What are the Akashic Records?
Posted on Nov 28th, 2009
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ÂKÂSA
Âkâsa, or Akasha, is equated with the ele-
ment of air and is a term denoting pure spirit. It is sometimes referred to as “the breath of god” or “ether-space,” incorporating sound in its
qualities. The Ramayana, II. 110. 5 makes Brahma spring from this ether. Âkâsa is called the fifth cosmic element; the subtle spiritual essence
that pervades all space. The Bhagavad-Gitasays
that prakriti (primal nature or substance) mani-
fests in eight portions: air, earth, fire, water, ether
(âkâsa), mind, understanding, self-sense.
Sources:
Gaskell, George Arthur: Dictionary of All Scriptures and
Myths. New York: Avenel, 1981
AKASHIC RECORDS
A term from Theosophyapplied to an astral
filing system of all thoughts, words, actions,
and events that have ever taken place anywhere
in the world. The belief is that all things make an
impression on the âkâsa, or soniferous ether. The
Akashic Records are akin to the Collective
Unconsciousness, or Universal Mind, as postulat-
ed by Carl Jung. Helena Blavatskyrefers to the
âkâsa as “the subtle, supersensuous spiritual
essence which pervades all space; the primordial
substance erroneously identified with Ether. But
it is to Ether what Spirit is to Matter … the Uni-
versal Space in which lies inherent the eternal
Ideation of the Universe.…”
Certain adepts may tap into these impressions
in order to review such things as past lives. It is
akin to having a computer that contains all the
details of everyone and everything from the begin-
ning of time. In pre-computer days the Akashic
Records were likened to a vast library containing
the collective records of the ages. Some early writ-
ers even believed that such a library actually exist-
ed (physically or astrally) beneath the Sphinx, or
some such place. Edgar Cayce, the “Sleeping
Prophet,” received much of his information from
the Akashic Records. According to Dr. Wesley
Ketcham, who worked with him, Cayce was “in
direct communication with all other subconscious
minds, and is capable of interpreting through his
objective mind and imparting impressions
received to other objective minds.”
Sometimes referred to as the “Book of Life,”
the Akashic records have special importance to
some sects and religions that believe in reincar-
nation. Some Spiritualist mediumsand psychics
claim that they access this Book of Life, in much
the same way as did Cayce, when doing psychic
and past life readings. One concept of the
Akashic records is that they may not be used for
self gain, other than spiritual advancement.
Sources:
Blavatsky, Helena Petrovna: The Theosophical Glossary.
London: Theosophical Publishing Society, 1892
Bonnell, Gary: Your Book of Life: Accessing the Akashic
Records. Taos, Societas res Divina, 1996
Cayce, Edgar: Edgar Cayce on the Akashic Records: The
Book of Life.Virginia Beach, A.R.E. Press, 1997
Âkâsa, or Akasha, is equated with the ele-
ment of air and is a term denoting pure spirit. It is sometimes referred to as “the breath of god” or “ether-space,” incorporating sound in its
qualities. The Ramayana, II. 110. 5 makes Brahma spring from this ether. Âkâsa is called the fifth cosmic element; the subtle spiritual essence
that pervades all space. The Bhagavad-Gitasays
that prakriti (primal nature or substance) mani-
fests in eight portions: air, earth, fire, water, ether
(âkâsa), mind, understanding, self-sense.
Sources:
Gaskell, George Arthur: Dictionary of All Scriptures and
Myths. New York: Avenel, 1981
AKASHIC RECORDS
A term from Theosophyapplied to an astral
filing system of all thoughts, words, actions,
and events that have ever taken place anywhere
in the world. The belief is that all things make an
impression on the âkâsa, or soniferous ether. The
Akashic Records are akin to the Collective
Unconsciousness, or Universal Mind, as postulat-
ed by Carl Jung. Helena Blavatskyrefers to the
âkâsa as “the subtle, supersensuous spiritual
essence which pervades all space; the primordial
substance erroneously identified with Ether. But
it is to Ether what Spirit is to Matter … the Uni-
versal Space in which lies inherent the eternal
Ideation of the Universe.…”
Certain adepts may tap into these impressions
in order to review such things as past lives. It is
akin to having a computer that contains all the
details of everyone and everything from the begin-
ning of time. In pre-computer days the Akashic
Records were likened to a vast library containing
the collective records of the ages. Some early writ-
ers even believed that such a library actually exist-
ed (physically or astrally) beneath the Sphinx, or
some such place. Edgar Cayce, the “Sleeping
Prophet,” received much of his information from
the Akashic Records. According to Dr. Wesley
Ketcham, who worked with him, Cayce was “in
direct communication with all other subconscious
minds, and is capable of interpreting through his
objective mind and imparting impressions
received to other objective minds.”
Sometimes referred to as the “Book of Life,”
the Akashic records have special importance to
some sects and religions that believe in reincar-
nation. Some Spiritualist mediumsand psychics
claim that they access this Book of Life, in much
the same way as did Cayce, when doing psychic
and past life readings. One concept of the
Akashic records is that they may not be used for
self gain, other than spiritual advancement.
Sources:
Blavatsky, Helena Petrovna: The Theosophical Glossary.
London: Theosophical Publishing Society, 1892
Bonnell, Gary: Your Book of Life: Accessing the Akashic
Records. Taos, Societas res Divina, 1996
Cayce, Edgar: Edgar Cayce on the Akashic Records: The
Book of Life.Virginia Beach, A.R.E. Press, 1997
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