The akashic records can offer a powerful perspective when you feel you came here for a reason but cannot quite name what that reason is. In this conversation, spiritual guide Gloria Battini shares how the akashic records can support soul inquiry, illuminate past-life patterns, and help you follow the inner breadcrumbs leading you back to your authentic gifts.
Purpose does not need to be a complicated puzzle. Very often, it is connected to the desires, interests, and ways of being that have been calling you all along. If you are feeling awakened but uncertain about your direction, this guide on how to find your purpose can help you take the next grounded step.
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Key Takeaways
- The akashic records can be used for soul inquiry around purpose, relationships, past lives, and recurring life patterns.
- Purpose begins with authentic self-expression, while each person’s gifts reveal the unique way they are meant to live it.
- Past-life exploration can offer insight into unexplained fears, natural abilities, and multidimensional aspects of the soul.
- Building the New Earth starts with responsibility, compassion, service, and the courage to be yourself.
Understanding the Akashic Records
What are the akashic records, and why are they valuable for healing and personal growth?
I love the akashic records. The simplest way I can explain them is as an energetic archive. Everything on this planet and throughout the universe is made of energy, and the records can be understood as a place where information connected to that energy can be accessed.
I use the akashic records especially for personal growth, self-discovery, and soul inquiry. They can offer insight into soul contracts, relationships, past lives, purpose, and the bigger questions that tend to stay with us: What am I here to do? What did I sign up for? What is my soul asking of me?
You can read someone’s energy, field, or chakras, and that can be incredibly valuable. But when someone is asking those deeper questions about their life direction and soul mission, I find the akashic records can take the inquiry further.
Soul Purpose, Mission, and Authentic Expression
Do we choose a specific purpose before this lifetime, and can the akashic records reveal it?
I believe we all come here with the same fundamental purpose: to discover who we are and allow ourselves to be ourselves. We are here to live authentically and to give our soul an opportunity to express what it wants to express.
What changes from person to person is the expression of that purpose. We all have different lives, energies, minds, experiences, and astrological signatures. So the question is not always, “What is my purpose?” It is often, “How am I meant to live that purpose in this particular life?”
The akashic records can help uncover that “how.” I personally love combining akashic records work with astrology, because together they can create a much clearer picture of someone’s natural path, gifts, and way of moving through life. For a broader introduction to astrology as a symbolic system, the Encyclopaedia Britannica overview of astrology provides useful historical context.
What I find beautiful is that, most of the time, people already know on some level. When we explore their gifts or purpose, they say, “But that is what I always wanted to do,” or, “That is what I have always felt inspired to do.” Exactly. There is a reason for that.
The work becomes a permission slip to stop blocking yourself. What you desire, what inspires you, and what makes you feel alive may not be a distraction from your path. It may be the path asking to be lived.
Why do so many people struggle to identify their purpose?
We tend to overcomplicate it. We imagine our purpose must be something completely separate from us, difficult, or even boring. But if your purpose gave you no joy, no interest, and no sense of inspiration, what would motivate you to do it?
It can be much simpler than we think. Notice what sets your soul on fire. That is often where the clues are.
Past Lives and Present-Day Patterns
How can past lives influence our current life?
I really love working with past lives. I do not necessarily experience them as one linear life after another. I feel that everything is happening at once.
Imagine your soul as a vast, eternal bundle of energy. It does not disappear. It is so expansive that it can experience itself through many different expressions, places, circumstances, and lives. Some of those lives may feel complete, others may still be unfolding, but they are all aspects of a much bigger soul.
Exploring past lives can support self-understanding because there are experiences in this life that may seem impossible to explain. You might have an intense fear, a repeating roadblock, or a strong emotional response that does not appear connected to your childhood or known experiences.
I once worked with someone during a past-life reading and saw her as a child who drowned. She became very emotional because she had carried a profound fear of water for as long as she could remember. She had swimming lessons as a child and even had a pool at home, but putting her head underwater created total panic.
Of course, fears can have roots in childhood, and it is important to meet those roots with care. But sometimes you reach a point in healing where you are asking, “Why is this here? What is the root cause?” The akashic records and past-life exploration can offer another avenue for inquiry.
How should someone approach a past-life reading for a recurring block?
You can simply share that there is a roadblock you want to understand and release. You do not necessarily need to give every detail to the person facilitating the reading. Allow space for what comes through without leading the process too much.
Past-life work can also reveal gifts. There are abilities, skills, and forms of wisdom that can feel less like learning something new and more like remembering something you have always known.
When I began psychic training, I was genuinely surprised by how familiar it felt. It did not feel as though I was learning from nothing. It felt like I was remembering. That can happen with all kinds of gifts, whether it is healing, intuitive work, creativity, herbalism, speaking, or another soul-led path.
Remembering Your Multidimensional Nature
What can exploring past lives teach us about who we are?
It can help us understand how big we actually are. We go beyond this body, this planet, and this one expression of life. We are not finite beings. We inhabit this body, but we are also continually transforming.
That is why past-life exploration can be a way of understanding multidimensionality. It invites us to look beyond only what can be physically proven and to consider that there may be more to our existence than what is immediately visible.
I feel that only believing what we can see can keep us stuck and small. There is so much more wonder available when we allow ourselves to explore the fullness of who we are, respectfully and with openness.
What the New Earth Means
What is the New Earth?
New Earth can mean different things to different people, but I believe there is a common thread. It is not a separate planet that we are all going to suddenly travel to. It is a way of living.
For me, New Earth is a higher-vibrational, more conscious, and more compassionate way of being. It is the understanding that we are more than our physical body, and the willingness to use every part of ourselves, including intuition, energetic awareness, and healing capacities.
It is also about taking responsibility for what we want to create. We create our lives, and collectively, we help create the world we live in. If we want a world where people are free to be themselves, where there is compassion, respect, and care for all creatures, then each of us has to ask: What is my contribution to that world?
Why is responsibility an important part of conscious living?
Responsibility has somehow gained the energy of being a burden. But I believe responsibility equals freedom.
When you take responsibility, you place yourself in charge of your life and what you want to create. You stop handing your power to other people, old patterns, external expectations, or systems that do not reflect who you are. Freedom is not a burden. It is something to claim.
Signs You May Have a Role in Building the New Earth
What signs suggest someone may be called to help create the New Earth?
The most obvious sign is a genuine desire to help and to be of service. If you feel pulled to support people, contribute something meaningful, or make life better in some way, pay attention to that.
Another sign is recognizing that something about the current version of life does not quite click. You may sense that certain norms, systems, or ways of living are not working. Perhaps you have always questioned them, or perhaps you are only beginning to question them now.
That awareness can be a sign that you recognize the change you want to see. It is not enough to only notice what is wrong, but noticing it can be the beginning of consciously choosing something different.
What can different generations contribute to this global shift?
I do not believe in hatred between generations. Every generation breaks boundaries and dismantles hurdles in ways that can support those who come after them. We all have something to contribute, and working together is much more useful than judging each other.
- Generation X helped expand ideas about relationships, family structures, divorce, rebuilding, and the legitimacy of different ways of loving and living.
- Millennials have done a great deal of inner work. I call us the therapy generation because so many of us decided that something had to change and began looking at beliefs, trauma, and inherited patterns.
- Generation Z is showing people how to be more unapologetically free. They question the idea that life should only be about working endlessly, and they remind us that time, authenticity, meaningful work, sensitivity, and empathy matter.
It is beautiful to consider what future generations will bring as well. This evolution is collective.
How to Uncover Your Spiritual Gifts
How can someone discover their spiritual gifts when they feel disconnected from them?
Many people feel disconnected because society conditions us to follow external rules rather than inner ones. We can end up functioning on autopilot, doing what we think we should do instead of listening to what is actually calling us.
One of the first things you can do is start saying yes to yourself. Be open to the possibility that your desires matter.
I often hear people say, “I want to paint,” “I want to sing,” or “I want to explore this thing,” followed immediately by, “But I do not have time.” I understand that life is full, but if your soul is asking for something, why deny it entirely?
You do not need to spend every hour painting, singing, studying, or developing a gift. You can start small:
- Set aside 20 minutes once a week for the thing you keep thinking about.
- Buy the paints, pick up the instrument, or begin researching a course.
- Make a little room for the interest instead of waiting until you feel fully ready.
- Notice where your time is going and reclaim even a small portion of it for your soul.
Your soul and your purpose leave breadcrumbs. It is rarely a complete mystery. There may be surprises along the way, but often there is also a quiet inner knowing: “Yes, I have been dreaming about this.” Follow that.
For those who feel called to develop an intuitive, purpose-led career, exploring careers for starseeds can offer practical ideas for bringing cosmic gifts into meaningful work.
Choosing Authenticity Every Day
If someone remembers only one thing about their role in the New Earth, what should it be?
Be yourself.
Give yourself one hundred percent permission to live authentically and be who you are. If someone has ever told you that it is not okay to be yourself, please understand that this is about them. It is not about you.
We build the New Earth together through authenticity. Being yourself may require healing. It may feel vulnerable or uncomfortable. Be up for that. This life is a beautiful experience, an expression of your soul, and it is worth pouring everything you have into it.
If you want additional support for clarifying your calling, you can access the Find Your Purpose in 5 Simple Steps guide. And for intuitive development programs, mentorships, readings, and live events with Gloria, explore Gloria Battini’s offerings.
Frequently Asked Questions About the Akashic Records
Can the akashic records tell me my life purpose?
The akashic records can support inquiry into your soul contracts, desires, gifts, and the unique way you are meant to express your authentic self. They may offer clarity on how to live your purpose, rather than handing you a rigid job title or fixed path.
Can past lives explain fears I have in this lifetime?
Past-life exploration may provide insight into fears or repeating blocks that do not seem to have an obvious origin in your current experiences. It can be one tool for self-understanding alongside other forms of healing and reflection.
What is the New Earth in spiritual terms?
The New Earth is a more conscious, compassionate, and authentic way of living. It is not necessarily another physical place, but a collective shift toward responsibility, freedom, intuitive awareness, healing, and respect for one another.
What is the first step to discovering my spiritual gifts?
Start saying yes to the interests that keep returning. Give a little time to painting, singing, learning, intuitive development, or any other desire that feels soul-led. Your gifts often reveal themselves through the breadcrumbs of what genuinely inspires you.
