things in hand
Dreaming of mask
Read two ways. Let them disagree, the truth often sits between.
Artemidorus · Oneirocritica
Drawn up, it speaks of To wear a mask at a feast denotes a secret kept to your advantage, and dealings best conducted quietly for now.
Drawn down, it warns of To meet another in a mask warns of deception near you, a friend not as they present. A mask that will not come off foretells a pretense that has begun to cost more than it protects.
Jungian · the collective unconscious
Drawn up, it speaks of The mask is the face you show the world made visible, and to hold one in your hands rather than wear it is a rare grace: you have caught sight of the difference between the face you show and the face you have.
Drawn down, it warns of A mask that will not come off is a role grown into the skin. Others in masks mark a season where you can't tell who around you is performing, including, possibly, you.
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