Dreaming of a Mask
mask, costume, disguise · mostly negative
A mask is about pretense: misunderstandings, hypocrisy and unfaithfulness, though a passing estrangement may work in your favor.
What happens in the dream
- Wearing a mask: your help to a loved one will be misread, but you will gain from the brief estrangement
- A mask, or a masked person: someone will be unfaithful or two-faced toward you
- Using a mask to fool someone: you will try to take advantage of a kind person
- Unmasking: you will fail to win the admiration you seek
- Others wearing masks: you will battle falsehood and envy
How you felt
- A need for protection: the dream often reflects a role you play to stay safe
- Distrust: it may express a sense that someone isn't showing their true face
Ask yourself
- What role am I playing, and for whom?
- Whom do I struggle to see as they really are?
See also Masquerade · Hypocrite · Veil · Face · Actor and Actress
Source: G. H. Miller, Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or What's in a Dream (1901); F. Fontaine, The Golden Wheel Dream-Book and Fortune-Teller (1862). Also searched as: costume, disguise.