Mask therapy or why masks heal the soul

The mask connects the illusion of the inner world of a person with the images of reality in which one must be.

 

 

I will outline several reasons why the mask, as an element of the heritage of the historical development of mankind, has tightly entered the system of the psychotherapeutic space of art therapy and auxiliary practices of modern psychology.

Why use masks in art therapy:

1. To work with fears and their living in art images.
2. As a form of a portable object in order to reflect the states of frustration.
3. As a form of creative projection for the purpose of working through transference.
4. In order to get acquainted with subpersonalities and their personalization in art images.
5. When correcting destructive forms of response, obtaining a symbolic right to respond.
6. The development of spatial-figurative perception of meanings through the images of the mask.
7. In order to find solutions in difficult situations, to conduct an internal dialogue with a mask.
8. In the formation of imagination and creative thinking, the creative component of the process of making masks
9. With the aim of a symbolic and safe way of visual self-transformations when creating a personal myth in psychotherapeutic practice.
10. To embody a personal mythological idea of ​​consciousness that requires real manifestation in order to reduce the client’s internal stress.
11. To create a reflective form of the client’s inner self.
12. Formation of symbolic defense mechanisms in case of psychological need to defend oneself.
13. In order to transform the true appearance, the symbolic right to be different.
14. Creating a mask will provide an opportunity to show reactions to certain life conditions, situations and react them in a safe form of self-manifestation of a person

 

Victoria Nazarevich 2018 © Maskotherapy