(Sanskrit ākāśa आकाश ) Akasha is a field of consciousness at a higher level and a field of mind at a middle level, with a matrix of the elements at a lower level. The nature of the mind is like space, so too the cosmic space is the cosmic mind that holds all karma . Space is sometimes said to be like an ocean, reflecting its etheric nature. Meanwhile sound is the sensory component of space and space has all sounds and mantras hidden with it, as it has a latent lightning or shakti force as well!