As faces que escolhemos ou não vestir: o potencial transformador da máscara em atores sob a perspectiva da psicologia analítica

Abstract

Persona is a personal and collective feature of human beings linked to roles played by each person in his interpersonal life. It is also part of the personality, developed as a face to be presented in interactions. Understanding the persona as a mask used in everyday life and considering that masks reveal a desire to experience the world in a different way, this study aimed to investigate the transforming potential of masks for an actress. This is a qualitative study that adopted Jungian research methodology, with data being collected through the production of a volunteer participant. Data collection was implemented through three procedures: initial interview, drawing a mask and Rorschach Method administration to collect “mask” responses as defined by through mask drawing and mask responses obtained by the Rorschach Method as defined by Kuhn (1957). The data underwent symbolic amplification and were organised into categories of analysis, followed by a comparison of the results obtained in the three techniques. One could observe the convergence of the conflicts identified and the possibilities of transformation aiming at the integration of less developed or unaccepted features. In other words, the possibilities of Dionysus's rescue