To handle an object or touch an area and perceive through the palms of one's hands information that was not known before about the article:
How psychometry physically works:
A psychic has sensitivity in his or her hands and the vibrations, of the object, come through the SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM to the brain where they are amplified for interpretation.
Another possibility is :
PSYCHOLMONISM--the principle that a living entity can communicate with a DISCARNATE ENTITY .
During this post-Halloween time (until about the 15th of this month) the veils between the worlds are still very thin.