ACASHIK or AKASHIC RECORDS___The Akashic records (Akasha is a Sanskrit word meaning "sky", "space" or "aether") is a term from Theosophy denoting a collection of MYSTICAL KNOWLEDGE encoded in a non-physical plane of existence. The Records are supposed to contain all knowledge, including all human experience, held in the Universe. The Akashic Records are metaphorically described as a library and are also likened to a universal computer or the 'Mind of God'. The records are supposed to be constantly updated. The concept originated in the Theosophical movements of the 19th Century, and remains prevalent in New Age discourse.