Clairsentience
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Clairsentience is the umbrella term for the psi (or psychic) sense of touch. A clairsentient person is able to perceive energy fields (through physical sensations), including a person's aura and vibrations (such as voice and how words are strung together). This may also explain the ability to "sense" the presence of non-corporeal entities, such as ghosts.
Psychometry is related to clairsentience. The word stems from psyche and metric, which means "to measure with the mind".
This ability appears to be a hybrid of clairsentience and clairvoyance. The psychic is able to touch an object and know of its past, as well as its current physical condition. See also Retrocognition.
Clairsentience is often mistaken for empathy. Though the psychic is aware of a person's aura, they may think they are picking up on emotions, but instead is mentally describing the kind of energy the subject is transmitting. The difference being that aura is an external vibration, while an emotion is internalized.
[edit] Criticism
Clairsentience along with other forms of psychic phenomena are dismissed by many scientists as lacking in any evidence. See for example the work of the Australian Skeptics and CSICOP.
