Letting Go: How to Break Free from the Past and Embrace Who You’ve Become

Letting Go: How to Break Free from the Past and Embrace Who You’ve Become

By Rachel Travis

The Weight of the Conditioned Persona

We’ve all built up walls around who we think we are. For years, we’ve carried the weight of experiences, upbringing, and expectations that shaped us into this “ultimate product” of who we’ve become. This persona—this collection of past events and conditioned responses—can feel like it’s set in stone. But, if you’re still carrying the weight of your past, how can you ever be truly free? It’s time to let go, and not just in theory, but in a way that transforms every layer of your being.

The Deconstruction of the Conditioned Persona

The past 16 years have been a season of deconstruction. If you’ve felt like your identity has been constantly shifting, unraveling, or even dismantling, it’s because Spirit has been asking you to release the outdated version of yourself. The conditioned persona is the part of you that has been shaped by societal standards, family beliefs, and past traumas. It’s not the truth of who you are—it’s a façade, a survival mechanism. To truly transcend and elevate, you must first be willing to strip down these layers.

Transcending by Not Holding On

The truth is, you cannot transcend if you're still holding on to fragments of the past. Imagine trying to climb a mountain while dragging a suitcase full of old, unnecessary belongings. It’s exhausting, and it slows you down. The same goes for your spiritual journey. When you hold onto past versions of yourself or past experiences, you’re tethered to the old. You create a portal for low-polarity energies to resurface, inviting the very energies you’ve worked so hard to overcome back into your life.

Using the Past as a Tool, Not a Trap

The past doesn’t need to be forgotten, but it should be viewed with clarity. You should be able to look at it like a map—marking how far you’ve come—without using it as a doorway back into the person you once were. Reflect on your journey with gratitude, not attachment. Let the past serve as a testament to your growth, but don’t let it pull you back into old habits, mindsets, or beliefs. If you keep revisiting it with the same emotional weight, you breathe life into old versions of yourself, creating a cycle that is hard to break free from.

Breaking the Portal of Low Polarity

Every time you relive a past wound, you create an energetic gateway, allowing old feelings of shame, guilt, or anger to flood back into your life. This is how the past deceives you—it convinces you that you are still the same person who was hurt, abandoned, or afraid. But you're not. That person is a chapter, not the whole book. Closing the portal requires awareness. When you catch yourself revisiting the past with heavy emotions, pause. Ask yourself: "What can I learn from this without falling back into it?" The moment you observe rather than participate, you free yourself from the loop.

Letting Go Is a Radical Act of Self-Love

At its core, letting go is not about erasing memories or pretending the past didn’t happen. It’s about loving yourself enough to release what no longer serves you. It’s about making room for the new, for the future, for the version of yourself who has shed the old skin. When you let go, you signal to the universe that you are ready to step into the highest vibration of who you are meant to be. You align with your truth, and from this space, everything becomes possible.

Embrace the Power of Now

To truly let go is to realize that the past is not where your power lies. Your power lies in the present moment, in the now. Let the energy of today be where you focus your thoughts, your intentions, and your heart. As you release what was, you make space for what is. And that, dear one, is the most powerful act of self-transformation you can ever achieve.