Up until about a year ago I had never heard of the Akashic Record. I do not even recall how I heard about it and likely just stumbled onto information about it while reading something online or watching a video. I would normally adopt my normal skeptical attitude about something like this much the way I think of things such as life after death or the existence of God. That is not to say I think those things are impossible. More like I just cannot fully embrace something unless I see it for myself, so to speak.
My experience with learning about the Akashic Record was a little different, however. Before I continue, it is best that I provide a brief description of the Akashic Record for those who have never heard of it. Wikipedia describes it thusly:
In the religion of Theosophy and the philosophical school called anthroposophy, the Akashic records are a compendium of all universal events, thoughts, words, emotions and intent ever to have occurred in the past, present, or future in terms of all entities and life forms, not just human. They are believed by theosophists to be encoded in a non-physical plane of existence known as the mental plane. Because it is believed that the records are encoded vibrationally into the inherent fabric of space, some have likened the mechanism as similar to how holograms are created. There is currently no scientific evidence for the existence of the Akashic records, and rigorous scientific research in this field has seen little traction.
Akasha (ākāśa आकाश) is the Sanskrit word for “aether”, “sky”, or “atmosphere”.
Sounds pretty wild, right? When I first heard about it I likely would have briefly considered it and then moved on as I usually do when I run into information about something like that. Kind of interesting for sure, but as far as I know, it’s probably the product of some ancient human’s imagination. Again, I do not consider it to be an impossibility but to be honest, it would have seemed unlikely to me.
But that is not how I reacted when I first heard about the Akashic Record. In fact, it was almost an “Aha! moment” for me. With some reservations, of course.
The reason for that was due to a very bizarre experience I had a few years ago. It was probably about four or five years ago and most likely during the evening hours. I was sitting in the recliner in my living room and was feeling pretty tired. I don’t usually do this but I started to doze off. I am not sure I actually slept or whether I almost fell asleep and then returned to a fully awake state.
That, in and of itself, does not seem like a very extraordinary experience but what happened during that few seconds was one of the strangest and most memorable experiences of my life. As I became aware of my surroundings again I had an extraordinary and profound experience. It was as if I had suddenly possessed a body of knowledge that was so expansive and complete that it made me feel like I knew everything there was to know. It was amazing. But it was also incredibly brief. That feeling lasted for a fraction of a second and then it was gone. If it had been any more brief I likely would never have noticed it.
I never had an experience even remotely similar to that in my life. It seemed like I tried to latch onto it and explore it but I didn’t have time. It was like trying to capture a puff of smoke with your hand. I felt like the answer to every question and every problem was accessible to me for that fraction of a second.
I must admit that this has resulted in me being more accepting than I normally would be regarding the possibility that the Akashic Record or something like it actually does exist.
I do not dismiss the idea that it could have simply been some weird “brain trick” or something. That is just as likely as it being a brief glimpse of Akashic Record and if I am being honest, more likely.
Still, the experience moved me to consider that it was the result of something beyond myself. It still frustrates me that I was not able to hold onto that moment and explore it. I felt like I could have solved all the world’s problems if I had been able to. It was that profound.
Then again, perhaps I am just getting old and senility is rearing its head a bit. But I don’t think so.