So which fabrics are the highest vibration?
The very basic answer is that the closer to nature they are the higher vibration they are – cotton, linen, and silk for example. But it’s not as simple and straightforward as that. Often times, as people discover spirituality, there’s a desire to go and turn your life upside down in pursuit of getting closer to spirit or God. Your polyester shirt is not going to stop you from receiving messages from spirit.
Buying a whole new wardrobe could cost thousands of dollars. If that’s not something you can afford comfortably, that credit card bill is going to cause stress. No amount of natural fiber is going to be able to surpass the financial stress you’d experience and that will end up lowering your vibration and it will be a net negative.
You’ll also be creating waste and consumer demand. The non-natural fiber shirt you donate will most likely end up in a landfill – some estimates say that up to 84% of donated clothing ends up in landfills. The demand generated by new clothing purchases contribute to companies manufacturing new clothing too. Demand for additional fabric taxes Mother Earth in the process. Dyes use a lot of fresh water to color fabrics, as does creating fabrics. Certain fabrics are made from highly processed raw materials that need to be extracted from the Earth. I don’t say all of this to make anyone feel bad, it’s very easy to forget how what we consume gets to the stores, especially when we are so far removed from the process.
The best answer that I’ve found in this line of questioning is that the highest vibration clothing and fabric is the stuff you already own. It’s the biggest part of the vibration equation – the 80% if you will. The type of fabric and quality of clothing will contribute, but that contribution is very small. The process matters. So when I asked the dowsing rods if linen vibrates higher than polyester, the rods said yes – but that answer in isolation is not the end of the story.
How do I approach clothing? A few ways. First, I re-wear my clothing for many, many years. After that, my absolute favorite way to acquire new-to-me clothing is to pickup someone else’s closet clean out from my local buy nothing group. It’s free, it prevents clothing from going to a landfill, and it doesn’t add demand to companies that would cause them to make more new clothing. My second favorite way is to either go thrifting or to buy clothes from eBay or Poshmark. I like to think of eBay and Poshmark as thrifting from my couch. Much like the buy-nothing group, it doesn’t add demand and it prevents landfill build up. Although Poshmark and eBay do profit off of the transaction, most of that money tends to go to a regular person rather than a huge company. As the last option, I will shop at a regular store. I’ve also sold clothing on Poshmark and eBay as a way to pass my things along and pay for whatever I’ll buy on these sites. It’s one attempt towards making a circular economy.
I share my own personal approach to hopefully help provide some ideas about mindfully acquiring clothes – not to say that this is absolutely the best way to do things. There’s always room for improvement. As with all things spirituality, everyone is coming from a different context and place and you should do what makes the most sense and feels the best to you. There is no “right” way that is perfect for everyone. Spirituality has no rules and it’s not intended to create stress.
How do you approach clothing from a spiritual perspective? Do you have other ideas how how you be mindful?
Leave a Reply