In my youth work, everything I did turned on two questions: ‘Who are you?’ and ‘Who are you becoming?’ I’d foolishly assumed I’d settled these questions for myself back in my 20s, when I thought to know myself I merely had to discern my preferences and opinions on things, and Read more…
I first turned to the Akashic Records in search of answers to the many questions that burdened my heart, mind, and spirit. My aim was to find clarity, which I thought meant getting rid of questions altogether. As my practice deepened, however, I developed a certain friendship with questions. I saw that Read more…
I used to talk colloquially about being “in” the Akashic Records, or “opening” them—residue of that library / book metaphor that never really stuck with me. Last year over a period of months, my opening process and blessing started shifting. I received the message that “you don’t ‘open’ the Records; Read more…
Early in this work I began to find my opening visualization varying each time I connected to the Akashic Records. So much was shifting in my life externally and internally, and I really wanted my practice to be a stable center. Yet when I asked about it, my Records responded Read more…
Not everyone agrees with this, but I don’t think you need a teacher or a set process to learn how to access your Akashic Records. Simply put, everyone has his or her own way of tapping into their soul’s flow. We adopt blessings / techniques / rituals as scaffolds to Read more…
Some people picture the Akashic Records as a cosmic library that contains everyone’s Book of Life. And why not? That is what an Internet search will lead you to think, and many have indeed learned to work in the Records using this metaphor. This is not how I learned or Read more…
I couldn’t let the first week of Akashic Learning pass without talking about breath, because breath supports the practice from start to finish. When I turn inward to begin attuning to the Akashic Records I start taking mindful breaths to balance and center my energies. I also feel intention move on my breath. Read more…
Lest anyone think from yesterday’s post that working with the Akashic Records is all love and rainbows, let me nip that misconception in the bud. Holding a space of non-judgment and unconditional love does not mean sweeping wrongs under the carpet. That would amount to spiritual bypass, a lesson Read more…
So far we’ve covered beginner’s mind, clear intention, and trust as the pillars to a solid Akashic Records practice. To this list I would add unconditional love. When I asked the Records what love meant, they responded it was helping someone “feel seen, heard, and held.” (If you know me from my Read more…
Often an Akashic Records practice will demand that you turn deeply held habits or values on their head. A big one for me was only to speak when I’d developed enough knowledge or expertise. I spent the better part of a decade in grad school, building up all sorts of Read more…