The Akashic Records are a kind of cosmic archive containing a complete record of every soul's thoughts, actions, and experiences across all lifetimes. Some psychics describe accessing this record during a reading as a way of gaining insight into a client's past lives, current life purpose, or recurring soul-level patterns.

A reading focused on the Akashic Records is generally intuitive rather than tool-based, with a practitioner describing impressions, images, or information they believe they're accessing directly from this larger record.