| If you are looking for a way to focus your newly | | | | make a note of it, it may have significance later. |
| discovered psychic skills, or simply to put them to | | | | * Over the period of time that you have the piece in |
| some practical use, psychometry is a good skill to | | | | your possession, follow the process as many times |
| begin with. Put into simple terms psychometry is | | | | as you feel you can, noting down all of your |
| being able to 'read' information from an object that | | | | thoughts, feelings and images or names that come to |
| belongs to someone else, be it delivered in the form | | | | mind. |
| of feelings, impressions or imagery. | | | | * Take all of your notes, and arrange them in a way |
| It is best to start out with objects provided by | | | | that they make sense to you. Often you can build on |
| friends, preferably something like a piece of jewelery | | | | an impression by writing about it. Then hand your |
| that has been handed down from one generation to | | | | notes back to your friend to see if you have hit |
| another, where you would not have known the | | | | upon any facts, or sensed anything memorable about |
| previous owners or any stories relating to the piece. | | | | the pieces previous owners. |
| If possible, ask if you can hold onto the item for a | | | | * Don't expect to receive fact after fact that your |
| couple of days so that you can work with it and see | | | | friend will be able to easily validate for you, the first |
| what impressions it gives you, all of which you can | | | | time you attempt this. It may that all you sense are |
| write down and hand back to your friend, with the | | | | emotions to begin with but it is a good start. |
| piece, to see if they can validate anything for you. If | | | | One of the best experiences I had with |
| you feel that you are the type of person that would | | | | psychometry was with a locket. I can't remember |
| look at an object and make assumptions about it | | | | now who I was reading for, or what their |
| such as its a diamond ring therefore it must have | | | | circumstances were, all I can remember clearly are |
| belonged to a woman, therefore its probably my | | | | the images that were placed in my mind. It was a |
| friends grandmothers ring etc.. Ask that the item be | | | | fairly heavy golden locket, with some engraving on |
| given to you in an envelope, or a box, so that your | | | | one side, no names, just a pattern. I never opened |
| initial assumptions will not cloud your psychic sense. | | | | the locket to see if anything was inside, the |
| You can always 'uncover' the item after your initial | | | | information I received was just from holding it in my |
| session. | | | | hands. I remember seeing a dance taking place in |
| So how do you 'read' an inanimate object? With time | | | | quite a large room, quite formal, with the ladies |
| and practice you will of course develop your own | | | | wearing beautiful gowns and long white gloves, with |
| method, however, the method details below is a | | | | their hair pinned high. I remember the room having |
| good way to begin. | | | | wood paneled walls and some heavy looking chairs |
| * Find a quiet place where you are unlikely to be | | | | around the outside. Then I was shown the locket |
| disturbed. Sit comfortably, hold the item in your | | | | being placed upon a nightstand, alongside some other |
| hands and get a feel for the piece. | | | | jewelery which I described to the client, and which |
| * It may be helpful at this point to note down any | | | | they recognized as still being in the family. Alongside |
| initial impressions that you get. Whatever pops into | | | | the imagery were waves of emotion that related to |
| your mind. Remember you are learning to trust your | | | | the situations that I was 'seeing'. There were other |
| intuition. | | | | images and sensations, but the dance and the |
| * Make a mental note of the texture of the piece, | | | | nightstand are still as clear as day in my memory. |
| whether it feels warm or cold in your hands, is it | | | | Although I never provided names and dates that |
| heavy or light? Does it always feel the same when | | | | could be easily validated, I offered details of events |
| you handle it? | | | | and places as well as corresponding articles of |
| * If you find it difficult to keep focus on the piece, | | | | jewelery that provided another means of validation. |
| try entering a meditative state and see what comes | | | | So remember, no matter how insignificant you may |
| to mind. It may be that you need to open up a little | | | | interpret a piece of information, an image or even |
| more to access the information. | | | | the hint of a scent, it may of importance to your |
| * Remember, this is a new experience for you. | | | | friend, or indeed to a future client. It could be the |
| Consider it an experiment in trusting your intuition. | | | | one piece of information that leads to a validation for |
| However bizarre an image is that presents itself, | | | | you, so disregard nothing. |