Masks
by beanalreasa
Here is an excellent post from P. Sufenas:
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I have to say that this post hits me with food for thought on so many levels, that I am still untangling exactly on which level it inspires me first.
The reason that I link to their post is because it is an amazing post on privilege, passing, and thoughtful discussion on how interactions with others can require that an individual make decision — sometimes daily — to either wear or *not* wear various ‘masks’ that denote ‘normalcy’ in our culture.
Very thought-provoking stuff for me today, as I consider the changes that are manifesting in my own life.
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To be perfectly honest, I have been struggling lately with several key situations and changes concerning my job, my marriage, my gender, and my spirituality.
It seems almost more than a coincidence that we are coming up on a year since I participated in a very moving mask ritual in honor of Loki and April 1st.
I realize that, last year, there were a few masks that I had decided to discard, and in that regard, I feel that April 1st 2012 was a significant ‘coming out’ for me in a few, very important ways.
I discarded two significant ‘masks’, and yet, I realize that there remain several other masks firmly in place.
In that vein, I am thinking on what masks still serve me, and what masks I am willing to discard for the sake of authenticity.
I may not get to choose, and so, I sit with the possibilities.
bloodteethandflame 
I can totally understand your difficulties…Not unlike with the gods themselves, when we often unmask them (or they unmask themselves), there’s still further masks beneath those, so too with humans all too often…and, sometimes to the good, but not always either.
I wish you the very best in your process, in any case. 🙂