Choosing a Halloween Costume

This may sound like a crazy idea, but putting thought into your Halloween costume could change your life. 

We used to have big Halloween parties.  I remember my brother-in-law renting an empty warehouse for a huge shindig.  Deciding on a costume each year became trickier and trickier.  I remember when we were pregnant, my sister and I went to a party dressed as a Polaroid camera and a bag of jelly beans.  Those were the days.

As I began to pursue my current career, the Halloween Season was an important time.  The paranormal research group I belonged to had a very interesting take on Halloween.  One of the customs within the group was to dress on Halloween for how you wanted your year to progress.  At that time, no one had really heard about the Law of Attraction yet, though we were aware that what you emit from you returns to you. 

My first year as a member, one of our members was adamant that she was tired of being single and wanted to get married.  She dressed as a bride.  She met a great guy and while she didn’t get married before the next Halloween, she did get engaged, and married before the second Halloween came around.  This really stuck in my mind, and when I wanted to get married again, (and not to anyone, but to a Prince Charming) I dressed as a Cinderella bride, complete with glass (OK – see- through plastic) shoes.  Ed and I married before the next Halloween.  Ed could be very charming. 

There were many other well thought out costumes – a butterfly for change, a church to increase spirituality, a sun to have a bright and happy year, an author, and the list goes on and on.  Since we always had a party, a costume would be needed, and it was important to get just the right costume.  I’ve got my thinking cap on for this year.  Party or no party, I am ready to dress up to project my coming year.

Once I had observed that you drew to you what you dressed as, I made sure the kids didn’t wear monster or witch costumes.  We were quite creative and always made our costumes, so it was a fun time.  Then came the year Kati wanted to be the sun and the moon, I think it was third grade.  It was a lot of work to figure out how to make that costume, but we got it finished and she was very happy with it.  It was one of the most up and down years ever, Kati was either very happy or very sad most of the time.  I thought a sun and moon costume would bring a balanced energy.  What it brought was a full sun or a full moon vibration, no in-betweens.  Note to self.

It’s only a few weeks left until Halloween and perhaps you have your costumes all set to go.  Take a look at them, think of the vibrations or emotions the costume evokes, and then go have fun!  Super heroes are great costumes to wear, they build confidence.  They can also keep you busy, superheroes often lead dual lives and have lots of work.  Unless you are Tony Stark.  I think everyone knows he is Iron Man.  You could dress as the millionaire version of the superhero – Bruce Wayne for example.  Villains – be ready for your not-so-nice side to come out.  Disney Characters – what’s not to love?  Group costumes (The Flintstones, Scooby Doo, the Avengers) pull a friendship vibration. 

The main thing to remember is that this is a fun time of year for most people.  When choosing a costume for yourself or your child, go for fun and trust your gut.