Empathy

Lydia (Heroes)
Lydia had the ability to feel the thoughts, hopes, dreams, emotions, and/or desires of others. Her most common manifestation of this ability is through various tattoos on her body depicting different people. These tattoos allowed Lydia to sense different things about the people they depicted.

On at least one occasion, Lydia was able to utilize her ability through a crystal ball. During this time, Lydia saw a baby and had Edgar see what he desired. Whether this means Lydia can extend what she sees to others is unknown.

In order to get a more accurate reading of people, she must physically touch them. While touching Hiro, it's indicated that she activated his ability and caused them to travel through time. Later, she is able to help him reactivate his ability when he has trouble transporting them back to the present.

On one occasion, Lydia was able to reach out an unknown distance to Peter Petrelli and cause the compass tattoo Samuel had once put on his arm to reappear. It is unknown how she did this as her power seems to work through touch.