The Akashic Experience: Science and the Cosmic Memory Field

Ervin Laszlo published what he subtitled "An Integral Theory of Everything" in his book: Science and the Akashic Field in 2004. He followed this up with "Quantum Shift in the Global Brain" in 2008 and I have reviewed both of these excellent books. Now he has published "The Akashic Experience" subtitled "Science and the Cosmic Memory Field", which adds to the ideas presented in the earlier volumes by presenting accounts by some twenty individuals of widely forms of what Laszlo has dubbed the Akashic Experience: near-death experiences (NDE); premonition; remote viewing and healing; and many other psi phenomena. "An Akashic experience is a real, lived experience that conveys a thought, an image, or an intuition that was not, and very likely could not have been, transmitted by our senses either at the time it happened or at any time beforehand - at least not in our current lifetime."Laszlo's ideas integrate ideas such as those of Talbot (The Holographic Universe); Dean Radin (Entangled Minds); Russell Targ (Limitless Mind); and concepts from Buddhism, all forms of spirituality and modern research into quantum physics and into the nature of consciousness. What others have called the matrix, the implicate order, tao or the zero point field, Laszlo integrates into the concept of the Akashic Field: "The Akashic Field contains not merely a passive record of a person's consciousness, created during that person's lifetime and then persisting unchanged, but also harbors a dynamic bundle of information based on the experiences accumulated in that lifetime. Under suitable conditions this bundle of information - a quantum hologram - is capable of development even in the absence of the living brain and body that created it."I reject materialism because it trivializes aspects of reality for no better reason than that science cannot currently explain them; but science has served us very well and provides satisfactory answers to most problems in the physical domain. Laszlo is not presenting an alternative to modern science, rather he is illustrating what might be possible if mainstream science were to embrace the knights-move thinking of visionaries such as David Bohm and Laszlo himself. He expresses the relationship between mind and matter rather eloquently: "psyche and physis, mind and matter, are not separate realities, or even separate elements of the same reality. They are the same reality. The difference is in the eye of the beholder: viewed in one way - with one variety of presuppositions - reality appears physical; viewed in another way, it appears mental. In fact, it's both."It is not necessary to read Laszlo's previous works to understand this one; familiarity with concepts of entanglement and psy phenomena would be useful, but this is not a difficult book to read and does not require any prior scientific understanding. It is very thought-provoking; because it enters into such a wide range of fields it is likely to arouse skepticism in all but the most open of minds, but for anyone who enjoyed books such as the ones I referenced above (by Talbot, Radin, Targ et al) this is going to be a favorite read.

The author of this fine book, the Hungarian philosopher Ervin Laszlo has had a full life: he is a systems theorist and a major figure in the rising integral movement. I believe that he is also a classical pianist. He founded the Club of Budapest that is dedicated to finding a way out of the global crises of polarization, environmental degradation and economic and natural disasters by transforming our global values and priorities.An important aspect of the project is not only to help us to see the world differently, but also to understand that we already have abundant evidence that we are all connected to each other and to the universe by more than our conventional five senses. He proposes that there is a fundamental field of information that is the underlying substance of the universe. He borrows the Sanskrit term "Akasha" to describe this field. He goes on to explain how this information field can explain the way in which our universe appears to be fine-tuned to form conscious life and that evolution is an informed rather than a random process. Though this is not a new idea - I lectured and wrote about it in the early 1980s - the science is now catching up with the theory.In this book he has assembled twenty individuals from scientists to writers who have had personal experiences that cannot be accounted for in terms of sensory perception. If we add these fascinating case reports to the impressive body of research data indicating that non-sensory experiences are real, we are left with an important question: how can these experiences exist and how can they result in conscious experience?Laszlo himself proposes that we live in an ocean of information and that transpersonal communication between conscious beings is the result of information-carrying holograms in a reactive quantum vacuum generated by activity in the brain. Several of the authors have their own hypotheses about how these communications can occur and how they relate to distance healing, intuition and even near death experiences.This is not a "How-to" book, but is one of the most thought-provoking sets of essays that I have read in some time.Very highly recommended.Richard G. Petty, MD, author of  Healing, Meaning and Purpose: The Magical Power of the Emerging Laws of Life

I keep this book on my nightstand for quick reference to short true stories that inspire and interest me to learn more. The author does not disappoint when he writes (multiple books) and this book stays in line with his credentials of the highest order. This is a treasure of a book to learn and grow about a subject matter that is often referred to as out of the mainstream of thinking. The author makes a good mark in all of his books with his scope of vision. This book does not disappoint and worth the read. I knew about the book and researched Amazon for the title. It was within days I had my book delivered and began to read. This is the nice thing about Amazon ... they deliever as quickly as you wish to have your product. If they are delayed, they notify you as such. How nice is that in today's fast moving world that often doesn't care about the customer. Amazon continues to prove itself worthy of all the compliments they receive.

Really interesting complementary information about the Akashic field. If you read or want to read the science and the akashic field this book give you exqmples of different scientific and their own experience in the akashic field and their own investigations

I am really enjoying this book. My husband and mother think I’m nuts for believing in energy and past lives. This book definitely explains my side more. Even if it isn’t past lives, information never leaves.

If you are looking for scientifically explained phenomenon about spontaneous past life glimpses from leading authors in this field then this is a good one for you. The author brings us 20 first hand case studies with contributions made by Stanislov Graf and Edgar Mitchell to name but a few, which adds validity to the experiences felt by these people.The book starts by explaining what exactly is an Akashic experience in the authors own words i shall proceed with the answer;To give a basic definition of an AE unlike giving a scientific explanation of it is not difficult. An AE is a real, lived experience they conveys a thought, an image, or an intuition that was not, and very likely could not have been, transmitted by our senses either at the time it happened, or at anytime beforehand..At least not in our lifetime. In popular, though overused and misused formulation, the AE, is a lived experience in the extra- or non- sensory mode.It can come in many guises as this book will undoubtedly show, and the fact it has happened to scientists and other such academics adds weight to the argument..

I have enjoyed this book but need to read it again to understand the various comments better. I would like to have seen more of Ervin Laszlo's comments rather than so much from others. Having been involved in the spiritual world for a long time I have been told many times about Akashic Records, and as this is a more scientific approach then that is good. Whether you call these fields 'Cosmic' or 'Morphic' or 'The Collective Unconscious' there is definately something we can all connect with and the more people come forward with their experiences the better. I will be buying other books by this author.

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Written on the heels of "Science and the Akashic Experience - Revised edition", this text provides the experiences of twenty different professionals and their interactions with the eternal memory field. Topics such as infinite consciousness, healing, creativity, near-death experiences, and other nonlocal phenomenom are dealt with in a highly understandable manner on a topic that is still highly constroversial. I rate "Science and the Akaschic Experience" as being one of the best theoretical books I have ever come across. This text simply shows further day-to-day examples of this concept in a variety of settings. I recommend this for all 'theoretical junkies' who are out there.