They say damp records the past (5)
if that's so I've got the biggest library yet
the biggest library yet.
5. According to dannyno on the Fall online forum, the British parapsychologist T.C. Lethbridge (1901-1971) propounded the theory that so-called magnetic fields of water could act as a medium for recording strong emotions. This is reminiscent of the idea of the "akashic record," common among occult practitioners. The idea is that there's a non-physical medium, "akasha," upon which ordinary events leave a kind of impression, and are thus recorded. This notion is ultimately derived from Vedic thought; "akasha" means either "space" or "aether" in Sanskrit. In ancient Hindu thought, akasha is a fifth element, i.e. aether or void. In the 19th Century, Theosphists (an occult organization originated by Helena Blavatsky, who did not herself use the term) developed the idea of "akashic records," which contain an impression of all mundane events, as well as a compendium of mystical knowledge. The totality of such records is sometimes referred to as a "library" or "Hall of Records" in occult literature, and the idea retains currency, in one form or another, among occultists to this day.
