Akashic Records. Akasha is a Sanskrit word meaning "sky", "space" or "aether") akasha are said to be a collection of mystical knowledge that is stored in the aether; i.e. on a non-physical plane of existence.

The concept is common in some New Age religious groups. The Akashic Records are said to have existed since the beginning of Creation. Just as we have various specialty libraries (e.g., medical, law), there are said to exist various Akashic Records (e.g., human, animal, plant, mineral, etc).

Most writings and teachingsrefer to the Akashic Records in the area of human experience. Memories of all experiences since the beginning of time are believed by some mystical doctrines to be stored permanently in a spiritual substance (Akasha)

Some who believe in the Akashic Records claim that they were used by ancient peoples and cultures around the planet, including the Indians, Moors, Tibetans, Cretians, Egyptians, Persians, Chaldeans, Greeks, Chinese, Hebrews, Christians, Druids, and Mayans among others
The belief is that the ancient Indian sages of the Himalayas knew that each soul recorded every moment of its existence in a divine "book", and that if one attuned oneself properly then one could read or view the pages of that book.

Nostradamus claimed to have gained access to the Akasha, using methods derived from the Greek oracles.Other individuals who claim to have consciously used the Akashic Records include: Charles Webster Leadbeater,Annie Besant, Alice Bailey,Samael Aun Weor,William Lilly,Manly P. Hall ,Lilian Treemont, Dion Fortune,George Hunt Williamson, Rudolf Steiner,Max Heindel, Edgar Cayce

A Chinese gentleman named Sujujin was reported to need only the first name of anyone to access the Akasha and describe their life history. Another Chinese seer, named Tajao, explored a variety of topics in the Records which span over two thousand years.

Some indicate that the akashic records are similar to a Cosmic or collective consciousness. The records have been referred to by different names including the Cosmic Mind, the Universal Mind, the collective unconscious, or the collective subconscious. Others believe that the akashic records make clairvoyance and psychic perception possible.