The way I discovered the Akashic Records was through a client. Instead of going to the beach, she ended up in a library. During our pre-talk she described the horrid relationship with her mother, who had passed away years before. She asked her book why her mother was so cruel to her. The book opened. Nothing was written on the page. I scratched my head as I expected there to be some sort of writing. Suddenly she described herself as a beautiful princess walking up a long grand staircase — young, thin, wearing a beautiful white dress, adored by almost everyone. As she walked into her boudoir, her chambermaid offered her tea, which she did not want. The chambermaid became arrogant and started choking her. I asked her to look into the chambermaid's eyes to see if she recognized anyone from this lifetime — and she did. It was her mother.
The chambermaid killed my client, and in the spirit world she asked why. Apparently the chambermaid had had an affair with the king and bore a child. She wanted her own child to be the princess, so she killed the real one hoping her daughter would take her place. When the king found out, he beheaded the chambermaid. My client and I were blown away. Now we understood why the mother hated her. Then my client asked her book, "Why did I pick her as a mother?" She went to a life between lives and saw a group of people standing around, yet only one had a light on her. She had no choice. She had to pick her, to teach her mother about love. Cutting the cords to that past life was deeply healing. It is always powerful to see things from a higher perspective.
Another client came to me to help him stop drinking. We went to the Akashic Records and he asked his book to help him stop drinking. When he opened the book, he found himself in the future — dissolute and alone. He felt his regrets. He felt the pain of loneliness from losing everyone who loved him; he was a mess. The next scene took him to the future once again. This time the future was bright and he had stopped drinking. He was on a beach in Hawaii with his wife, children, and grandchildren. He was a happy man and much loved. My client stopped drinking that day, and ten years later he is still sober. Seeing things from another perspective makes a difference in their lives.
Practice
Read both stories again. Notice where you as the practitioner would have been tempted to interpret or steer — and rehearse the neutral question you would ask instead: "Where are you now? What are you experiencing?"