The persona, as defined by Carl Jung, is the mask that we show to everyone around us. In the graphic above, the persona is right on top of the consciousness, on the border with the real world.  When the world looks at us, that’s what the world sees. The persona isn’t our true self, it’s what we allow the world to see, and it can change depending on the role we are playing in our lives. We all have multiple personas: mother, daughter, wife, professional, etc. 

The persona, as defined by Carl Jung, is the mask that we show to everyone around us. In the graphic above, the persona is right on top of the consciousness, on the border with the real world.  When the world looks at us, that’s what the world sees. The persona isn’t our true self, it’s what we allow the world to see, and it can change depending on the role we are playing in our lives. We all have multiple personas: mother, daughter, wife, professional, etc.