PSYCHOMETRY- the soul of things

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What is Psychometry?

In the psychic world Psychometry is generally defined as the ability to use Extra Sensory Ability to get information about a person by holding an object that they have owned. Psychometry is often used in Psychic Circles as a starting point for clairvoyance and mediumship.

Reading the vibrations from an object is called Psychometry. The word comes from the Greek "Psyche" (Soul) and "Metron" (measure) and therefore literally means: "measuring of the soul." The term was coined in the mid-nineteenth century by Joseph Rodes Buchanan, an American professor of physiology from the Eclectic Medical Institute, in Covington, Kentucky. Buchanan noticed that some of his students could distinguish different chemicals when they are wrapped in thick brown paper and discovered that some of these 'sensitive's' could also describe from unopened letters the contents and character of the writer. Top

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	Item one is an aestel, held in Salisbury Museum. It would have held an ivory pointer and was used to follow words on a manuscript, particularly a bible. It is anglo-saxon, over 1000 years old, and may be one of several which were commissioned by King Alfred. Craig identified the object as a pointer and correctly picked up on the male connection.
	Item one is a violin, owned by Dorset based author Thomas Hardy in the late 1800s. The Victorian house is Max Gate, Hardy's home near Dorchester. Hardy was taught to play by his father and played the instrument for fun at local dances. It is now on display at Max Gate. Craig correctly identified the owner as an author, and came up with several possible names including Thomas Hardy. He also stated that the instrument was played for fun.
	Item three is a clay death mask, cast from the head of a murderer, Jonah Deathridge, who was hanged in Dorchester prison in 1869. At the time it was thought that the bumps on a persons head could reveal their character, and the practice of phrenology (feeling the bumps) became popular. This particular clay head was used as a test piece for trainee phrenologists! Craig struggled at first, wrongly thinking that the head was female. Then he correctly stated that a murder was involved and that the piece is the death mask of a man.

Uses of Psychometry

Psychometry is used in psychic archaeology, psychic criminology and is an important part of Spiritualist training for the development of mediumship. In the UK the law states that psychometry must only be used as a training aid as to hold an object while purporting to be making a link to the spirit world, is an infringement of the provisions of the Fraudulent Mediums Act 1951. It is argued that the information obtained from psychometry is not a spirit link if it is being obtained from an object. No tools or aids such as tarot cards, crystal balls and so on are required to make contact with the spirit world and must not be used as part of a mediumistic reading. It is therefore necessary to put the object down when moving from a psychometry reading to a mediumistic one

The Development of Psychometry

For an accomplished medium the vibration link from a personal object held at the start of a sitting can act as a stepping-stone that links them in turn with the vibrations of communicators from the spirit world. The novice can also use psychometry as the foundation for their clairvoyance that may eventually grow into a mediumistic gift. Grounding in psychometry trains the intuition to sense qualities of the owner's character from an object. This same intuitive skill can eventually be developed into the ability to sense the personality and thoughts of a spirit communicator. Top

Extract from Craig's new book Opening to the Other Side (Sterling New York)

Psychometry Tests
Articles about Craig from Woman's Own 28 June 2004

SUMMARY: This is an article from a magazine that asked me if I could use my psychometry skills to read handbags!! Groan... the things they ask us to do!! You can also read other articles about psychometry on this site. Above is a video of a psychometry experiment I did for Television

Here's the blurb: The mysteries of any woman's life are contained in her handbag. But could a medium discover any hidden messages from the spirit world? Craig Hamilton-Parker, 50 (left), is a medium specialising in psychometry - the art of reading the psychic vibrations of objects - so we put him to the test...

MARIA, 34, lives with her partner, Colin, a builder, in Hull. She's a full-time mum to 19-month-old Jez and is eight months pregnant with her second child. She takes a baby scan, a bracelet and a casino chip out of her brown canvas bag.

CRAIG'S READING 'From the scan, I sense that your next child will be a girl, but I can't be 100 per cent sure. Your son will grow up to idolise his dad, and I think he'll end up being a builder as well.

'You go to the Greek islands every year with your partner, but because of the new baby, you won't be going this year. The bracelet might be from India or Greece. I get the sense that it comes from an amazing time in your life and symbolises a kind of peace, which now, as a mum, you find you often crave.

You have worked as a croupier, and I can see Blackpool. It was a wild time for you and your friends. 'I do feel meeting Colin calmed you down. You think the world of him and love the life you are building together.'

MARIA SAYS 'I was shocked to hear what Craig had to say about Jez being a builder like his dad because Craig had no idea what my partner does for a living. Colin and I do go to the Greek islands
every year, and the bracelet is from India. When I wear it, it reminds me of my carefree life before I had kids.

'Craig was right about me being a croupier, and I did work in Blackpool. Life seemed so crazy back then, so I can relate to what he said.'

HER VERDICT 'Initially I felt he might be guessing, but his comment about the Greek islands impressed me. When I got home, I found out how incredibly accurate he'd been. During our meeting, he'd talked about my gran, and a wall she had wanted demolished because she thought it wasn't safe for us children to play near. I knew nothing about this but my mum said it was true.

How could he know that? `As for the baby scan photo, I don't know whether I'm having a boy or a girl, so I'll have to wait a few weeks to find out if Craig is right about that one as well.'

HEATHER, 41, is a housewife from Bury, Lancashire. She is married to Neil, an IT consultant, and they have a three-year-old son, Joe. She produces her house keys, a folded letter and an antique postcard of Blackpool sea front from her raffia bag.

CRAIG'S READING 'From holding the keys, I see an old house with long windows at the back, leading to a garden with overhanging trees. You've just had a new patio and I see a dark table in the kitchen and a silver teapot in a glass cabinet.

'From the letter, I'm sensing unusual activities - maybe parachuting because I'm sensing an airfield. I don't think you'll do it, but don't give up trying to accomplish your goal.

'From looking at the ant of the postcard, I'm getting the name "Mary". There's a lot of sentimentality cached to this object.'

HEATHER SAYS 'Craig's description of my garden and kitchen was spot on, even down to the silver teapot and the fact we've just had a new patio laid.

'The letter is inviting me to audition for an acting workshop. I doubt I'll get on it but I'm going for it. I hope we don't have to jump out of a plane!

'The antique postcard was a gift from my first boss when I got a job in Blackpool. The postcard has been a bit of a good-luck charm for me ever since. When he turned it over, it was addressed to someone with the initial "M". Maybe it was the Mary that Craig mentioned.'

HER VERDICT I came here a skeptic, and while Craig didn't get everything right, his description of my home sent shivers down my spine because it was so accurate.

JANET, 34, is a nurse manager. She lives with her partner, Clive, a chef, in Sydenham, South London. The couple have two children, Oscar, three, and seven-month-old Joss. Janet brings a glasses case, a picture drawn by her eldest son and a watch in her brown leather bag.

CRAIG'S READING 'From this glasses case I see a dentist. Have you got problems with your teeth? I also see the name Jack and licorice.

'From the picture, I can see you had a difficult pregnancy and birth with this child. You could have died or lost the child.

'The watch has a great deal of tragedy. I think the person who owned it died of cancer [Janet confirms it belonged to her mother, who died of cancer four years ago]. She moved house just before she died and there was a great deal of
upheaval. She says to tell you that she knows you were so angry after her death, but that she's OK.'

JANET SAYS 'My partner was at the dentist this morning, and my dad is called Jack and enjoys licorice. I had to have an emergency Caesarean with Oscar, and I was told my life and the baby's could be at risk. It was very traumatic. The most uncanny thing is what Craig said about my mum moving just before she died. It's true and not the sort of thing you pluck out of thin air.

HER VERDICT 'I can't explain how he got so much right. I'm very impressed. Top

Psychometry Test comment from Psychic News

MEDIUM Craig Hamilton-Parker has triumphed in a psychometry test set by a BBC Television programme, in which he was blindfolded and taken to three mystery locations to psychometry ancient objects, writes Tony Ortzen.

Hampshire-based Craig took part in the "prove it" test for the BBC's regional programme "Inside Out." On its website, the BBC says: "With remarkable success, Craig is able to 'feel' the history of an object by holding, touching or just looking at it. "Craig also claims to have spoken to Princess Diana from beyond the grave. 'Inside Out' presenter Chris Packham was intrigued and decided to set a test.

"Is it possible that memories of the past can be embedded into objects or locations?"

Could Craig "correctly detect the history and owners of three mystery items when taken to their locations by car?" To make it harder, "Craig was blindfolded for the entire journey, ensuring that the location was as much a mystery as the item itself.

"With experts on hand to verify his findings, Craig was under pressure to prove his psychic powers."The first item the clairvoyant was asked to psychometry was a violin owned by Dorset based author Thomas Hardy in the late 1880's. As he was blindfolded, Craig had no idea he was in Max gate, Hardy's home, near Dorchester. The violin is now on display at Max Gate. Thomas Hardy was taught to play by his father and played the instrument for fun at local dances.

The website explains: "Craig correctly identified the owner as an author, and came up with several possible names including Thomas Hardy. "He also stated that the instrument was played for fun."

The second item was much older. An aestel housed in Salisbury Museum, it would have held an ivory pointer and was used to follow words on a manuscript, particularly a bible. The aestel Craig was asked to psychometry is over 1,000 years old, dating from Anglo-Saxon times. It may be one of several which were commissioned by King Alfred. "Craig," says the website "identified the object as a pointer and correctly picked up on the male connection.

The third and final item has a more grisly history.

The medium was asked to see what he could psychically locate from a clay death mask cast from the head of a murderer names Jonah Deathridge. He was hanged in Dorchester prison in 1869. The website explains that at the time, "it was thought that the bumps on a person's head could reveal their character, and the practice of phrenology (feeling the bumps) became popular.

"This particular clay head was used as a test piece for training phrenologists!"

Craig struggles at first, wrongly thinking that the head was female. Then he correctly stated that a murder was involved and that the piece is the death mast of a man."

After the programme, Craig took part in a psychic web chat. He is now writing a book about psychometry and mediumship. Craig told PN: "Many leading archaeologists have been attuned to the idea that places and relics may retain memories of the past.

"Major historic discoveries are often found not through systematic excavation, but because of a hunch.

"Something leads the seeker to dig in a particular place and great treasures are unearthed."

Craig cited how Edgar Chapel at Glastonbury Abbey, Somerset, "was discovered using clairvoyance.

"Similarly, a number of archaeologists have used psychics in their digs with considerable success."

Dr Norman Emerson of the University of Toronto "reported being assisted by the businessman names George McMullen, who had a sharp talent for locating ruins and reconstructing their associated history." Top