PARTICIPANT 037 GUIDE TO SCORING 0 = Nothing in your perception of the object was generally or specifically accurate. +1 = One or two general things from your perception correlated with the object or owner's life. +2 = Several specific things from your perception correlated with the object or owner's life. +3 = Your reading generally was on target, with at least a few specific details, about the object and/or owner's life. +4 = Your reading specifically was on target about the object and/or owner's life. +5 = An incredibly accurate perception of the object and/or owner's life from beginning to end of reading. OBJECT F - "MINI-TRUMPET" WHAT PARTICIPANT SAID/WROTE 1 This is a happy object from happy times 2 It is musical 3 and old. 4 It is well used 5 It’s been through a lot of different hands 6 Passed down through the family 7 It’s been in a warm place 8 I get calmness and serenity OBJECT F - ACTUAL BACKGROUND OF OWNER/OBJECT This was a “control object” in the experiment, purchased by the experimenter, Chris Laursen, new from a shop that has good from around the world on Queen Street West in Toronto, Ontario. Once purchased, it was kept in the original bag and hidden away behind books in one of his bookshelves. It was only removed once the Psychometry Experiment commenced, at which point, it was stored on a shelf in boxes with all of the other objects used in the experiment. The idea was to see if those reading could perceive this was a control object in some way. RESULT = 0 Experimenter found no correlation between what you perceived from the object and the object itself or the owner's life. OBJECT G - "PERFUME BOTTLE" WHAT PARTICIPANT SAID/WROTE 1 I see this sitting on an old-fashioned vanity 2 Reminds me of Tchaikovsky’s house in the country side of Russia - an exotic place 3 Metronome going back and forth 4 Old wood and glass 5 A rich lady in Europe - Russian 6 There is a heaviness to this that has heavy connotations - a lost love, broken heart, tragic sort of connotation OBJECT G - ACTUAL BACKGROUND OF OWNER/OBJECT OWNER: This object was lent by a female of Chinese descent born in 1984 who lives on her own in a sixth floor condo in downtown Toronto. She graduated a few years ago with a university degree in the fine arts, actively shows her artwork, and works a retail job part-time. She has travelled through Europe, the U.S., China and Hong Kong. She has a boyfriend who does not live with her. She has not had any psychical experiences. STORY OF THE OBJECT: The object she submitted was a bottle of perfume with a dent in it. Her mother gave it to her one day, but she disregarded it because she does not wear perfume and she crammed it into her bathroom cupboard. One day, it fell out (thus the dent) and she found a note in the box that she hadn’t seen from her mother telling her she was so happy her daughter had grown into a woman. This was meaningful, because her mother is not the type of person who openly expresses such feelings. Also, the daughter had recently lost her virginity – and her grandmother had died around that time. Had the object not fallen out of the cupboard, it would never have had such meaning. RESULT = 0 Owner of object and experimenter found no correlation between what you perceived from the object and the object itself or the owner's life. OBJECT E - "PIPE" WHAT PARTICIPANT SAID/WROTE 1 This is owned by someone professional 2 Bearded and red-haired 3 Chubby and jovial 4 European roots - not local 5 This is owned by someone particularly gentle - there are not many bite marks on it 6 English - Oxford University 7 Bells are ringing 8 Stonework, wrought ironwork - an English university 9 Old-fashioned, castle-like windows (metal-slatted) 10 There is an apple fragrance with the tobacco smell OBJECT E - ACTUAL BACKGROUND OF OWNER/OBJECT OWNER: This object was lent by a Caucasian male school teacher born in 1976, raised, and still living in the greater Toronto area. He was educated at Trent University, and then attended teacher’s college in Thunder Bay, Ontario. He lives with his girlfriend in a suburban house. He loves baseball, history and is a musician. He has not travelled much beyond Ontario. He has not had any paranormal experiences, although he has recently been active in volunteering to investigate them. STORY OF THE OBJECT: The object is a pipe that the man purchased at a novelty shop across from the Toronto Reference Library in 1996 or 1997. It was kept on top of a bookshelf, either beside or in a wooden case. The object is significant in its novelty. He and his friend, both smokers, each purchased the pipe as something different, thinking it would make them look sophisticated at bars and concerts. He used to relax and smoke the pipe while he was a student at Trent University in Peterborough, Ontario. His mother also enjoyed it when he smoked the pipe. He used Captain Black Tobacco when he smoked it. He even used the pipe as part of an attempt to stop smoking cigarettes. RESULT = 0 Aside from the fact that the owner is a professional (a teacher), the owner of object and experimenter found no correlation between what you perceived from the object and the object itself or the owner's life. OBJECT A - "CLEVELAND INDIANS PIN" WHAT PARTICIPANT SAID/WROTE 1 A woman, heavy, chubby, short, tanned 2 She is fat and happy 3 with dark hair 4 The southern United States 5 Circuses, fairs, exhibitions 6 A fairground in Texas, Louisiana or Arizona 7 Purchased at a fairground or country fair 8 People at long tables are sitting and eating 9 Trinkets 10 Smoking peace pipes 11 This was a joke gift in that setting 12 It’s a fun item, associated with food, laughter, kids and dancing OBJECT A - ACTUAL BACKGROUND OF OWNER/OBJECT OWNER: The owner of this object is a Caucasian female born in Prince Edward Island in 1973 who resided in Ottawa, Ontario at the time of the experiment. She lived with her boyfriend in an apartment, and had one cat. She was finishing a university degree and working a retail job. She has travelled extensively across Europe, North America, and Japan. She reported having many psychical experiences in her life, namely having a strong sense of things that are about to happen. STORY OF THE OBJECT: The object she submitted was a pin of the baseball team the Cleveland Indians. She obtained the object in 1991 in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island and keeps it in a tin case (given to her by her deceased grandmother) on her bedroom dresser. It was given to her by her high school boyfriend who was popular at school. She was dating him and his parents did not approve of the relationship, forbidding him from seeing her again. Around this time, they had an argument and decided to take a few days break from each other. The day that happened, she felt ill – and had a horrible feeling that something bad was going to happen, but she didn’t know what. She went for a drive, and drove by a fatal automobile crash, witnessing the police covering the body. Soon after, the police notified her it was her boyfriend in the crash. He was killed and they gave her the pin he was wearing. Her boyfriend’s parents wouldn’t even speak with her at the funeral. To this day, she still feels his love. RESULT = 0 Owner of object and experimenter found no correlation between what you perceived from the object and the object itself or the owner's life.