Akasha

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In occultism, the Akashic record is a compendium of all events, actions, thoughts, and feelings that have ever occurred. These records are believed to be imprinted on "Akasha," an astral light or fluid ether beyond human senses. Certain individuals, such as spiritualist mediums, are said to be able to access these records. Akasha is thought to transmit human willpower, thought, feeling, and imagination, serving as a reservoir of occult power and an ocean of unconsciousness that enables prophecy and clairvoyance. In Jainism, akasha is a fundamental concept representing space, one of the five eternal categories of being that constitute substance.12

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Akashic record
…said to be imprinted on Akasha, the astral light, which is described by spiritualists as a fluid ether existing beyond the range of human senses. The Akashic records are reputedly accessible to certain select individuals—e.g., a spiritualist medium who conducts a séance. Akasha allegedly transmits the waves of human willpower,…
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…said to be imprinted on Akasha, the astral light, which is described by spiritualists as a fluid ether existing beyond the range of human senses. The Akashic records are reputedly accessible to certain select individuals—e.g., a spiritualist medium who conducts a séance. Akasha allegedly transmits the waves of human willpower,…
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