This exercise is designed to teach you to connect with the unlimited knowledge that exists within the whole of the universe. Some may call these Soul Records, Akashic Records, Book of Life or The Universal Records. The name does change the fact that this source of knowledge is available to all who seek to use it, with good intentions.

At first glance, this would appear to be a very simple exercise. It is however a true test of your concentration abilities and serves to remove any rose colored glass you may be wearing in your thinking on where your concentration abilities stand.

It is very important that you have a time and place to practice without being interupted. It is not unusual for those performing this exercise to slip out of their normal waking mind and journey within to arrive at the place of knowledge.

When you can reach this state on a regular basis, you know you have overcome many of the mundane things that tend to hold us back.

There are two distinct ways to approach this exercise. You can go into it, looking for an answer to a specfic question or you can go into it and allow the knowledge to come to you as the Universe feels you need to receive it. Neither choice is best for any one person. The choice is dictated by your wants and needs alone.

Your first step is to decide whether you wish to seek an answer to a specific question or to simply allow the knowledge to come to you on it's own.

If you choose to seek the answer to a specific question, it is important that you define that questions as specifically as possible before you start.

Do not limit your question to a multiple choice answer. Doing this does not allow for solutions you have not thought of. Instead of asking, should I buy A, B, C or D, ask what should I buy? Leaving the answer open so that you could receive an answer you may not have thought of.

Qualifiers are acceptable if they are open ended. For instance, asking "will my business make money?" does not tell you much, for if you make a sale of $1 you have made money. Instead ask, "will my business make over $100,000 this year?". This is an open ended question and does not limit you being able to receive knowledge you had not thought about.

Define your question before you begin and remember to work on only 1 question in a sitting to prevent miscommunication.

Find a time and place where you will not be bothers by pets, friends, phones or anythings else. Sit or lay down in a comfortable position and take a few moments to allow your body to relax.

If you choose to do so, you may wish to use some deep breathing exercises to help rid your body and your mind of tensions.

When you are ready, ask your questions, if that is the route you have chosen, or simply ask to receive any information you should know.

Then pay attention to your body. You are looking for feelings that are not part of what you experience on a regular basis. Many people will find their first feelings in the stomach region of their bodies. This is where the familiar "gut feeling" comes from.

Each persons way of receiving information is different. Any feeling that comes as a direct results of asking to receive information is something to be investigated.

Usually, when you feel something within your mind or body, and at the same time you "know" it means something, the chances are exceptionally good you have found the way your body receives the energies and you can experiment further to "fine tune" your reception.

It is not unusual for some people to experience a "feeling" in more than one place within their body. In fact, some people have been known to receive a series of feelings over several different parts of their body. This allowing them to know they are tuning into the energies.

As you learn to tune into the energies, most people will experience a "knowing" of information along with the "feeling" within their body. At first the "knowing" may be fleeting so it is important to pay attention to both your body and your thoughts. Continued practice will bring the mind and body into alignment on how the energies are received.

When receiving information without a specific question, in the early stages, it will often feel as if a stray thought has simply found it's way into your consciousness. Try to remember these stray thoughts because often you will find they have specific meaning for you at some point in the future.