The soul's sacred practice of knowing.
The Myth You Didn't Know You Were Holding
Somewhere along the way, someone told you the Akashic Records are a library.
A cosmic library, naturally. In heaven, or the astral plane, or some fifth-dimensional reading room with really good lighting. And in this library there's a book — your book — with your name on the spine. Every lifetime, every lesson, every karmic debt, written down and filed. Maybe an angelic librarian hands it to you. Maybe you sit in a celestial chair and read about yourself in third person.
It's a beautiful image. Comforting, even. A tidy system where everything has already been written and all you need is someone with the right credentials to look it up for you.
There's just one problem.
The premise underneath it limits everything the Akashic Records actually are. And that limitation has been passed down so many times that most people don't even realize they're standing on a floor that isn't there.
Here's the thing about floors that aren't there: you don't notice until someone points down.
I'm pointing down.
So What Are the Akashic Records, Actually?
Let's start from the ground up — and I mean the actual ground, not the imaginary library floor.
Everything is energy. Not as a metaphor. Not as a spiritual platitude you put on a mug. Everything — you, the chair you're sitting in, the thought you just had about whether you left the oven on — is energy. And all energy has three characteristics: motion, intention, and knowing.
Motion means energy is never static. It's always in process, always flowing, always becoming something. Intention means energy moves with direction — not random chaos, but purposeful flow. And knowing means energy is inherently aware. Not thinking. Not calculating. Aware.
Now: energy flows on a continuum from potential to form. On one end, there's Physical Reality — the world of form, the stuff you can stub your toe on. On the other end, there's Non-Physical Reality — pure potential, no form of any kind. Not a place. Not a dimension. Not heaven. The absence of form entirely.
Between them is a horizon. A threshold where human consciousness and divine consciousness meet.
The Akashic Records exist at this horizon. They don't sit on one side or the other. They ARE the meeting point. The place where your awareness — human, embodied, particular — connects with the infinite awareness of divine consciousness through intention.
That's the definition:
Read that again. There's no book in it. No library. No shelf. No one looking anything up. There's a relationship — living, dynamic, mutual — between you and the infinite. Accessed not through psychic gifts or spiritual advancement or a special key, but through intention.
That changes everything.
The Static View and the Dynamic View
Here's where it gets interesting. And by interesting I mean: this is where the floor disappears.
Most of what you've heard about the Akashic Records comes from what I call the static view. The static view is how things look when you stand inside linear time, inside physical space, inside the assumption that the world of form is all there is (or at least all that matters). From the static view, the Akashic Records look like a thing. A container. A storehouse. A library full of books. Information written down somewhere, waiting to be retrieved.
The static view isn't useless — it's limited. It can only see the Akashic Records through the lens of Physical Reality. And when you try to understand something that spans the entire continuum from potential to form by looking at it only from the form end, you get a book. A physical metaphor for something that isn't physical. A container metaphor for something that can't be contained.
The dynamic view is what happens when you release that lens. It's the view of the infinite and the eternal — of potential without any hint of form. Which, if you're being honest, boggles the human mind. Because — huh? Potential without form? What does that even look like? (It doesn't look like anything. That's the point.) The challenge is to begin to be aware beyond the linear mind and realize that All That Is is not limited by human concepts of time and space. And just to make it even more boggling: being beyond form, this is beyond quantum potential as well — and that's a discussion for another day.
Here's the point: from the dynamic view, the Akashic Records aren't a thing at all. They're a process. A living exchange between human consciousness and divine consciousness that is infinite, eternal, and always in motion. There's nothing written down because writing is form, and the Records span the full continuum — including the places where form doesn't exist.
The shift from the static view to the dynamic view is the shift from I KNOW to I LEARN.
I KNOW is a closed door. It says: the information is already written, someone just needs to read it to me, and then I'll have my answer. I KNOW treats the Akashic Records as a filing cabinet and treats you as someone waiting for your file.
I LEARN is an open threshold. It says: knowing is a process, and I'm in it. What I understand today will deepen tomorrow — not because I was wrong, but because the relationship between my consciousness and divine consciousness is alive and growing and I am always in motion within it.
This shift — from static to dynamic, from I KNOW to I LEARN — isn't just about the Akashic Records. It's a way of perceiving everything. Your relationships. Your work. Your sense of who you are. Once you see it, you can't unsee it. The static view never looks the same again.
You may live the same life. But your life will never be the same again.
The Energy Continuum: Why a Book Can't Hold This
If you're still wondering why the library metaphor matters so much, here's why: it's not just inaccurate. It's a cage.
A book exists at one point on the energy continuum — the form end. It's physical. It's fixed. It was written at a particular moment and its contents don't change. A library is a collection of fixed objects organized by a system someone else designed.
The Akashic Records span the entire continuum. From the densest form to the purest potential and everything between. They include the part of you that's sitting in a chair reading this, and the part of you that has never taken form and never will. They include what has happened, what is happening, and what exists as pure possibility — not prediction, not fate, but the living field of potential that your intention moves through.
You cannot fit the full continuum from potential to form inside a metaphor that only exists at the form end. It's like trying to describe the ocean by holding up a glass of water and saying, "This is it." The glass of water isn't wrong — it is water. But it's not the ocean. And if you build your entire understanding of water around that glass, you'll miss currents, tides, depths, and the fact that the ocean doesn't have walls.
The Akashic Records don't have walls either. They never did.
Three Pathways Within the Akashic Records
Once you release the library metaphor, something opens up. The Akashic Records aren't just one thing you do — they hold three interconnected pathways, three dimensions of one living practice.
Knowing — and by this I don't mean information. I mean the process of becoming aware. Not collecting facts. Not receiving downloads. Not getting answers handed to you from above. Knowing as a living motion — the ongoing process of your consciousness meeting divine consciousness and discovering what emerges at that meeting point. You don't go to the Akashic Records to learn what you already know. You go to discover what you're ready to know next.
Healing — and by this I don't mean cure. In the Akashic Records, healing is balance. Not fixing what's broken (you aren't broken), but restoring your awareness of the dynamic equilibrium between all the parts of you — physical, emotional, mental, spiritual — and between you and the world around you. Healing in the Records isn't about something being wrong. It's about something being ready to be aware of your innate sense of balance in this moment. Again — not something done to you. A shift of perception within.
Spiritual Practice — and by this I don't mean a destination you arrive at. Spiritual practice in the Akashic Records is ongoing. It's the daily, weekly, lifelong rhythm of connecting with divine consciousness through intention and letting that connection inform how you live. Not a retreat you take once a year. Not a technique you master. A practice you live within, living within you.
These three aren't separate tracks. They're three dimensions of the same relationship. Every time you connect with the Akashic Records, all three are present — sometimes one is more visible than the others, but none is ever absent.
What the Akashic Records Are Not
Let's be specific, because the myths are specific.
Not the akashic field. The akashic field is a concept from Ervin Laszlo's work in systems theory and quantum physics. It's a scientific hypothesis about an information field underlying physical reality. It's interesting work — but it's not the Akashic Records. Different framework, different lineage, different understanding of what "akashic" means.
Not Akasha. Akasha is a Sanskrit term that shows up particularly in Hindu and Buddhist philosophy, usually translated as "ether" or "space" — one of the five elements. It appears across all the religious traditions that use Sanskrit as their sacred language, though Hinduism and Buddhism are primary. The Akashic Records draw on the same root word, but they're not the same concept. The Records aren't an element. They aren't ether. They're a relationship between human and divine consciousness.
Not Hindu. The word has Sanskrit roots, yes. But the Akashic Records as a practice and concept are not affiliated with Hinduism, Buddhism, or any religion. They show up across traditions — the Book of Life in Christianity, the Tablets of Destiny in ancient Mesopotamia. The Records don't belong to any one tradition. They belong to divine consciousness itself.
Not a psychic reading. When I open the Akashic Records, I'm opening a connection between your consciousness and divine consciousness and witnessing what emerges. You're not passive in this. You're a full participant.
Not fortune-telling. The Akashic Records don't deal in fate. Fate is a static view concept — the idea that your life is written down somewhere and you're just following the script. In the dynamic view, there's no script. There's intention, and potential, and the living process of discovering your path as you walk it.
Not limited to the gifted. You don't need psychic abilities to connect with the Akashic Records. You need belief and trust — belief that the connection is possible, and trust in yourself to receive what comes. That's it. No special powers. No prerequisite spiritual advancement. Willingness and openness.
Not information retrieval. This one is worth repeating because it's the hardest to let go of. The Akashic Records are not a database you query. Yes, information comes through — sometimes very specific, sometimes startlingly detailed. But information is the surface. The deeper work is knowing, healing, and spiritual practice. If all you want is data, you're standing at the ocean with a glass.
The Book: What Are the Akashic Records?
Everything on this page — the static and dynamic views, the energy continuum, the three pathways, the myths — comes from decades of direct experience within the Akashic Records. Living in them. Sharing from them. Questioning every premise I inherited and building understanding from the ground up.
I wrote it all down.
What Are the Akashic Records? is the less-traveled road into the depth and breadth of the Akashic Records. It builds from first principles — everything is energy, all energy has motion, intention, and knowing — and arrives at an understanding of the Records because the old metaphors couldn't hold what the Records actually are.
It's the foundational understanding that makes everything else — Readings, learning to open the Records yourself, living with them daily — deeper, clearer, and more alive.
Truth is in the heart of the beholder. Pay attention to your heart.
The Book: What Are the Akashic Records? — Learn More
Common Questions
Are the Akashic Records a book or library?
No. That's a metaphor borrowed from Physical Reality and applied to something that spans the entire energy continuum from potential to form. It's not wrong in the way that a glass of water isn't wrong about water — but it's wildly incomplete, and building your understanding on it limits everything the Akashic Records can be.
What is the difference between the Akashic Records and the akashic field?
The akashic field is Ervin Laszlo's scientific hypothesis about an information field underlying physical reality. The Akashic Records are a spiritual practice and living relationship between human consciousness and divine consciousness. Same root word, entirely different frameworks.
Do I need psychic abilities to access the Akashic Records?
No. You need belief and trust. Belief that the connection is possible, trust in yourself to receive what comes. The Akashic Records are not reserved for the gifted few.
What are the static and dynamic views?
The static view sees the Akashic Records from within the limits of linear time and physical space — resulting in metaphors like books, libraries, and storehouses. The dynamic view releases those limits and perceives the Records as a living process across the full continuum from potential to form. The shift from static to dynamic is the shift from I KNOW to I LEARN.
What is the energy continuum?
Energy flows from pure potential (Non-Physical Reality, no form of any kind) to form (Physical Reality, the world you can see and touch). The Akashic Records span this entire continuum — which is why no physical metaphor can fully contain them.
Are the Akashic Records connected to any religion?
No. The word akashic has Sanskrit roots, and concepts related to the Akashic Records appear across many traditions — the Book of Life in Christianity, the Tablets of Destiny in ancient Mesopotamia — but the Akashic Records as a practice are not affiliated with any religion.
What can I learn from the Akashic Records?
The Akashic Records hold three pathways: knowing (the process of becoming aware), healing (balance, not cure), and spiritual practice (ongoing, not destination). What you learn depends on what you bring — your questions, your willingness, your readiness to discover what's next.
How are the Akashic Records different from a psychic reading?
A psychic reading typically involves someone reading the energy of your physical body and interpreting it for you. In the Akashic Records, the connection is between your consciousness and divine consciousness — you're a full participant, not a passive recipient. The Records don't tell you what to believe. They help you become conscious of what's already true within you and who you are becoming.
Let go of what you think you know about the Akashic Records.
What waits beyond the outdated metaphor is infinitely more powerful, more personal, and more alive than any book in any library.
Let us begin.
Where to Go From Here
Experience it directly. An Akashic Record Reading is a single session — complete in itself. You come with your questions. The Records respond.
Learn to open them yourself. The Akashic Records Immersion is the Records circle of The Witness Community — a sacred practice to immerse in.
Show up live, for free. Akashic Record Insights is a monthly gathering on Zoom — open to everyone. Come with a question. Come with curiosity.
Explore the community. The Witness Community holds all of this — three circles for those who want depth, witness, and the long road walked together.
Read the book. What Are the Akashic Records? takes everything on this page deeper — the full theory, the full framework, built from first principles.
