When Past Life Wounds Rise Through Family and Business
There’s a kind of pain that hits not just emotionally, but viscerally. It’s not a passing disappointment – it’s a soul-deep ache that feels ancient. It leaves you gutted.
Sometimes we share our most meaningful work, only to be met with silence or disconnection. This moment can trigger a deeper soul wound – one that remembers the cost of being visible in lifetimes past.
I’ve felt it. Maybe you have too.
And I want to speak to the part of you that knows this paing isn’t just about now. Because what we call “being gutted” may be a remembering . . .
Of the medieval times when women were literally gutted – disembowled as punishment for breaking societal norms, accused of witchcraft, or daring to possess knowledge reserved for men. Of the midwives and herbalists who were blamed for death or illness they didn’t cause – and punished by having their power ripped from their womb. Of the seers and scribes who shared prophecy or tuth and were branded dangerous, unstable or possessed. Of the sacred feminine wisdom that was feared, controlled and torn from the body – generation after generation.
And for me – this wasn’t just symbolic.
I was literally gutted in this lifetime too. Not as barbaric as past lives, but it was still a deeply visceral experience. After being diagnosed with bowel cancer, I had the diseased part of my bowel removed. At the time, I didn’t fully understand the karmic or energetic imprint of that event. But now, I see it clearly. The visceral shaking, the heat flooding my body – when this soul memory surfaced, it felt cellular. It was as if my body remembered before my mind could catch up. It wasn’t just a medical event. It was an intiation. A portal. A reclamation.
I share this not because everyone reading this has experienced cancer, but because many of us have had moments where the body responds before the mind can make sense of it. Maybe you’ve felt a sudden heat. Or a twist in your gut. Or an overwhelming wave of emotion that doesn’t match the moment. That might not be trauma from this life. It might be your soul remembering a time you experienced trauma too in another lifetime – emotionally, energetically or even physically.
I didn’t understand the deeper meaning of my own experience at the time. But now I do. And I share it here to say:
If your body is reacting fiercely right now, trust it. It may be speaking the truth your soul has long held buried.
This is the wound of the gutted priestess, the healer blamed, the truth-teller punished, the seer who was not believed.
When the Family Wound Activates the Past Life One
Why does it hurt so much when family doesn’t see you? Because it taps into something older than words. Not just the present moment. Not just the current relationship. But an ancient memory in your soul.
And in many cases – they were there.
A parent who dismisses your spiritual gifts now? May have been the priest or judge who silenced you then. A sibling who rolls their eyes when you speak your truth? May have been the one who turned you in to save themselves. A partner who doesn’t understand your soul work? May have been your beloved who couldn’t protect you, or walked away to stay safe.
In past lives, when you were “gutted” – literally or energetically – it was often at the hands of community. And family was community. They weren’t outsiders. They were inside the circle – part of the very structure that failed to protect you. So now, in this life, when your gifts are met with blank stares or shallow praise, your body doesn’t just feel “hurt”. It feels unsafe. It whispers “It’s happening again.”
But here’s the gift in this lifetime:
- You have the awareness.
- You have the language.
- You have the tools.
- And you have the power to say “This may have happened before – but it will not abandon myself again.”
Because the healing isn’t about making them see you. It’s about breaking the cycle where their recognition determines uour worth.
How This Wound Impacts Your Business
This soul wound doesn’t stay tucked away in the past. It shows up in your present work. Especially in your business.
You might notice:
- You launch something deeply aligned , , , and feel empty afterward.
- You soften your voice to avoid triggering discomfort.
- You wait to post until it’s “perfect” – or not “too much”.
- You lower your prices so no one can reject you.
This is how the past-life wound of being gutted plays out in your visibility, your offerings, your self-trust.
You’re not just afraid of failure. You’re remembering the cost of being fully seen.
Building the Bridge: Healing the Gutted Healer
We don’t bypass it.
We don’t override it with strategy.
We walk back to it.
Tenderly. Spiritually. With truth and tools.
Healing this wound is leass about doing and more about remembering. Less about fixing, more about releasing. Less about being seen – and more about seeing yourself fully and fiercely, at last. When you meet this wound with presence instead of panic, with ceremony instead of shame, it begins to shift. Not overnight, but in sacred layers.
Is it Important That Family Sees You?
It’s natural to want our family to “get it”. To say “Wow, I’m proud of you.” To acknowledge your gifts, your path, your truth. But that might not be their soul’s role in this lifetime. Their silence or misunderstanding may actually be part of the contract that calls you deeper into your own authority. They might be here to sharpen your voice, not soften your walk. They might be here to trigger the alchemy, not validate the magic. And so . . .you let them be. And you choose to see yourself instead.
From Gutted to Grounded: Your Visibility is Sacred
When you heal the gutted archetype, you stop flinching at your own power. You stop shrinking after sharing your truth. You stop editing your brilliance to make it more palatable.
You begin to
- Share your work without apology
- Trust that your presence is medicine
- Anchor your offerings in soul, not strategy alone
- Know the difference between performance and power
Because visibility isn’t just a marketing act. it’s a spiritual rite.
And your voice? It’s no longer a risk. It’s a return.
Ceremony to Release a Past Life Trauma Memory
This is a simple yet powerful ritual to gently release what no longer needs to be carried across timeliness.
You will need:
- A candle (white, gold or deep indigo)
- A bowl of water (with salt or rose petals
- A stone or object to represent the wound
- A pen and peice of paper
- A quiet space where you feel sage
The Ritual
1. Set the Space Light your candle. Place the bowl of water in front of you. Hold the object in your hands.
Say aloud: “I open a sacred space for remembrance, release and renewal. May only truth, love and oul healing enter here.”
2. Name the Wound Write on the paper what you are ready to release: a fear, a memory, a pattern, a phrase that has followed through lifetimes.
Hold it to your heart and say: “This wound may not be from this lifetime, but it no longer belongs in this body.”
3. Release with Water Tear the paper and gently place it in the bowl of water. As it dissolves, say: “I release this memory across all lifetimes, timelines and dimensions. I reclaim the part of me that was silenced, shamed or severed. I return her to light. I return her to love.”
4. Anchor in Safety Place your hands on yoru heart and belly. Breathe deeply and say: “It is safe to be seen. It is sacred to be me. I am free.”
5. Close the Circle Blow out the candle. Offer the water back to earth or pour it down the sink with reverence.
This One Runs Deep: The Sacred Work of Remembering
If you’re feeling raw – gutted, exposed or full of tears – know this:
You are not broken. You are remembering.
This isn’t just a release. It’s a return.
To your voice. To your body. To your power. To your place in the lineage of truth-tellers, healers and sacred messengers.
Let This Be a Sacred Pause
Affirm: “This ache is not a failure. It is aremembering. I am safe. I am seen. I am sovereign.”
Journal Prompts:
- Where have I shared my truth and not felt received?
- What memory or feeling does that moment awaken?
- What does my soul need in order to feel safe to be visible again.
And your soul work is not too much.
Your voice is not too late.
And your visibility is not a liability – it is a legacy.
