The wardrobe is one of the most interesting items when it comes to clutter clearing.
I've had super organised clients who swap their clothes depending on the seasons. That's not to say only having your seasonal clothes is the right way - it depends on how big your wardrobe is right?!
I don't change out with the seasons. Mainly because over the years I've had a masssssssive cull of clothes so I'm layering up when it gets colder.
Let's talk about the wardrobe and why it can be such a painful task to sort out. Truthbomb: The wardrobe symbolises how you present yourself to the world!
The energy of what's contained in your wardrobe affects how you perceive yourself and how others perceive you?
So my questions for you are - how do you see yourself? and how are you seen by others? Do they match?
Here is a personal example from my past:
When I was in my early 20's I fell into my first corporate role. It was supposed to be until I got into teaching college. Yet, I became fascinated with the world of HR and I guess stayed there 18 years too long.
Whilst in this job, I received criticism from my peers about my wavy hair, about the clothes I wore - baring in mind at that time I was the lowest paid in the office and paying off what was left of my university borrowings and these women were all handbags and shoes... As you can imagine this gave me a complex. I wanted to fit in. My degree was in sport science - such a different world! By the time I was in my next job I had collected so many clothes. My wardrobe was full of suits, trousers, shirts. All the items my first corporate role taught me was what a "successful" woman wore.
By the time I was 30 I wore a size 18/20 - when I left uni, I was still a size 12/14 (14 on account to my child bearing hips). In the 8 years I worked in offices I had put on weight - at 5'10" I was told I hid it well.
Underneath it all, was the fact that I was forcing myself to fit in where my energy was actually being drained. Like I said I fell into the corporate world and forgot to leave.
I was forcing myself to wear suits. There's something about wearing a suit that suffocated me. I guess there's an element of feeling caged in.
Going back to the clothes in my wardrobe, I'd put on weight and a lot of the clothes I had in my wardrobe were the size 12/14. I'd kept them in there that long because you know, I was going to the gym, I was going to lose the weight. I'm sure you've had the same thoughts at some point in your life.
This is years before I knew about the magic of clutter clearing or energy healing - or so I thought.
One day, I looked at the wardrobe rammed mostly of clothes I was hoping to wear one day, and thought 'what am I doing?'
I took everything out and was ruthless of each item - did it fit? how often did I wear it? does it fit me in a way that flatters me? do I have good memories wearing this?
Needless to say most of them items went into the charity bin. Most had never even worn. Strangely after that is I lost all the weight - and quite quickly - 3 months to be exact. My role had been made redundant and it was in the 3 months I was job hunting.
In June I had a bridesmaid dress fitting and my dress was a perfect fit. Come September when we were having the final fit for any alterations, the lady had to take the dress in by 6 inches!
What had happened?
Three things. 1) I wasn't having to go into a toxic office every day. 2) the clothes I had collected, in the belief I needed them to be successful were no longer in my energy space. 3) Clothes that held the energy of 'you'll never fit in me so you aren't enough to be successful' were no longer in my space. Not only did my weight drop, my next job had a massive uplift compared to my last salary!
I've had many clients who have had issues with their wardrobe contents too - it's not uncommon.
Divorcee's who either struggled being single, or the new relationship didn't seem to be working. It turned out they still had their wedding dress hanging in the wardrobe. This one has such a mixed bag of emotions attached to it, where it takes them a while before they can process it. Usually, it's the loss of identity being a wife and being loved. This is such an outward physical symbol of their status or identity!
As I've mentioned earlier, the clothes that are too big or small seem to have relevance on weight. Clothes connected to a specific time in their lives, which are no longer used holds the energy of regret.
Another odd one, are 'hand me downs' or given from someone else who cleared their closet out. This one has a strange energy attached to it. This tends to anchor the energy of "I don't deserve to have anything new". I had one lady, who would never buy anything full price, waiting for the sale. Then she would send it all back because whilst it looked great on the model she didn't feel she looked great in it.
After speaking about 'deserving' we experimented. If she see's something she likes and she really wanted it. she had to buy it at full price. She could always send it back if she didn't like it on. Did she send it back - no, because the item looked great on her. Thing is, the sale items looked good on her too. But it was the piece about feeling she deserved nice clothes that made her decide she didn't look nice in them.
So what are the clothes in your closet saying to you?
Would like support with clearing out the energy anchored in your wardrobe or any other part of your home? Check out my clutter clearing program : "Create Your Own Sacred Space". For 4 weeks you'll get support from me through inner journeys and energy clearing. You'll be able to understand what item is holding you back and why. You'll be able to release the item and/or the energy it holds so you can manifest your goals quicker.
