This is perhaps not quite in the ‘supernatural’ category but it is worth considering in this context because of the strong influence antiques and the like have on many people. We love to handle items that have been around for centuries. We also prize highly things which are associated with powerful people. Original paintings are much more expensive than copies which are visually no different. The Alphomist account of this phenomenon is based on the prediction that objects permanently ‘record’ output from their creators and users. We will discover, eventually, that an original artefact actually does broadcast something more than the perfect copy. It is as though the creator is, to some extent, in the room. BACK