Last night at our Energy Profiling class a woman with a dominant Type 3 Energy came up to me and said “I wore black just because you said I shouldn’t!”
I responded, “How Type 3 of you to get in my face and do that! You can wear whatever you want!” I then shared with the audience, “For most of you, if you want to look 10 years older, 10 lbs heavier, and feel crummy….keep wearing black!”
I have helped thousands of people learn to dress their truth. Repeatedly I experience women nearly “freaking out” when they learn they have to give up their black clothes if they are going to dress their truth.
This is amazing to me. You would think I was telling them they can’t wear yellow, or blue, or maybe even a very beautiful version of purple! It’s BLACK ladies, no movement, no expression, just stillness and on most women it’s deadly.
All I can figure is the fashion gods got together years ago and said “lets fool the women of the world and convince them that the color that will look the worst on them is a color everyone can wear!” And everybody was convinced! The clothing merchandisers would want everyone to keep wearing black so they can keep pumping out black clothes real cheap and keep you buying them.
Here are some of the most famous myths about black that are not true…
It makes you look thinner – not at all, it actually makes you look bigger since the color black is so still.
Everyone looks good in it – Wrong! Only women with a dominant Type 4 Energy look stunning in black. Type 1′s look childish, Type 2′s look overpowered, and Type 3′s look old.
It frames your silhouette – I am not sure what this means, but I have heard it from the so called fashion experts.
It goes with everything – You have been convinced the color black is a neutral color, it is not. It really only looks great with other saturated colors or pure stark white – on a Type 4!
I won’t know what to wear if I can’t wear my black – Please let me help you figure that one out! I guarantee you will be thanking me and in the near future be saying to me, “I can’t imagine wearing black again.” Hundreds of women have already said that to me.
What do you believe about wearing black?
Are you convinced you can’t give it up?
Ladies, those of you who have learned to dress your truth and said goodbye to your black, share your experiences with the rest of us.
After all it’s just black!
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May 6th, 2009 at 11:27 am
To me – wearing black conjures ‘under the radar’ – it’s unassuming, wards off attention, and says absolutely nothing about you, yet conversely – it could say everything about you.
May 6th, 2009 at 1:51 pm
Cate,
The 2 most common answers women tell me when I ask them why they wear black are:
“I don’t know what else to wear!”
and
“I was told it looks good on everybody!”
Carol
May 6th, 2009 at 12:39 pm
Hi Carol,
The silhouette part is about outlining your figure. In other words, it emphasizes one’s shape and size by tracing an outline.
If you want something to stand out, outline or highlight it, right?
I hope that made sense.
Becky
May 6th, 2009 at 1:09 pm
Becky
So that debunks the myth that black makes you appear smaller if it is outlining us!
Carol
May 6th, 2009 at 12:57 pm
Black-ugh. I am Type 3-1, and I kept wearing black for about three months after I went to Dressing Your Truth. At first, it was because I wasn’t sure it was that bad.
As I got more clothes that were right for me, however, what used to be my “black basics,” and I would wear when I didn’t know what to wear, just ended up hanging around in my closet. I slowly realized that black literally made me feel weighed down, in a sense.
Then I took most of those black clothes and bleached them. Made some really cool brown and rust colors. And they went back to being basics!
I also used to wear black to church–I think a lot of people, men and women, get sucked into the “black is dressy” idea. But I get way more compliments now that I wear rich and beautiful colors than I ever did wearing black, because I look better.
May 6th, 2009 at 1:00 pm
I agree with Cate’s posting – for me, too, wearing black means, “unassuming.” But, to this description, I would add: sophisticated, refined, elegant, and quiet. Personally, I don’t feel comfortable wearing loud colors, i.e., red, orange, or even loud or bold prints. Usually, I stick with the neutral colors, and may add a splash of color with a scarf, pin, etc. The only print I would consider is a “hound’s-tooth” type.
However, I am listening to what you have to say, Carol, and am willing to discover new ways as I do, and am, get tired of wearing black – a staple (and, possibly only) color in NYC, by the way (my hometown).
Esoterically, I understand black to be a feminine color – a receptive color; hence it would make sense to wear if one wishes to enhance her femininity.
Carol, could you provide a few examples of celebrity women would best exemplify type 4 energy – those who look best in black?
Thanks for all you do and have done!
May 6th, 2009 at 1:18 pm
Lorraine
Sophisticated, refined, elegant are all expressions of Type 4 energy….Mmm, so it would make sense that only a dominant Type 4 person is going to be supported expressing that when wearing black!!
Make sure you take the online Energy Profiling course to learn how to body profile yourself and others, you will then know which celebrities are Type 4’s. Also reading “It’s Just My Nature!” will help. I have a list of famous men and women in the book for every Energy Type! Here are a few examples of dominant Type 4 female celebs: Demi Moore, Ivanka Trump, Audrey Hepburn, all very striking, stunning with perfect sculpted symmetrical features. If you are not in Utah, we will have Dressing Your Truth online in June!!
Carol
May 6th, 2009 at 1:13 pm
Hmmm, I’m confused. Some of my family members have a little bit of extra weight on their bodies and when they wear black they look smaller. When they wear other colors (especially of pants or skirts) it is generally unflattering. Are my eyes just playing tricks on me?
May 6th, 2009 at 1:25 pm
Heather
Most likely the “other” colors are not supporting their dominant Energy Type, therefore they are not flattering to them either. With Dressing Your Truth you learn the colors, design lines, textures, fabrication, and patterns that are YOUR movement. That entire combination creates beauty on the body. Mother Nature is dressing her truth and that is where I learned from, Mother Nature herself!!
May 6th, 2009 at 1:14 pm
Hi Carol,
I’ve been wondering why I’m not as happy in black as I used to be. It ages me. I am a dominant type 3, by the way. Unfortunately, I have tons of black!! Yikes. I do add lots of bold bright jewellry and do feel ‘hot’ in black when my hair (which has red highlights) and make up is all ‘done up’. I have been only buying bright colos for spring and summer and feel great in these vivid colors. I will pay attention to adding colorful accessories to help things out and concentrate on buying colors from now on. Thanks …. I’m LOVING, LOVING the Energy Profile and am looking forward to learning more about Dressing Your Truth.
May 6th, 2009 at 1:23 pm
Hold on Type 3 Lilly. I would not invest in too many new items until you have been through Dressing Your Truth. But, how Type 3 of you to move swiftly into action when you feel the need for a change!! Most likely the colors you are buying are for Type 1s! Also, Type 3′s divert to black frequently due to our very Yang nature, and black is a Yang expression. I can’t wait for the Dressing Your Truth to go live online in June….you will love it and learn a lot. Just a hint….Type 3s don’t due bold or bright. We are the rich, dynamic, substantial group. We will also open our online Dressing Your Truth store in June which will have Jewelry, makeup, skincare, and haircare that has been perfectly created for each Type!!! We are going to make it easy for you to find what truly beautifies YOU!
Carol
May 6th, 2009 at 1:46 pm
I haven’t done energy profiling yet, but do a lot of “energy work”. The first time I wore black was when my father died. It felt very comfortable and quiet to me and I understood why it was worn as a comforting color when dealing with the loss of a loved one. It tends to be a very grounding color for me if needed, but I do not wear it on a regular basis. If I want a darker color I do much better with a gray.
May 6th, 2009 at 3:47 pm
I must be a level 4 – I look awesome in black. I wear black for no other reason. I’m fat and I don’t believe a shirt or blouse or dress is going to fool anyone into thinking otherwise! LOL
So now I don’t need to take the course … I know I’m a level 4. haha.
Love you, Carol!
May 6th, 2009 at 3:53 pm
After that you sound more like a Type 3 to me.
. Everybody has been told they look good in black, it’s been happening for decades.
May 6th, 2009 at 3:50 pm
I have never worn black because I do look dead in it. For years I was told to have
“the basic black dress” as a staple and then you could add accessories. No matter what I put with it, it is not my color. Teal, purple, those are colors that brighten my skin and eyes. I don’t even wear white.
Marsha
May 6th, 2009 at 4:41 pm
Howdy Carol!
I’m so glad to see you address this! I see so many women trying to hide in black, and as you wrote often getting the result of looking heavier and older – even here in Japan where we have so many ’4′s waking around.
BTW, you did an awesome job in the creation of your online Energy Profiling Course. It’s beautiful, and really easy to understand. Even my 6-year old, who insisted on watching it with me, was entranced!
Appreciatively,
Teresa Bolen Okamoto
May 6th, 2009 at 5:13 pm
Hi, Carol
Thank you for that great bit of news! I used to live in black – because, of course, I believed ALL those lies! As a matter of truth, my life absolutely died from all that black!!!! I lost my job, my home, my family, my reputation, my credit, everything! And I wore black constantly! Black nightgown, black undies, black bras, black clothes, black coat! Everything was black! Then I got tired of it all and said, I need to breathe! I need to live! Started learning about life, love, joy, peace, abundance, and discovered it’s all energy – yes that’s what I learned it’s all ENERGY – so why where black? Now, no more black! I have 1 (yes, that’s right) 1 pair of black trousers for occassional dressing and I haven’t worn those in over 6 months…. don’t like how they feel!
Thank you, you are a dream!!!
May 6th, 2009 at 6:44 pm
Ladies, please take Carol’s advice- she KNOWS what she is talking about! If you havn’t taken her “dressing your truth” clss yet- run, don’t walk to take it. It is worth every penny it costs! Just think of how much money you will save by buying the right clothes for you Every Single Time! I used to think black made me look skinnier too- well it did if you count ‘draining the life’ out of me- skinnier. Your correct colors, style and fabric make you look positively radient 24/7!
How does that sound? BTW, when you dress your truth, your body seems to want to shed fat. I don’t know why but I have seen it happen again and again. Not only that, but you begin to nurture yourself in many more ways. Oh yes, and this has something to do with attracting money too! My creativity in attracting money has tripled since taking the class. Believe Carol- buy her book and take the class even if it is a sacrifice. I am speaking this from my heart- I KNOW this will help you. If you embrace it- it will change your whole outlook on life to a more joyful, confidant,”kick-butt” state.
Rebecca Marina, EFT Expert PS( I am a 1/3 with a nice dose of 2 thrown in)
May 6th, 2009 at 10:58 pm
Thank you Rebecca, You are a beautiful and wonderful woman, it is an honor to know you!
Love, Carol
May 6th, 2009 at 7:19 pm
Carol,
I love the new book and online course! Because I enjoyed the DVD, I couldn’t wait to get the book.
Years ago, I was told I was a spring and bought a color wheel for choosing clothes. The colors worked well with my complection, but I constantly wanted to tone it down with black. Off and on, I avoided black because I was told a spring should NEVER wear black! Yet, I got compliments and felt good in black–a good thing–I’m a harpist and am frequently required to wear black to jobs.
I believe that I am a fairly equally 2 and 4. When I heard you say that 4s could wear black, I felt free to embrace my favorite gig outfit, which is solid black and composed of parallel lines. I can’t wait for Dressing Your Truth to come online! Thank you for making it available to us across the country!
Kelly
May 6th, 2009 at 7:46 pm
Hi Carol,
This is all so interesting to me. I’m just getting a little taste of what this all all about by reading what you and others are saying. So fascinating! I signed up a few weeks ago and paid to do the “Energy Profiling” but was unable to make the class that night. What do I do now? Should I wait for the next class or can I do it on line? I’ve ordered your books and am excited to read them. From what I can tell (maybe I’m totally wrong) but I think I’m a 4. I am a singer and therefore on stage quite a bit. I always get loads of compliments when I wear black. I also am not afraid to wear bright colors that I think go well with my skin and hair. I have a tendency to be pretty out spoken and speak my mind, at times others are giving me a little grief about that part of my nature.
Thanks ….
Ruth
May 6th, 2009 at 7:47 pm
Black, on women, is considered “dressy” and/or “sexy” by the fashion magazines. Authors dress characters in “a simple black dress with a string of pearls” to special occasions, and have other women look at them jealously. (Must be the pearls.) Throughout history black is worn to funerals and in mourning. Men wear a black suit to appear professional, and to dress elegantly, they add the black tie. Now many women have taken to the black suit when they are needing to look professional. When my daughter was applying to grad school she was advised to wear a black suit. Since she had just inherited a string of beautiful pearls, I told her to wear anything ‘type 2′ and the string of pearls! A female friend is a judge, and she adds her ‘type 3′ collars so she can feel powerful in what she considers a robe that zaps her strength.
It seem that way back in time, black was granted special powers and then grandfathered into places it had no business going! But then, it does look good on Darth Vader.
May 6th, 2009 at 8:06 pm
Color is the new black after you learn the information in dressing your truth. I am a type 2 and have been dressing in clothing that supports my energy for a year and a half.
Before my transformation I wore black constantly. For multiple reasons: it looks good on everyone, goes with everything, slimming, etc. I bought the majority of things for my dress wardrobe in black, and most of my t-shirts. But I never felt really beautiful or put together. I felt like there was something wrong with me because clothes that were “fashionable” (even black ones) made me look overweight, frumpy, or I looked like I was playing dress up.
After my transformation I let go of black and never looked back. For the first time in my life I knew how to put clothing, shoes, jewelry, even handbags together for outfits that are a perfect 10. I get compliments regularly, but the thing I hear the most is how thin I look. I love color! Dressing your truth is amazing and empowering. It will affect your life in ways that you cannot imagine.
Don’t be afraid to let go of the black… it is totally worth it!
May 6th, 2009 at 10:32 pm
THANK YOU REBECCA!!! I wish I could scream it from the rooftops! Stop wearing black!!! Dress Your Truth! I have seen hundreds and hundreds of women come to know themselves better, feel better, loose weight, love life more just by putting on the right clothes, colors, patterns, textures and jewelry. I wish so badly for every women to embrace and Dress Her Truth! Trust Carol, she is wise and knows what she is talking about. If you don’t believe me then come to a class and find out for yourself! I’m going to go climb on my roof now and start yelling this message to the world…
May 6th, 2009 at 11:02 pm
Carol, I think that woman is a fool! She sounds like she still has insecurities with herself. I wish I had known about this 20 years ago at least. I was so happy to know that black wasn’t the right color for me as a Type3 in fact before I was typed I was feeling like I needed more color in my world and alas I received it. I completely embraced it! My thing is not being able to find my colors enough. When I tell people about it they love it so keep doing what you are doing! I love you. You are so awesome! I love being a 3 because that is so me.
May 7th, 2009 at 4:40 am
Change is never easy. Whether we’re 5 or 55, letting go can be scary. I still remember sitting with my type 1 sister in Carol’s DYT class and having my first “you’ve got to be kidding me” moment as the “NO more wearing black” news broke into MY type 1 ticker tape mind. And the flurry of thoughts that followed found me thinking there was NO way that was EVER going to happen in my world!! I mean how could it? Most of my wardrobe was black. I loved black. Black always worked for me. Black made me look thin…. It made me look professional…. It made me look sheik… and of course… it always made me look sexy. And now, it was making me look for the nearest exit just hearing that I could never wear it again. But just as I was planning my “escape” my sister gently put her hand on my shoulder and as I turned to her with my fear filled eyes she smiled sweetly and said “Don’t worry, it will be okay. I felt the same way when I was profiled and learned I shouldn’t be wearing black. And I thought I’d never be able to give it up…. but I did. And I feel so much better now. Trust me, you will too.” Well, I wasn’t sure what energy adventure she’d been on lately but I wasn’t about to be entering into her “black-less” abyss anytime soon. No siree…. no way…. nope… nada…. not this gal. I was one fashionista who was going to be digging her black stilettos all the way in on this one. But since everything else I was learning sounded pretty fun and it all seemed to be so true for my personality I decided what the heck…. why not? So, I agreed to give the “no black” rule a try. At first I made only subtle changes. I kind of just dipped my type 1 toe in the new wardrobe waters until I could see I wasn’t going to drown myself in all the color. And you know what? It felt good! It was refreshing……. It was energizing,,,,, It was fun….. And it was ME ~!!~ Soon fashion became my new playground. And I realized how different I felt when I’d even try to wear something black. How heavy I felt. How “stuck” I felt. How tired I felt. How tired I LOOKED! And how wrong it was for me. That was several months ago and I’m here today to promise you, although change is never easy and letting go can be kind of scary, you WILL feel SO much better if you start Dressing Your Truth and honoring the real you. Thank you Carol and everyone on your amazing team for changing my life. And a special thank you to my big sister for never giving up on me and being a true inspiration in my once very “black” world.
May 7th, 2009 at 8:16 am
Thank you Merry, I loved your post, you are a brilliant writer!!
May 7th, 2009 at 6:37 am
Carol, I think women wear black because they think it makes them look slimmer. I believe most of these women want to be hidden or invisible. “If I wear black no one will notice me and I won’t have to talk to anyone.” They don’t really know who they are. Some wear black because it is all they have and maybe they are in a rut.
Love you a whole bunch,
Colleen
May 7th, 2009 at 7:03 am
Hi Carol,
I learned a little about Dressing Your Truth when you presented it during one of your home study courses (I believe it was the Energy Healing Conference.) From what I saw, I determined that I am a type 1: effervescent, curly hair, lots of bright ideas, and I was wondering whether gray is an okay color for me – or anyone for that matter. Lately I have really been attracted to it, it feels fresh, refined, intelligent. Also, when I wear gray, and let me specify that it is a warm gray, I feel that my inner light shines forth and I can make confident decisions. Now that I think about it, I don’t usually feel that way with black! So to sum up, is gray okay to wear?
May 7th, 2009 at 8:22 am
Hannah
The online course is coming. Dressing Your Truth is a WHOLE system that includes color, design line, texture, fabrication, pattern with clothes, jewelry, makeup, hair…it is all movement! I could not begin to teach you it with a blog post!! Let’s just say gray is a color that subdues and calms and the group that looks amazing in gray is not a Type 1 movement which is upward, light. Mmmm, could it be Type 2s? With their soft, fluid, flowing, connected movement that would wear gray the best?
May 7th, 2009 at 7:04 am
This is so exciting, and so interesting. I am very new to the energy profiling community – 3 days
As for wearing black I think it can be a very exotic “color” when the right person is wearing it. I am seeing that I am a type 3 with a 4 base and a sprinkle of 2 on it – kinda like a delicious ice cream cone lol. So I love the occasional bit of black and from the responses and photos I have seen, I believe it loves me back! I look forward to the online forum for dressing your truth, as I live in British Columbia (Canada) so showing up in person is not a realistic option – watching for the June launch. Cheers!
Sandra
May 7th, 2009 at 2:24 pm
Carol, you said: May 6th, 2009 at 3:53 pm
After that you sound more like a Type 3 to me.
. Everybody has been told they look good in black, it’s been happening for decades.
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I don’t know if you were responding to me … but I really do look good in black.
I still can’t wait to get your book. I keep looking for it in the mail …
May 7th, 2009 at 2:28 pm
Hey Kim,
I forgot I was sending you a book email me your address on Facebook… thanks for the reminder!
May 7th, 2009 at 2:45 pm
OMG! i wore black for a long time! LOL
I’m looking forward to the online course.
Thank you Carol Tuttle
May 8th, 2009 at 9:40 am
About 10 years ago I was touring England and stayed in a beautiful Georgian hotel in the English countryside for one night. There was a wedding taking place that day, so guests were milling throughout the hotel. All the women had on bright colors and floral prints and fun hats. I remember thinking at that point how we (my friends/family in the USA) always wore our “little black dresses” to weddings — basically the same thing we wore to funerals, but shorter — and how boring that was. I haven’t had my energy profiled yet, but I do know when I wear red, I always receive compliments — and never when I wear my “basic blacks.” I can’t wait to find out what I’m supposed to be wearing for sure.
May 9th, 2009 at 9:48 am
I used to look good in black until I got older and my hair color (which is very dark) changed. All of a sudden it was “yuck” so now I just wear it as pants/skirt.
I’ve often heard overweight women say they wear it to look thinner. Just goes to show how we can be “brainwashed” by the media and so called experts. You are right, it doesn’t make them look thinner! Well, I do find that if I wear black or other dark pants with a brighter looser top it does minimize my bottom (which is bigger than my top) so I look more balanced. I do think black is attractive mixed with other colors in a pattern.
Interesting topic, thanks!
May 9th, 2009 at 9:05 pm
Put me in the same boat with Marsha!
Even before I had my colors done, I never wore black or white! I get so annoyed when people say “everyone wears black” or “why don’t you own anything white?”
Hardly anyone believes me when I say very few people look good in those (non-)colors.
May 11th, 2009 at 1:24 pm
Another comment . . . last summer I attended my friend’s son’s birthday party. I was wearing a black animal print spaghetti strap and a black skirt. With my sunglasses, I thought I looked pretty darn good. One of the guests asked if I was my friend’s mother! I am 40, my friend is around 34! I was crushed! Carol, what you’ve said about black adding years to you age was certainly true that day — I hope! (P.S. I hope I’m not a “4″ Energy Type — the only Type which can wear black!)
May 13th, 2009 at 6:26 pm
Hi Carol,
What a challenge for us women that have to wear only black as dress code for work!
May 15th, 2009 at 3:00 pm
I got your book and think that it is great. And wanted to write in about my experience with black. I wore black all threw high school and alot as a young adult. I now know I’m a type one and this would explain my love of big band music and bouncy music in general. Do you think that type ones may feel that if they dont wear black that their energy will go off the page? I personally think that people wear black to suppress their energy to a certain extent and many type ones have so much movement i can see why they would gravitate to black if they dont know how and where to direct their movement (or that its not appreciated). Case in point is the singer Billie Joe, lead singer of Green Day. I wrote in about this and I’m pretty dang sure he is a type one. But he’s all in black, their whole band is and the kids who listen to them. But talk about movement. Now I know that by their movement and the music they are just expressing their divine nature, although they or socitety identifys that movment with black.
May 20th, 2009 at 5:37 am
It’s true, all true. I’m a type 3, and I gave away my black clothes the day after I learned about all of this and have never felt better. I feel younger and I know I look better because I have received so many compliments wearing my rich, textured clothing. And I have also saved a great deal of money and time shopping! I used to agonize and look for hours. Now a quick scan of any shelf or rack reveals items that work or don’t work for my energy-type. Experience the “magic” yourself. If you haven’t already done so, take Carol’s classes in person or online and discover your truth!
May 22nd, 2009 at 1:36 pm
Hi Carol,
You are correct. I am a trained Fashion/Image Consultant with a degree and teaching credential in the field of Fashion. You are correct about the color of black not belonging in the wardrobe of most women.
We all want to be and look our best. Why not? Life is too short to not be enjoying yourself and how others perceive you if firstly visual, within seconds. Why not give yourself the gift of the advantage in life? Over the years I have had many skeptics come in my direction regarding the work of color and body typing of silhouette for clients. These are tools to assist them in choices in their core and extended wardrobe. Overall my clients did so well in their personal and career lives that the referral base was tremendous. Fashion is not evil. It is liberating and freeing of one’s very soul. It is Art just like paintings, sculptures, and architecture. The higher the beauty of art the higher the vibrational harmoney is. Like the feeling you get standing on the highest mountain tops.
My hat is off to you Carol. Thanks for being part of the solutions in people’s lives.
With much respect,
Mary Glardon
May 23rd, 2009 at 12:07 pm
First of all congratulation for such a great site. I learned a lot reading article here today. I will make sure i visit this site once a day so i can learn more.
June 10th, 2009 at 5:12 pm
I was glad to send black packing…I didn’t have much and thanks to Clorox, I resurrected some great tshirts.
Love living in my 3!!
June 28th, 2009 at 9:22 pm
Wow! What a lot of responses! I guess a lot of people got their buttons pushed over the colour black.
From an energetic view point I understand that black is an energy that suppresses emotions. Historically it was widows who would wear it all the time and obviously it is associated with those in mourning.
I can understand why many women in our day and age wear black so much
- we are assaulted by complex stimulating views and viewpoints constantly
- we are adrenalin junkies with over stimulated ‘sympathetic’ nervous systems
No wonder we are looking for ways to dampen all that stimulus and find some peace by wearing black!
Obviously when living your truth it is easier to know where your boundaries are and to dance with your life and all it’s attendant emotions.
From a repentant-black-wearing type 3/1
June 29th, 2009 at 1:46 pm
I am a type four with a type one addition and I love black. I own a black truck and I wear lots of black pants and tops. I also wear pure white well. What I really look bad in is beige colors, light pastels and khaki. I look like s washed out rag and thus feel like one. I don’t feel obligated to wear black to look slim. I love it because I can pair it with bright jewel tone colors and look really good. The real trick to looking slim is the cut of the cloths. If you want to look like a block, then wear something that doesn’t have a structured waist line. Flowing puffy garments are meant for the nice and slim.
July 6th, 2009 at 7:45 am
When will your next Dressing Your Truth online course be available? I just found your websites and have enrolled in the My Energy Profile online course. I haven’t determined what type I am yet but this discussion will drew me in…I wear a ton of black! I feel most comfortable in it. My 9 year old daughter doesn’t like black…she says it isn’t a “happy color” and I know she is right! She loves to wear and mix and match bright colors. I would feel better in brighter colors if I could lose some weight first. I do get a lot of compliments when I branch out and wear bright colors but I also get compliments with the black, too, if I’m really dressed up.
July 19th, 2009 at 8:35 am
Black, black, black!!!
I choose now after reflecting and starting to embrace my type 3. By the way, I totally would support you in making sure you allow yourself the Energy Profile Assessment…you might be totally surprised by the results.
When you have lived in another energy and have found your comfort level, how could you convince yourself, otherwise?
Of course until your picture assessment has shown you that you are not presenting yourself in harmony with your nature.
Black, for me after much reflection, has shown me, I did not want to own my power full out!! Something to ponder…
Thank you Carol, Anne, and Sarah, for gently sharing your Truths with us, what a truly beautiful, dynamic, gift we get to own and share!!!
July 31st, 2009 at 4:13 am
Hi Carol,
I am so psyched about your up and coming Dressing Your Truth launch August 18th. I have read your book, “It’s Just My Nature!”, took the on line energy profiling course and had my picture analyzed by Anne. I am a Type 3. I have found as I am listening to your radio archives and taking additional courses, that I am a bit depressed and discouraged. I have been focusing on my worthiness and reflecting back on my childhood “lies” and I am stuck. I continue to overeat. I am walking the talk, but I am physically gaining weight instead of losing it. Is this usual? I am stuck. Please help. I did join as a monthly member of your website, read and listen each day…but can’t seem to relieve my limiting beliefs. I appreciate all that you are doing to help women attain their God-given rights. Thank you, Carol! Mary in Florida
August 5th, 2009 at 9:55 am
Hi Carol:
I am grateful to you for your insight. I have worn black “everything” for the past 20 years. My reasons are varied but I will say mostly so I would not be bothered by people. I have found through out my life that people just gravitate towards me. I can be anywhere and someone will come up to me and tell me their “life story”. For years I found this very distressing and wondered why I attracted this attention. I am learning why now through your energy profiling course. I have been asked by countless people why I wear black because I am so cheerful, happy and upbeat all the time. I used to just laugh it off but now I can’t. I will admit that I will gradually have to leave my black clothing behind because now it is just habit but am looking forward to “dressing my truth”. I am Type 1/3 so I know that the black must go! I am preparing myself to live my type and to help/heal those that the Lord sends my way. I am now ready to find joy in the journey.
Thank you for all that you are doing for God, the Universe and humanity. God bless–Lori
August 27th, 2009 at 9:07 am
I did the “energy profile”, purchased the “dressing your truth” online course, read the “It’s Your Nature Book” AND did the photo typing as well. I typed myself as a Type 3/4 and that was confirmed by the photo typing (“predominantly Type 3 with strong Type 4 features as well”). My problem? I have always dressed as a Type 4 with lots of black and white and silver (hence, my closet is FULL of mostly black and I have a TON of silver jewelry (actually, lots of Type 1 movement earrings/necklaces)! I get compliments when I’m dressed that way so I’m struggling with the “no black/white/silver” concept of Type 3. I have very few clothes in the Type 3 group. I have purchased some “Type 3″ jewelry from Carol’s Dressing Your Truth online store which should arrive shortly. However, going from absolutely “no black” to what is in my color guide is going to be a challenge. How should I go about changing basically my entire wardrobe? It will definitely take time. I have already returned a few new “black” pieces based on these new guidelines.
Another question…I dressed in a chocolate brown suit today with a blue turquoise and brown stone necklace. The turquoise looks like a mined piece with lots of irregular angles. It is wrapped in small silver wire. Do the silver accents go against my Type 3 or can I still do this if “most” of the outfit is Type 3? Anyone’s input is truly appreciated!
August 27th, 2009 at 11:01 pm
Hi Tamra, I know exactly how you are feeling, you are describing my wardrobe before I began dressing my truth over 5 years ago. Trust me it is worth the change, just keep investing in what honors your greatest beauty. I no longer compromise, so the necklace would be out for me. A lot of Type 3′s have what you have described in their closets, this is due to how Yang the color black is and Type 3 is a very Yang energy, just in a very different movement than the still, starkness of black. All I can say if you want to age yourself and come across intense and intimidating, keep wearing the black!! I have zero black and zero silver, and I LOVE my Type 3 wardrobe, no turning back for me and hundreds of other Type 3′s that have given it the 30 day challenge. You met Mary on the Type 3 Dressing Your Truth online course and you could see for yourself how magnificent she looked in her truth! As a Type 3 I have no worries about you, dive right in and go for it big! God bless you in living your truth, Carol
August 28th, 2009 at 7:24 pm
Thanks, Carol, for your thoughtful and timely reply to my comment. I can be intense and people can be intimidated by me when I’m enthusiastic about a project or feel impelled to “right a wrong”) so your comment about black enhancing those two negative perceptions really hit home. I can see the “truth” of your statement. I can’t go out and just dump all that I have; however, I am not purchasing anything else if it doesn’t coincide with my Type 3 and have actually passed over some items that I would normally have gotten. I will continue to work with phasing in pure Type 3 clothing and accessories. I need to continue thru the course as I’m only part way thru it yet (lots of competing priorities with family, work, new puppy, etc!!! like most women). Again, thank you for your reply.
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April 20th, 2010 at 1:00 am
Impressive weblog, thanks for discussing this post
July 12th, 2011 at 6:38 pm
Interesting post and comments. As I go through my closet, my black tops and dresses are more faded (I am a T2 and naturally picked up on that) – or I wear silver jewelry. The blackest blacks are my pants – seems like I’ll have to work those pieces out of my wardrobe. Replaced my black mascara with brown – that is a harder sell…… but I have faith……