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We are conditioned, from the very beginning of our lives, to ‘act’ in certain ways in order to appease our caregivers. This acting replaces the authentic expression of who we really are. The result is a modified, washed, cleansed, and narrow version of who we are meant to be. This is where the masked self is created. Those unsavory (according to parents, teachers, clergy and anyone in position of authority) aspects of our personalities are banished to the shadow, and eventually we do not know they exist, nor do we tap into the bountiful gifts these aspects contain.