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The Akashic Records are a supposed compendium of all knowledge, existing in the non-physical plane. The concept originates in the Anthroposophy and Theosophy traditions of the 19^th, drawing loosely from Hindu cosmology. Trying to make fun of them by calling them a "mystical space library" doesn't really work — that's basically how they're viewed. They purportedly contain the knowledge of the entire human existence and the history of the universe, tracking each soul as it journeys through life. For just $113.00, you too can learn how to open your record with a Sacred Prayer.^[2] They're big on vibrations and quantum woo.

History

The term akasha is Sanskrit, and means "atmosphere" or "sky." It corresponds to the concept of aether, an obsolete theory of a universal substance. The Akashic records were first mentioned in ancient Hindu philosophy^{[citation needed]} but were only popularised in the 19^th century by occult writers such as those found in Anthroposophy and Theosophy. This idea of the Akashic records as a universal, eternal ledger was a purely Western development. Alice Bailey, Charles Leadbeater and Rudolf Steiner all claimed to have read the Akashic records. However, their reports on the matter are contradictory.^[3]

The rest is history. To this day, you can see woo-meisters talk about accessing the Akashic records, particularly online, in a million different ways.

Science

There is no scientific evidence that the Akashic Records exist.^{[citation NOT needed]} The only physicist to write a book on the topic is John Davidson, author of The Secret of the Creative Vacuum: Man and the Energy Dance (1989), in which he claimed mind, matter, energy and consciousness are intertwined and that a 'vacuum' of 'empty' space is actually a real energy field which contains all knowledge and thoughts.^[4] However, his book was pseudoscience. Davidson has also written other books within other areas of pseudoscience, including creationism (Natural Creation and the Formative Mind and Subtle Energy).

See also

• Ervin László
• Zero-point energy

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