Clothing
In archetypal symbolism, clothing represents persona, the first view the public gains of us. Persona is a kind of camouflage which lets others know only what we wish them to know about us, and nothing more. But there is an older meaning to persona, one found in all the MezoAmerican rites, one well known to cantadoras y cuentistas y curanderas, healers. The persona is not simply a mask to hide behind, but rather a presence which eclipses the mundane personality. In this sense, persona or mask is a signal of rank, virtue, character, and authority. It is the outward significator, the outward display of mastery. The above excerpt if from "Women Who Run With the Wolves" by Clarissa Pinkola Estes, Ph.D. - a fabulous and highly recommended book!
| ~ belt Here. In My Head ~ coat Girl ~ dress Black-Dove Caught a Lite Sneeze Flying Dutchman Hey Jupiter Icicle Little Amsterdam Liquid Diamonds Mary Ode to the Banana King Precious Things Silent All These Years Yes, Anastasia ~ garters Father Lucifer (underlyrics) ~ glove Winter ~ gown Never Seen Blue ~ hat Talula Rattlesnakes ~ jeans Silent All These Years Thoughts ~ mask Happy Phantom ~ pants Me and a Gun |
~ panty(hose) Mother Precious Things Take to the Sky (underlyrics) ~ pj's Icicle ~ shirt '97 Bonnie & Clyde ~ shoe (boot, heel, platforms) Bells for Her Butterfly Daisy Dead Petals Flying Dutchman Hey Jupiter Honey Not the Red Baron Playboy Mommy Putting the Damage On Winter The Wrong Band ~ suit Flying Dutchman ~ sweater Mr Zebra ~ veil Mother Sister Janet ~ uniform Real Men ~ wear After All Me and a Gun Muhammad My Friend Never Seen Blue Purple People Take to the Sky (underlyrics) |