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 Edgar Cayce Akashic Records
The Book of Life
 The
Akashic Records or "The Book of Life" can be equated to the universe's
super computer system. It is this system that acts as the central
storehouse of all information for every individual who has ever lived
upon the earth. More than just a reservoir of events, the Akashic
Records contain every deed, word, feeling, thought, and intent that has
ever occurred at any time in the history of the world. Much more than
simply a memory storehouse, however, these Akashic Records are
interactive in that they have a tremendous influence upon our everyday
lives, our relationships, our feelings and belief systems, and the
potential realities we draw toward us.
It
is no exaggeration to state that the computer has transformed (and is
still in the process of transforming) the entire planet. Whether it's
technology, transportation, communication, education, or entertainment,
the computer age has revolutionized the globe and the ways in which we
understand and interact with one another. No segment of modern society
has gone unaffected. The amount of information now stored in computer
memory and crossing the Internet highway daily is literally
unfathomable. And yet, this vast complex of computer systems and
collective databases cannot begin to come close to the power, the
memory, or the omniscient recording capacity of the Akashic Records.
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Upon
time and space is written the thoughts, the deeds, the activities of an
entity – as in relationships to its environs, its hereditary influence;
as directed – or judgment drawn by or according to what the entity's
ideal is. Hence, as it has been oft called, the record is God's book of
remembrance; and each entity, each soul – as the activities of a single
day of an entity in the material world – either makes same good or bad
or indifferent, depending upon the entity's application of self towards
that which is the ideal manner for the use of time, opportunity and the
expression of that for which each soul enters a material manifestation.
The interpretation then as drawn here is with the desire and hope that,
in opening this for the entity, the experience may be one of
helpfulness and hopefulness.
Edgar Cayce reading 1650-1 |
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The
Akashic Records contain the entire history of every soul since the dawn
of Creation. These records connect each one of us to one another. They
contain the stimulus for every archetypal symbol or mythic story which
has ever deeply touched patterns of human behavior and experience. They
have been the inspiration for dreams and invention. They draw us toward
or repel us from one another. They mold and shape levels of human
consciousness. They are a portion of Divine Mind. They are the unbiased
judge and jury that attempt to guide, educate, and transform every
individual to become the very best that she or he can be. They embody
an ever-changing fluid array of possible futures that are called into
potential as we humans interact and learn from the data that has
already been accumulated. Information about these Akashic Records – this Book of Life –
can be found in folklore, in myth, and throughout the Old and New
Testaments. It is traceable at least as far back as the Semitic peoples
and includes the Arabs, the Assyrians, the Phoenicians, the
Babylonians, and the Hebrews. Among each of these peoples was the
belief that there was in existence some kind of celestial tablets which
contained the history of humankind as well as all manner of spiritual
information. The first reference in Scripture to some
unearthly volume is found in Exodus 32:32. After the Israelites had
committed a most grievous sin by worshiping the golden calf, it was
Moses who pleaded on their behalf, even offering to take full
responsibility and have his own name stricken "out of thy book which
thou hast written" in recompense for their deed. Later, in the Old
Testament, we learn that there is nothing about an individual that is
not known in this same book. In Psalm 139, David makes reference to the
fact God has written down everything about him and all the details of
his life – even that which is imperfect and those deeds which have yet to be performed.
For many individuals this Book of Life is simply an imagery symbol of
those destined for heaven and has its roots in the custom of recording
genealogical records of names or perhaps early census taking.
Traditional religion suggests that this book – either in literal or symbolic form –
contains the names of all those who are worthy of salvation. TheBook is
to be opened in connection with divine judgment (Dan. 7:10, Rev.
20:12). In the New Testament, those redeemed by Christ are contained
within the Book (Philippians 4), those not found in the Book of Life
will not enter the kingdom of Heaven.  As
an interesting corollary, in the ancient world, a person's name was
symbolic of his or her existence. According to Sir James George Frazer,
author of The Golden Bough – one of the most extensive volumes on world mythology –
there was such a bond between one's name and one's existence "that
magic may be wrought on a man just as easily as through his name as
through his hair, his nails, or any other material part of his person."
In ancient Egypt, to blot a name out of a record was equivalent to
destroying the fact that the person had ever even existed. Closer to our current era, a great deal of
contemporary information on the Akashic Records has been made available
by both reputable psychics and modern-day mystics –
individuals who have somehow perceived beyond the limits of three
dimensions. According to H.P. [Helena Petrovna] Blavatsky (1831-1891),
Russian immigrant, mystic, and founder of the Theosophical Society, the
Akashic Records are much more than simply an account of static data
which may be gleaned by a sensitive; instead, the records have an
ongoing creative stimulus upon the present:
Akasha
is one of the cosmic principles and is a plastic matter, creative in
its physical nature, immutable in its higher principles. It is the
quintessence of all possible forms of energy, material, psychic, or
spiritual; and contains within itself the germs of universal creation,
which sprout forth under the impulse of the Divine Spirit.
Alchemy and the Secret Doctrine
Rudolf
Steiner (1861-1925), the Austrian-born philosopher, educator, and
founder of the Anthroposophical Society possessed the ability to
perceive information beyond the material world: a "spiritual world"
which was just as real to him as the physical world was to others.
Steiner claimed that the ability to perceive this other world could be
developed, enabling an individual to see events and information every
bit as concrete as the present:
...man
can penetrate to the eternal origins of the things which vanish with
time. A man broadens his power of cognition in this way if he is no
longer limited to external evidence where knowledge of the past is
concerned. Then he can see in events what is not perceptible to the
senses, that part which time cannot destroy. He penetrates from
transitory to non-transitory history. It is a fact that this history is
written in other characters than is ordinary history. In gnosis and in
theosophy it is called the "Akasha Chronicle"...To the uninitiated, who
cannot yet convince himself of the reality of a separate spiritual
world through his own experience, the initiate easily appears to be a
visionary, if not something worse. The one who has acquired the ability
to perceive in the spiritual world comes to know past events in their
eternal character. They do not stand before him like the dead testimony
of history, but appear in full life. In a certain sense, what has
happened takes place before him.
Cosmic Memory
 In
terms of contemporary insights, perhaps the most extensive source of
information regarding the Akashic Records comes from the clairvoyant
work of Edgar Cayce (1877-1945), Christian mystic and founder of A.R.E.
For forty-three years of his adult life, Edgar Cayce possessed the
uncanny ability to lie down on a couch, close his eyes, fold his hands
over his stomach, and put himself into some kind of an altered state in
which virtually any type of information was available. The accuracy of
Cayce's psychic work is evidenced by approximately one dozen
biographies and literally hundreds of titles which explore various
aspects of his information and the thousands of topics he discussed. When asked about the source of his
information, Cayce replied that there were essentially two. The first
was the subconscious mind of the individual for whom he was giving the
reading and the second was the Akashic Records. Most often, when giving a reading which
discussed a person's soul history and his or her individual sojourn
through space and time, Cayce would begin with a statement such as,
"Yes, we have before us the records of the entity now known or called
_________." In discussing the process for accessing these records,
Edgar Cayce described his experience as follows:
I
see myself as a tiny dot out of my physical body, which lies inert
before me. I find myself oppressed by darkness and there is a feeling
of terrific loneliness. Suddenly, I am conscious of a white beam of
light. As this tiny dot, I move upward following the light, knowing
that I must follow it or be lost.
As
I move along this path of light I gradually become conscious of various
levels upon which there is movement. Upon the first levels there are
vague, horrible shapes, grotesque forms such as one sees in nightmares.
Passing on, there begin to appear on either side misshapen forms of
human beings with some part of the body magnified. Again there is
change and I become conscious of gray-hooded forms moving downward.
Gradually, these become lighter in color. Then the direction changes
and these forms move upward and the color of the robes grows rapidly
lighter. Next, there begin to appear on either side vague outlines of
houses, walls, trees, etc., but everything is motionless. As I pass on,
there is more light and movement in what appear to be normal cities and
towns. With the growth of movement I become conscious of sounds, at
first indistinct rumblings, then music, laughter, and singing of birds.
There is more and more light, the colors become very beautiful, and
there is the sound of wonderful music. The houses are left behind,
ahead there is only a blending of sound and color. Quite suddenly I
come upon a hall of records. It is a hall without walls, without
ceiling, but I am conscious of seeing an old man who hands me a large
book, a record of the individual for whom I seek information.
Reading 294-19 Report File
Once
given the record, Cayce had the ability to select the information which
would be most capable of assisting the individual at that time in his
or her life. Frequently, a reading might suggest that only a selection
of the available material was being provided, but that the individual
was being given that which would be "most helpful and hopeful."
Additional insights were frequently provided in subsequent readings
once an individual had attempted to work with and apply the information
which had been given previously. As a means of perhaps alluding to the
fact that the Akashic Records were not simply a transcription of the
past but included the present, the future, and certain probabilities as
well, in reading 304-5, Cayce began the reading with a curious
statement.
When
discussing the Book of Life, he stated it that it was "The record of
God, of thee, thy soul within and the knowledge of same." (281-33) On
another occasion (2533-8) Cayce was asked to explain the difference
between the Book of Life and the Akashic Records:
Q. [What is meant by] The Book of Life?
A. The record that the individual entity itself writes upon the skein
of time and space, through patience – and is opened when self has
attuned to the infinite, and may be read by those attuning to that
consciousness...
Q. The Book of God's Remembrances?
A. This is the Book of Life.
Q. The Akashic Records?
A. Those made by the individual, as just indicated.
2533-8
The Edgar Cayce readings suggest that each of us writes the story of
our lives through our thoughts, our deeds, and our interactions with
the rest of creation. This information has an effect upon us in the
here and now. In fact, the Akashic Records have such an impact upon our
lives and the potentials and probabilities we draw toward us that any
exploration of them cannot help but provide us with insights into the
nature of ourselves and our relationship to the universe. There is much more to our lives, our
histories, and our individual influence upon our tomorrows than we have
perhaps dared to imagine. By accessing information from the Akashic
Records, the universe's computer database, much might be revealed to
us. The world as we have collectively perceived it is but a faint
shadow of Reality. Edgar Cayce on the Akashic Records
Adapted from: by Kevin J. Todeschi
The
Book of Life—or the Akashic Records—are the storehouse of all
information for every individual who has ever lived upon the earth,
containing every word, deed, feeling, thought, and intent that has ever
occurred. Learn how you are in charge of shaping your own destiny and
how you can tap into your records—your past lives, your present
experiences, and your unfolding future—to create the life you desire.
See also: A.R.E. Press books about Edgar Cayce On...
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