal gravity waves, a neutral form of energy in which electricity, magnetism, and gravity come together in four-dimensional space (the time domain). Thomas E. Bearden is a retired Lieutenant Colonel of the U.S. Army, and is now a theoretical conceptualist active in the study of scalar electromagnetics, advanced electrodynamics, unified field theory, and overunity systems[1]. His ideas have received little support in the scientific community, however there is a small... Nikola Tesla (1856-1943)[1] was a world-renowned Serbian inventor, physicist, mechanical engineer and electrical engineer. ... Electromagnetic radiation or EM radiation is a combination (cross product) of oscillating electric and magnetic fields perpendicular to each other, moving through space as a wave, effectively transporting energy and momentum. ... MHZ redirects here. ... A light wave is an example of a transverse wave. ... Lightning strikes during a night-time thunderstorm. ... For other senses of this word, see magnetism (disambiguation). ... Gravity is a force of attraction that acts between bodies that have mass. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

"If we assume that the human brain is endowed with the functions scalar wave transmitter, human emotional energy is constantly being imprinted on surrounding objects (and places) as scalar waves, and the information is stored as a four-dimensional gravity potential. The psychometrist's brain is especially effective as a scalar wave receiver, and can detect waves of various frequencies. ... Antenna tower of Crystal Palace transmitter, London A transmitter (sometimes abbreviated XMTR) is an electronic device which with the aid of an antenna propagates an electromagnetic signal such as radio, television, or other telecommunications. ...

"If (this hypothesis is] proven correct, anyone has the potential for psychometric powers if the conditions are met. Furthermore, most supernatural phenomena - premonitions, telepathy, clairvoyance, ghosts - can be handily explained by the "brain = scalar wave transmitter = psychometry" hypothesis." A premonition occurs when future events, often calamitous in nature, are foreknown via individual psychic experience. ... Telepathy, from the Greek τῆλε, tele, remote; and πάθεια, patheia, to be effected by, describes the hypothetical transfer of information on thoughts or feelings between individuals by means other than the five classical senses. ... Clairvoyance, from 17th century French Clair meaning clear and voyant meaning seeing, is a term used to describe the transference of information about an object, location or physical event through means other than the 5 traditional senses (See Psi). ... This article is about the paranormal. ...

See also

• Retrocognition
• Extra-sensory perception
• Parapsychology

Retrocognition, also called postcognition, is the supposed ability to know something about a situation after its occurrence through psychic means. ... Extra-sensory perception (ESP) is defined in parapsychology as the ability to aquire information by paranormal means. ... Parapsychology is the study of evidence for paranormal psychological phenomena such as telepathy, clairvoyance, and psychokinesis (Parapsychology, n. ...

References

External links

• Psychometry Experiment, a paranormal history project that gives Toronto, Hamilton and Niagara area residents in Ontario, Canada the opportunity to participate in psychometry reading.
• {http://www.psychicmedium.cc/page4.html Glossary of psychometry application}