What does a closet symbolize in feng shui?

There’s a lot of information you can learn from your closets. One way to look at the symbolism of a closet is to see where it is located according to the feng shui bagua. In case you’re not familiar with the bagua, it’s a three-by-three grid that lays out different areas of your home that are connected to different life aspects. If you know how to lay the bagua on your home, it can be interesting to see where the closets end up. If you’re not sure how to lay the bagua, you might want to download Mindful Design’s free bagua kit, or sign up for an upcoming session of Practical Feng Shui to get a mini feng shui consultation.

You’ll also want to notice which closets are cluttered or unused. Sometimes people have closets that they never open, or closets that they just throw a lot of things into. Closets can represent hidden or unacknowledged issues in your life. May you have a closet you’re afraid to open because you need to go through it. There might be a lot of emotional baggage connected to that closet, and it might be interesting to see which area of the bagua map it aligns with.

For instance, an unused closet in the benefactors area may represent helpful people that you’ve had in your life all along but have not yet tapped into or recognized. Noticing a closet in this area might just be a nudge to look a little more closely, and open the door that has been there all the time. It may simply mean you have to ask for more support.

A cluttered closet in your wealth or abundance area might mean that your wealth is tied up or buried under personal issues or blocks. If you have a closet in the career area, maybe there’s a path that you have not yet seen in your career. Are you open to seeing a different direction for your career or life?

I invite you to take a look at any cluttered or unused closets in your home, and get curious about what they might be telling you!

by Anjie Cho