The body is connected by sensory perception to a field of energy that enfolds the information we attribute to intuition.
— Institute of Heart Math
Last week the planets aligned to create one of those fortunate “coincidences” that makes life so sweet at times. I was the lucky recipient of a private lesson on psychic detective work.
I got to spend two hours practicing techniques with, author and psychic detective, Nancy duTertre when I attended her Meet Up for the Skeptical Psychic Society of NY & NJ.
There was so much information to share that I broke the article into two parts. The first part was published here last week.
Psychometry is the ability to intuit information from an object.
In my first exercise I was given a small box to hold containing an object. The point was to use psychometry to determine what was in the box.
There was so much interest and enthusiasm about this that I devised a remote viewing experiment for readers to participate in. We had 20 readers respond (Unfortunately some arrived in my inbox after I pushed Publish on the article! So sorry @ that!) I think we’re going to have to do this again. It turns out Powered by Intuition readers are very talented intuitives!
Part 2 – Psychometry continued:
Next, I was given a necklace with a small pendant on it to hold.
I felt it had belonged to an elderly woman who had been quite lonely in her older years. I got the impression she lived in rustic surroundings and was a good hostess who cooked simple yet hearty meals of meat and potatoes.
It turned out she had lived on a huge livestock farm and had felt quite lonely due to being isolated from neighbors and friends. (The amount of information we can tune into is simply astounding, isn’t it?)
Reading photographs
After that Nancy handed me a photo of a family. The objective was to determine what I could about the personalities of the people in the photo along with their relationship to one another.
I must confess I had a hard time with this exercise. I’m very visually oriented and receive images when I close my eyes. Holding a photo confused my psychic senses.
The objective here though was to tune into my emotional sensing abilities. I was better at detecting the personalities of the individuals, but not the best at pinpointing how they related to one another. I would definitely like some more practice in this area.
Important skills in psychic detective work
Reading relationships is an important skill to master in psychic detective work. Many times the family of a missing person will provide family photos. You need to be able to read not just their individual personalities, but how they relate to each other.
A family member could have emotional problems, or conflicts between one family member and the missing person might exist, either of which might contribute information for establishing a motive or to bring a possible suspect to light.
Blind read with crime related photos
I was given photos related to a crime. I was allowed to hold them, but not look at them.
I immediately got the image of a woman which I sketched, followed by a house with a green lawn in the front. I sketched that as well. Then I felt I was in a moving automobile and looking out the window. I saw a couple of 2 or 3 story buildings which I thought could have been a garden apartment complex. I felt that there might have been a car-jacking involved or an abduction by car.
Then Nancy allowed me to look at the photos. Sure enough there was a woman who looked like what I’d sketched and another with a photo of a building with a green lawn in front.
When I closed my eyes again I saw a man I thought might be the victim’s son. I felt he was involved in her disappearance. I saw a particular weapon being used on her. Then a specific place where her body had been left. Then I saw another woman.
Checking for hits
Afterward Nancy showed me some more photos. One matched very closely to the man I’d seen and thought was the woman’s son, although he was older than how he’d appeared to me. There had been another victim who looked like the second woman I saw.
Nancy confirmed that the murder weapon I saw was the type used in the crime. One of the bodies was found in a similar location to what I’d described. It turns out they’d all known one another, which might be why I perceived him to be a son. It was someone they would have trusted. It had not been a car jacking, but a car had been involved.
Had this been an open investigation some of this info might have been relevant. Most of it however, was too vague to be of any use. For example, even though I could describe where one of the bodies was left I couldn’t say exactly where what I’d seen was located. Still, it’s a good example that shows how much information we can get out of “thin air.”
Practice, practice and more practice
The good thing about an exercise like this, though, is the ability to check your results immediately to see how accurate you are. While it may not help solve the crime, it does help to increase confidence in your abilities. With increased confidence and practice you’ll become much more accurate and specific in the information you bring forth.
Developing your intuition is practical
One of the reasons I feel so strongly that we all should be developing our intuition is because it opens you up to receiving more information. And, having more information will help you make better decisions in life. This is a very practical application for intuition.
If you made better decisions because of having more information to go on wouldn’t that make your life more successful? I think so.
So, now you have an inkling of what goes on in psychic detective work. I’m sure there’s much more to learn too.
What questions do you have about psychic detective work? Can you think of any other practical applications you might apply this sort of mind exercise to in your everyday life? How could you use it to get answers in everyday life?
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This is so cool. You know, I’ve been either involved in or interested in all sorts of different stuff that you write about, and I do generally follow my intuition, but because of reading here, I’m thinking about it more. Not so much with remote viewing per se or anything else, but more like, “Is this an intuitive thing going on or something else?” Like when I was writing my recent blog post in the last few days. I was getting a really strong pull to go a certain direction, and I wondered why. I wasn’t sure I wanted to go that direction, and I questioned what part of me was chomping at the bit, but I just kept going and I’m glad I did. After posting it felt like exactly the right thing to post right now, for whatever reasons.
It’s fun to read about what you’re doing, too! There’s a class near me coming up called “The Psychic in You” which sounds like what you attended–maybe I’ll go. Want to join me? 🙂
Looking forward to another remote viewing game!
Hi Leah,
I do think you’re very, very intuitive. It’s actually known trait of being a Sag.
If you were getting such a “strong pull” to go in a certain direction with your writing that may be how your intuition makes itself known to you. Among the zillions of things you’re trying to accomplish each day, may I add one more thing to the list?
How about keeping a little list in a notebook, or in your journal (if you journal already) of “hits.” In other words, whenever something like this happens note the feeling associated with it. I think you’re “clairsentient” from what I gathered from your response to our remote viewing exercise. You were “feeling” the shapes of the objects in the box. So, for you getting “a strong pull” is a feeling. After a 2 or 3 months you’ll clearly see how intuitive information comes to you, and you’ll be able to become even more conscious of it which will make you more intuitive than you already are in the long run.
I’d love to go with you if it weren’t a 2+ hour drive!!! Thanks for the invite though.
Hmmm. Well that’s something to think about. Yes, I feel stuff–in regular day to day life I touch things all the time, plus in the forum where I used to play this game I had occasions when I was feeling something and could describe the texture. But I think you mean an emotional feeling. I also see stuff, like in this exercise I saw the images–literal pictures in my mind–yet I could also trace the curves. But yes, the “strong pull” is a feeling in the sense of an emotion in the spiritual realm–like a magnet is pulling me toward something. Have you ever read of William Butler Years and automatic writing? It’s kind of like that.
I’ll think about that notebook! Probably keep a mental list lol (too much going on right now) There was something today that I was working with, trying to decide if it was truly an intuitive thing or a regular emotional thing. If emotional, don’t act on it. If intuitive, act. I acted. We’ll see 🙂
Ooops–Yeats 🙂
Your journey with intuition is quite inspiring and motivating, Angela. I totally agree that these skills have great practical application. For example, in business, I can see them as a way to evaluate potential jv partners or experts. You know those long sales pages that are packed full of information and make it seem like you have to have what they’re selling? When you have this kind of psychic detective skill, I believe you can sense the energy behind this kind of information and get a sense of its authenticity or not.
I spent a lot of time working on these skills years ago and then let them languish when life got tough–which is, of course, when I could have used them even more. You’ve inspired me to begin working with them again. So thank you!
Hi Ande,
I’m happy you enjoyed the article and found it inspiring. I’m glad to hear that you’re going to begin working on your intuition again too!
Your suggestion to use intuition to “sniff out” whether a product pitched with a long persuasive sale letter is really worth the money is an excellent one! How many of us have spent the money on all these internet products only to be disappointed afterward?
Thanks so much for coming by and adding to the conversation here. I really appreciate your participation.
That’s fascinating Angela! What a great opportunity to study with a real master!
Glad you enjoyed the article Betsy!
Hi Angela,
Thanks, this was as interesting as part 1. I have 2 comments:
– When you tried to get a sense of individuals from a group photo, I would think that maybe part of why you had trouble is because it was a group and all their enegies intermingle. Not only as you try to pick them up, but even when they were together during the picture taking, they were being influenced by each other. Subtle difference, I know, but maybe relevant.
– You said that what you got when you focused on the crime photo/info was probably too vague to be of any help. That made me think about how important iteration is in so many things. I’m sure you’ve noticed that when you do readings, you may get something that when you mention it to your client, they confirm and give a little more detail, and then you are able to zero in better. I bet doing a crime live is a lot like that, so that what you were getting could ultimately have value if you were working interactively. (And ya, I get that with practice the iteration isn’t so necessary. I just wanted to comment on the value of iteration.)
Thanks again!
Hi Patti,
Yes, I think you might have a point there about the intermingling of all the vibes in the family photo. I do think with practice it can be done though. I think what was confusing me was that I had to keep looking at the photo. Photos are posed and can be misleading. That’s why I prefer to just have a name, age and location of a person given to me. That way I am shown not only what they look like, but get a sense of their personality by tuning into them. Being a visual psychic and then being given a “visual” actual felt like a brick wall to me. Perhaps if I was given photos of each of the members of the family separately I might have done better on zeroing in on how they related to one another. But, as I said – practice is probably the key to training the mind to do this and overcome the “visual” stumbling block.
I definitely think interaction (I’m guessing that’s what you meant to write?) is so important. I totally agree with the process you described of being able to bring out more information and zero in better after interacting with the client. It’s the same in mediumship readings. The person who came for the reading is the connection to the deceased. When I interact with the client and get things right it heightens the energy around us which helps the deceased send more information through.
I’m glad you brought up interaction. If I read for someone who is completely closed off to me the reading is never as good. There is no energy traveling between us so I can’t pick up as much info. Do you find this too?
I’m glad you enjoyed the article Patti. It’s a pleasure having you contribute so much here in the comments section.
You said: “There is no energy traveling between us so I can’t pick up as much info. Do you find this too?”
Yes!
And LOL I did mean iteration but interaction works just as well and is kind of interchangeable.
And finally, thanks for making your point about the visual being a wall. I realize I never work with photos (wait, not true, I do it for animal communication frequently) and would maybe have the same issue. I’ll pay attention! Thanks for the heads-up!
Hi Patti,
Thanks for answering my questions.
Hmm, iteration – meaning repetition?
Yes, let me know if you encounter the same problem with visual props.
Thanks!
Hi, Angela,
Spreading the word in an effective way (the way you and Nancy are doing and, of course, many others) is important work. For one thing, if people don’t believe in something, how can they make it work for them? Of course, they will continue to have psychic experiences, but they will not be able to make them practical unless they believe.
I think the other thing to realize is that every single person has these abilities or similar ones (as you pointed out in another article, some of us are intuitive on a feeling level, some on a visual level). All it takes is belief and practice. I guarantee, the more you practice, the more you will believe 🙂
Hi Sandra,
Yes, I agree that everyone can do this. The biggest stumbling block is believing you can.
I started reading the Tarot and doing astrology when I was a pre-teen. I knew I was intuitive and predictions came easily to me. I never thought I’d become a clairvoyant though, but with practice I did. At first I didn’t trust the images I received but over time and with continual practice I became more confident in the information I received. That’s the secret of doing anything well – stick with it and keep learning and you’ll continue to improve your skills.
You have amazing abilities, Angela. I hope you know that. Each time you train a little bit you get better and better. Here’s to “better and better” :o)
Rosemarie,
Thank you so much. I appreciate that. I always feel as if I’m not good enough!
Wow, this is all so fascinating! I’d say you’ve got some pretty good psychic detective skills in you, Angela. I particularly liked reading about what you picked up on just holding the pictures!
I’ve never tried psychometry before but I’d like to. I keep reading about it, so something tells me it’s something the Universe/my guides would like me to try.
Hi Lindsay,
I’m glad you find the subject as fascinating as I do Lindsay! My Scorpio brain has always been interested in detective work from way back when I was reading Nancy Drew and Harriet the Spy novels when I a kid. I do feel very drawn to this type of work.
Psychometry can be a very useful tool in psychic readings, particularly mediumship readings.
It’s a pleasure having you come by and contribute to the conversation here Lindsay!
All I can say is- wow! I tweeted it!
Hi Carolee,
So glad you enjoyed the article. Fascinating stuff, right? Thanks so much for tweeting too! I really appreciate that!
A coincidence, that I’ve found this website and this article – few weeks earlier Nancy sent me her book, Psychic Intuition for review, and I’m nearly done with it, considering it to be one of the best books about psychic abilities I ever seen.
Your article gave me some inspiration, than you!
PS: I might have accidentally add this comment twice, please – this one is the correct one, the previous one should be deleted.
Hi Nathan,
It’s so nice meeting you. Welcome to Powered by Intuition!
Nancy’s book is great. I’d much rather read the scientific evidence behind psychic phenomena than anecdotal evidence any day!
I’m glad my article gave you some inspiration- my job is done~!
Thanks so much for visiting here. I hope to see you again soon.
Reading about your experience in the exercise with the crime scene photos sent a chill up my spine. Aside from the value in working with crime, I like the idea of a body of exercises like this that you can use to develop your intuition, just for use in your own life.
Hi Dave,
It’s so nice meeting you!
I’m glad you enjoyed the article. Sorry about the chill up your back though!
Yes, I’m all about being practical. You have to be able to apply intuition to your own life, otherwise it’s simply a form of entertainment, isn’t it? Please let me know if I can be of help to you in any way in your development.
I appreciated your comment here!
Hi Angela,
I enjoy reading your articles on psychic detective work!
What I found interesting about this post was the importance of reading relationships to master psychic detective work. Sometimes people might take relationships for granted or see it in a subjective way and thus distort the information that they provide. This can make it harder for people to follow the right leads. Because words are such an imprecise way of sharing information, it helps to have another alternative like intuition. Facts are facts but 10 different people can have 10 different ways of looking at facts.
Indeed if you are able to read the relationships of people from photos, I think it would give you a greater firsthand clarity of the situation of sorts. When you combine this clarity with the known data, it could well form a clearer picture of what is happening.
It has been my own personal experience that our intuition can improve with practice. When I first began years ago, I could hardly sense anything around me. But over the years i improved. I think intuition is like any other skill we learn in life from riding a bicycle to swimming to reading. The more we practice, the better we will become.
Like you I firmly believe we should improve our intuition. I always believed that it is good to have more information to make the best decisions we can. The blending of intuition and logic will open up many avenues for us which either alone could not have done.
Thank you for sharing this article! 🙂
Irving the Vizier
Hello dear Irving,
How are you? I’m so glad you enjoyed the article.
Yes, the photos were an interesting part of the reading. I’ve used photos before, but mostly as a psychometry tool to read the person, or get in touch with the spirit of a person who’s left this plane. I’ve never had to read the relationships between the individuals. That was a great exercise to stretch my ability.
Yes, we do agree using intuition to bring forth more information makes us more effective in our own lives, and therefor more successful.
Thanks so much for adding to the conversation here with your insights Irving. I do appreciate it.
Hi Angela – I hope things have been going good on your end.
Another interesting topic. So fascinating. I love coming here because doing so gives me a great refresh from thoughts that are common to me. Reading your blogs allows me to open my mind to new things – expanding my mind’s landscape. So thank you!
By the way – I don’t think anyone can deny the want to make better decisions! I SENSE 🙂 that many want to find the ways to make that happen.
H Jk,
I’m well. Thanks for asking. I hope all is well with you too!
I’m glad you find this so fascinating!
I’m happy to be able to expand your mind too.
Yes, opening up to receiving more information develops your brain power!
Who wouldn’t want that?
Thanks so much for coming by Jk!~
“One of the reasons I feel so strongly that we all should be developing our intuition is because it opens you up to receiving more information. And, having more information will help you make better decisions in life. This is a very practical application for intuition.” Angela, this is why everyone needs to read your blog!
As fascinating as physic mediumship is and the detective work is – there really is a practical component for all people and it’s what you said – “making better decisions in life”
How wonderful you continue to share and teach what you know!!
Hi Aileen,
Absolutely! I’m working on a post now about the benefits of developing your intuition. Number one is because it has so many practical applications! Unfortunately it is very misunderstood! We think of it as some woo-woo, or airy fairy type stuff and that’s wrong. We can glean information on anything in the Universe this way. How about using it to decide if you should take a specific job, or move, or sell your house, or buy a certain stock, or date a certain person?
The possibilities are endless! Thanks so much for pointing out my underlying motive for Powered by Intuition!