Maven of Masks

Who do you want to be? Try that self on for size! You might just discover another genuine facet of you, beyond your known identity. The Maven of Masks tells you, “Act as you wish to be, and so you shall be!”

Have you ever felt the liberation of feeling like a different person when on holiday, travelling in another part of the world or stepping into a world where people don’t know you? The masks have come off and you get to choose who you are going to be. You might feel unfamiliar ways of being – more assertiveness, more confidence, more vulnerability, more feminine or masculine energy – all rising up from within you. These ways of being might not seem like you, not the you that you have thought yourself to be, but just because they are different, new, unfamiliar, doesn’t also make them inauthentic. Quite the opposite! The Maven of Masks card comes to you when it’s time to ‘try on another personality for size’, to see how much of it ends up being authentically you, just a newly discovered you, but true nonetheless.

Have you heard the expression, ‘fake it till you make it’? Some people don’t like this idea. They feel it is not genuine. It depends how you use the idea to your advantage. There is a difference between pretending to be someone or something you are not, and experimenting, exploring, expressing a self you know is within you, but are yet to fully realize yourself to be. In truth, we have the entire universe within us.

If you want to discover new qualities in you, you are going to have to start somewhere. Believe, first of all, that you have undiscovered depths and diversity in you.

Second, you have to play – not play-acting, but playing. What is it like to show up for life as if you have all the courage and sass you long for, or all the creativity and confidence you yearn for? See yourself as that person, as having those qualities. Otherwise, you are like a bird who is yet to fly. It’s in you, but you have to have faith first, and act as if you do. The bird who has never flown has it in him to fly, but he has to make the leap of faith to realize this for himself.

Healing Trick:

To help you take the wisdom offered and put it to best use in your life now, do this healing trick to clear obstacles putting this guidance into place.

Say aloud:

“I now discover new facets to me. I am ready to play with the possibilities!”

Cover your face with your mask. Say: “I am…..” Then quickly remove the mask and call out a quality. Let it be the first thing that comes to mind. You might surprise yourself!

Some qualities to get you started might be: strong, sexy, wild, confident, creative, sensitive, insightful, playful, spontaneous, powerful, purposeful, smart, sassy, bold, courageous…

Start with these if you like, and then see what else occurs to you. It doesn’t matter if it doesn’t feel completely natural for you yet. If it’s occurred to you, it’s in you. It just needs a chance to develop. So here’s your chance to begin that process.

Let your imagination run free as you continue the process of putting on the mask then removing it and calling out a quality. If you can call out qualities you are less confident or familiar with , all the better! See if you can discover something about yourself that you didn’t know before.
You have finished your healing trick.

Affirmation:

Say the following affirmation aloud to boost the power of this message and to integrate it into your body, mind and soul. You can say it morning and/or evening for a few days, or even a few months if that feels right for you, or just at the end of your healing trick.

“There’s more to me than meets the eye. I have hidden depths full of surprising traits and qualities, which I discover happily!”

Card artwork: “Multifaceted Woman 175” by Babette Van Den Berg