Releasing Ancient Wounds of Betrayal

This post is part of an ongoing series exploring the release of ancient energetic wounds, patterns that may persist even after extensive emotional processing, forgiveness work, and conscious healing.

In some cases, the pain is no longer held primarily in the mind or heart, yet life continues to replay the same energetic story. When a theme repeats despite awareness, compassion, and integration, it can indicate an imprint held at a deeper level of the soul field.

In my work, these are understood as akashic imprints, energetic memories that sit beyond a single lifetime and continue to influence perception, choice, and experience until they are fully seen.

When Healing Feels Complete — But the Pattern Remains

There is a particular kind of frustration that arises when you have done "all the work":

• You understand the pattern

• You have felt and released the emotional pain

• You have forgiven yourself and others

• You no longer consciously identify with the wound

  
  

And yet, the same story continues to surface.

This repetition is often the sign of a wound that is no longer psychological, but temporal, a part of the soul that has remained frozen in an unresolved moment across time.

In these instances, the aspect of the self that carries the imprint does not need analysis. It needs to be witnessed.

The Ancient Wound of Betrayal

One of the most common deep imprints I encounter in spiritual work is a profound distrust of others, formed through experiences of betrayal.

For many on the spiritual path, this does not originate in a single event from this lifetime. While current-life betrayals may activate it, the emotional charge often feels disproportionate, pervasive, or strangely familiar.

In my work, this wound frequently traces back to collective experiences often described symbolically as Atlantean wounding, moments in humanity’s distant past where trust, unity, and shared purpose collapsed through misuse of power, secrecy, or fear. While this pattern has repeated many times throughout history, it often presents as an original root when explored energetically.

Whether understood literally or symbolically, what matters is the imprint it leaves: “It is not safe to trust.”

A Meditation for Releasing the Imprint of Betrayal

This meditation is offered as a self-guided, advanced practice. If at any point the process feels overwhelming, it is wise to pause or seek support from a practitioner trained in holding compassionate space for this depth of work.

You may wish to begin in a quiet space, allowing yourself to settle into a meditative state.

Step 1: Connect With a Version of You From This Lifetime

Bring to mind a moment in this lifetime where you experienced a betrayal that deeply reinforced the belief “I cannot trust others.”

Imagine meeting this version of yourself. You do not need to relive the event, simply acknowledge their experience.

Offer them comfort. Let them feel whatever residual emotions remain: grief, anger, shock, sadness, or confusion. Stay here until the body feels a softening or release.

Step 2: Ask to Be Shown a Deeper Origin

Once the emotional body has had space, gently ask:

“Is there another time — another lifetime — where this same wound was formed?”

What arises may take many forms:

• A clear image or vision

• A fleeting thought or impression

• A bodily sensation

• A memory from a story, book, or film

  
  

If nothing arises, that is okay. You may simply imagine that this betrayal has occurred before, in another place, another era, another expression of you. Precision is not required. A symbolic lens is enough.

Step 3: Reimagine the Outcome

Now, holding this deeper story, whether remembered, imagined, or symbolic, allow a different outcome to unfold.

This may arise naturally if you are experienced with visualisation. If not, consciously create the version you wish had occurred:

• The betrayer realises the harm they caused and offers genuine remorse

• You recognise the deception early and remove yourself before damage is done

• You meet a healed version of the person who never betrays you at all

  
  

You are not seeking revenge. You are rewriting the moment where time froze. As cheesy as it can sound, think of this as the "happy ending" in a children's movie where it turns out everything is ok and nobody every really meant harm, it was all just a dream and all is forgiven. This is not about rewriting history, it's about freeing the fragment of yourself who will keep reliving the wound by giving them a new storybook to live in.

It can be especially powerful to view this as a third-person narrative, allowing the soul fragment to receive a new imprint without the charge of personal reactivity.

Step 4: Integrate and Release

As the new outcome settles, imagine the version of you who was stuck in that moment finally exhaling, unhooking from vigilance, bracing, and distrust.

Invite that aspect back into your present self.

There is nothing to force. Simply allow the integration to occur.

A Closing Note

This practice does not replace professional support, nor does it negate the value of working with skilled practitioners in Akashic Records work, past-life regression, or compassionate witnessing.

It is offered as a doorway, one way to gently acknowledge and release wounds that have travelled with you across time.

As with all deep healing, compassion is the key. When the soul is finally seen, it no longer needs to repeat the story.