| When discussing parapsychology, I often get asked | | | | "imprinted." |
| about the differences between psychometry and | | | | Dermo-Optical Perception (D.O.P., Dermo-Optics, |
| dermo-optics, and I have come to realize that there | | | | Dermal Optics) |
| exists a bit of confusion between the two. Although | | | | Dermo-Optics joins the words, "dermo": referring to the |
| both abilities utilize the sense of touch, the similarities | | | | skin, and "optics": revering to vision, therefore it is |
| pretty much stop there. Let me explain as simply as I | | | | literally known as "Skin Vision". |
| can. | | | | People with dermo-optic perception are seemingly able |
| Psychometry | | | | to see colors, read printed materials, view photographs, |
| As an example; if you have ever witnessed a Psychic | | | | etc. not with the use of their physical eyes, but with the |
| on television handling an object, (such as an article of | | | | use of their skin alone. In other words, they can literally |
| clothing, etc.) involved in a missing persons case, and | | | | "see" with the surface of their skin. |
| he/she by touch alone was able to describe the | | | | It is believed that the first cases of D.O.P. were |
| events that surrounded the object, possibly with | | | | discovered near the turn of the century, however, it |
| enough detail that they were able to help lead the | | | | was in the 1920's that Jules Romaines, a French |
| police to the person they were looking for; then you | | | | novelist was successfully able to demonstrate through |
| were witnessing the Psychic as he/she demonstrated | | | | experimental research that there were certain |
| Psychoscopy; or Psychometric ability. | | | | individuals who could actually read newspapers despite |
| By definition, psychometry, (which comes from the | | | | the fact that they were completely blindfolded. Later in |
| Greek words "psyche": meaning soul or mind, and | | | | 1962, a Russian woman named Rosa Kuleshova was |
| "metron": meaning to measure) is defined as the ability | | | | also discovered with the dermal-optic ability to read |
| to read the character, surroundings or influences of a | | | | printed materials, accurately describe photographs |
| person or object, by the sense of touch alone. Or, one | | | | (even through glass) and the like; again, all while |
| might simply refer to it as the "measuring of the soul." | | | | completely blindfolded. |
| In theory, it is believed that whenever an object is | | | | Conclusion |
| handled by a person, intangible traces of the contact | | | | So as you can see, there is a stark contrast between |
| are left behind. This seems to be especially true when | | | | psychometry and dermo-optics. One, (psychometry) is |
| there are extreme emotional feelings taking place | | | | the psychic ability to see the events surrounding an |
| during the time of the contact. Paragnosts (people with | | | | object through the use of touch alone; and the other, |
| paranormal knowledge), are seemingly able to hone in | | | | (dermo-optics) is the ability to actually "see" the object |
| on those feelings and in some cases are able to "see" | | | | by simply touching it with the surface of the skin. |
| the events that took place at the time the object was | | | | |