Intuition 101 : The Art of Finger Oracles, Part 1- Psychometry
Last week I was catching up with an old friend over coffee when the subject of finger oracles came up. She’d been frustrated with the uncertainty in her life and wasn’t sure of her next steps. She’d been using oracle cards, but lately she felt her senses were overwhelmed and the cards she picked weren’t speaking to her. I suggested she start to focus more on her sense of psychic touch when doing readings and told her about two great divination tools to do just that. She agreed to try both tools. I was thrilled to get a call from her yesterday and to hear that she had amazing results. So, now I’m going to share them with you! (You can even pretend we’re chatting over coffee!)
First, let’s focus on psychometry. Though it sounds a bit like a math class you might have taken in high school, psychometry is a form of divination in which you use your sense of touch to get intuitive guidance. The term was first coined American physiology professor Joseph Buchanan in 1842. As an experiment, Buchanan placed various drugs in glass vials and had his students identify the drugs merely by holding the vials. Their success rate was more than by chance, and he theorized that objects have souls that record senses, history, and energy.
You may have seen some psychics and mediums use psychometry in their readings. For example, they may hold a watch to get guidance about the person who owns or owned it. Through the watch, they can often pick up on that person’s energy and past, present, and future. If the person has passed on, some mediums can use the object to connect with that person on the Other Side.
Psychometry is also a great tool to use while doing oracle readings. Rather than just quickly pick cards, close your eyes and take some time to run your fingers over all the cards as you focus on your sense of touch. The go through the cards again. When you feel a subtle change in your sense of touch, draw the card you’re touching. Your fingers may feel warmer or cooler, or you may get a prickly feeling. Just pay attention for the change and use your intuition. My friend tried this and said she felt a slight heaviness when she touched the card she picked. When I use psychometry during oracle readings, I’ll feel a slight tingly feeling and a subtle shift in temperature. I always go for the one that has “heat”. I will also get into a state of detached receptivity. This is important to do as intention is good but being too insistent on getting a message actually prevents the “ click”.
You can also use psychometry to improve your readings for others. In addition to using it with oracle cards, you can borrow something from the person you’re reading. Close your eyes as you hold that object, and let your sense of touch guide you in the reading. Imagine that your fingers are like fine tv transmitters. Let the pictures and images, and feelings move through you, watch them and don’t censor what you see. You’ll be amazed at how accurate you can be!
Stay tuned—I’ll share the next finger oracle in another upcoming blog!
Exercise:
Let your sense of touch guide your intuition! Do your next oracle reading using psychometry. Or, use psychometry in your next reading for someone else. And, be sure to report back to share your experience with other readers!
Love,
Colette
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When I use your iPhone application I moving my finger back and forth over the cards and try to get a sense of which card to stop on. I feel like I have gotten some pretty accurate readings. Do you think this can work equally as well as holding a deck of cards in your hands?
I found out several years ago that I do have the ability to use Psychometry.. I was given a folder that contained the findings from an autopsy, then asked to hold it in my hand & describe how this person died & any details that I could pick up.. After this 5 minute session, I was allowed to open the file and read the findings.. I was Amazed at how accurate and detailed the information was that I was given…
I would like to find a practical way to use this gift to Help people with missing loved ones or other matters of that nature…
Just wanted to say that I do something similar. I usually close my eyes and move back and forth until it just feels right. Thank you Colette for your generosity with this interactive feature. It has helped me so much!
Denise
Interesting! I’m quite clairvoyant and this clicks with something I experience.
Thank you. 
Instead of choosing by touch, I have a similar experience but with sight. I pick the cards that catch my eye. Even though they’re all the same design on the backside, something will draw my eye, one card will seem to pop out to me or I’ll be drawn to a certain card like I can’t take my eyes off of it.
Very cool…until now I hadn’t made the connection between being really visual intuitively and how I pick my cards.
I guess I’ve always used psychometry when picking oracle cards and just never realized that’s what it was.
I never realised but I use psychometry when picking a card from your website, I move the ‘arrow’ slowly through the deck, and when I get a heavy feeling (as with your friend) I stop and choose the card. Sometimes I wave over them again, just to check, but I always come back to my choice.
The card is almost always revelevant to an astonishingly significant point, otherwise if not, I think about it in terms of a new posibility.
Thank you dear Colette.
Christine xox
Dear Colette,
I have done this myself for many years in my readings but never had a name for it…and when I’d do it, clients at first thought it was odd. But the accuracy has always been incredible and I cannot imagine doing my readings any other way. Thank you though for letting everyone know what a wonderful tool it is!
Blesings!
Selene
Dear Colette,
Thank you so for the article. I have done Tarot readings like this for years and cannot imagine doing so ny other way. I can say from experience that it is a wonderful tool to use… I never had a name for it before and when I do it, my clients find it a bit different from other readers, but the accuracy is incredible and I sincerely recommend others to perience it for themselves!
Blessings!
Ca Montgomery (aka Selene)
awesome to know. My guides have been pointing me in the direction of psychometry for some time now. thanks, C.!
Thanks for the tip! I’ll try it out. Sometimes I never know if the card I chose goes along with what I was asking.
Sometimes I’m not sure if the card I chose goes along with the question I asked. I do my best to interpret the meaning. I’ll give your suggestion a try and see what happens. Thanks!
Colette:
Thank you for sharing this. I have been using this technique for a very long time now and didn’t realize that it was psychometry. I just always felt a shift, its a warm tingly sensation for me. I even use it on the computer here when I pull cards from your deck. Interesting stuff. I will have to delve into this further to see if I can actually pick up information from other people’s things now. I cannot wait for your next blog.
Sending you lots of love!
Kim
Thanks Colette! I’m going to share this with my intuition development students at the Southwest Institute of Healing Arts in Tempe. They’ll love it, too!
It’s amazing, the psychometry! I have definitely used it on a number of occasions with accuracy. I love to use it particularly when buying gifts-its spot on every time. People love to “feel” – it breathes life and purpose!!
Colette:
Thank you so much for this article! Although I was aware of psychics using objects to tune in to their subjects, this is the first I’ve heard the term psychometry.
I had a relevant experience in Delphi last fall. While visiting the Sanctuary of Apollo, I felt strong vibrations from the Omphalos. I went back several times to ‘test’ my reaction, and each time I felt sensations in my hands that ranged from throbbing to tingling. This was one of several experiences I had in Delphi that confirmed my belief that I had lived there during the time of the oracles. This trip, by the way, was inspired by your article on oracle cookies.
Your books and your oracle cards have been instrumental in keeping me ‘on track’. Many thanks for all that you do!
Thank you so much for this article! Although I was aware of psychics using objects to tune in to their subjects, this is the first I’ve heard the term psychometry.
I had a relevant experience in Delphi last fall. While visiting the Sanctuary of Apollo, I felt strong vibrations from the Omphalos. I went back several times to ‘test’ my reaction and each time I felt sensations in my hands that ranged from throbbing to tingling. This was one of several experiences I had in Delphi that confirmed my belief that I had lived there during the time of the oracles. This trip, by the way, was inspired by your article on oracle cookies.
Your books and your oracle cards have been instrumental in keeping me ‘on track’. Many thanks for all that you do!
This absolutely works. Taking the time with the cards helps you tune in to what is going on. I did this years ago with Tarot and had some amazing experiences with it.
Wow! I got my first set of oracle cards two years ago and this is the way that I naturally selected my cards. I called it “hovering” as I feel a sense of weight on my hands pulling down to the cards drawn to me. Now I put the deck up to my brow chakra to “see” the card.
Dear Colette,
Yes, the blog-article on psychometry was helpful. It reminded me of an exercise I did in Sedona with a stranger. During the exercise we each held something that belonged to the other and quietly “meditated”. We then shared what images, smells, feelings, or other senses came to us. It was remarkable because we knew virtually nothing about each other prior to this exercise, yet we each seemed to pick up accurate details about the other persons life.
In closing, I love your suggestion for readers to try psychometry when picking out cards during readings for ourselves and others. Brilliant!!
In Love & Light,
Victoria Bluestone
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