Now it occoures to me that over the last few weeks my initial posts in response to the questions of others may have been seen to be negative or argumentative.
Just to say that it is not my want to play devil's advocate(in truth I do this rarely), no it is simply because I find myself disagreeing with whatever particular premise I find myself reading. So bareing that in mind, I shall ask, are these masks we put on or are they just differant facets of who we are? Whenthe man pleads undying ,ove and then walks away after getting what he wants. Is he wearing a mask or can it be said that he is simply showing us that facet of himself that we may well call rattish? On 11 May, 15:18, Molly Brogan <[email protected]> wrote: > Joseph Campbell is probably our best known contemporary expert on the > subject of masks, and his work including his massive studies, Masks of > God and Masks of Eternity, offer his keen insight into our own > abilities to don a mask and uncover the masks we find. > > What is it about us that put on our masks? What about us creates the > need for one? When do we confuse our mask with who we really are? > When are masks useful and when do they become obstacles for us? > > I’m not talking about the functional, physical mask such as > theatrical, surgical, protect and disguise mask etc. I am talking > about the mask of persona, the way we pretend to be one way and are > really another. Politesse is a good example and can often be a > cultural custom. When our words and mannerisms are polite, but our > actions and innuendos aggressive, we are wearing a mask. When we > profess undying love as a means to an end, and walk away in the > morning light, we are wearing a mask. Sometimes, we lose sight of our > own masks and are confused about who we really are. Why? > > What do YOU think? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Minds-Eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
