PREPARATION
Relax – psychometry is safe. See it as a game or an adventure.
Keep an open mind – the greatest block to developing psychic ability is our own fear or doubt.
Keep it simple – you don’t have to create a special atmosphere, such as turning off the lights, lighting candles or incense.
Prepare beforehand – leave your electronic devices in another room, have the objects you’re psychometrizing lined-up and ready, have a damp washcloth to wipe your hands off with between handling each object, then do a relaxation exercise to get your brain in a receptive state of mind. Some people like to rub their hands together before holding an object, in order to ‘wake up’ their hands’ sense of touch.
If in a group, work with a compatible one – discordant or skeptical energies can interfere with the clear reception of message or input from the objects.
Avoid antiques at first – because when first starting to practice psychometry, you want to avoid trying to read things which have a lot of impressions on them. It’ll only confuse you. Choose things which don’t have a long history of ownership.
Keep a record of your impressions – write down the date, object, and what you discerned about the object. Remember to leave room for what you subsequently learn about the history of the object.
IMPRESSIONS YOU’LL RECEIVE
The impressions you’ll receive from physically handling an object in order to receive psychic impressions from it will generally fall into one of four categories:
- Emotional sensations, including the owner’s general emotional state.
- Physical sensations. You may be able to ‘feel’ health problems, prior injuries or even certain smells in connection with the object. For example, you may feel discomfort in a certain organ, a bodily location where they got punched, or smell the popcorn they had with last night’s movie.
- Auditory sensations. You may ‘hear’ or just feel certain words, impressions of words, or other sounds in connection with the object. For example, if they live near a train track, you may ‘hear’ train sounds. If they frequently hear the same set of words, you may pick up on that.
- Visual impressions. You may get flashes of images in your head, colors or symbols in connection with the object. Don’t discount these, even if it’s just a glimpse of something as basic as a traffic sign. It could hold some meaning for the owner.
These may come in addition to or instead of any ‘gut’ impressions you receive, but don’t discount the ‘gut’ impressions. Those are just as important.