The Redemption of Icarus | by Daniel Green | BloqDigital | Medium

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This time we are the ones who flew too close... We all know the ill fate of Greek Mythology’s Icarus. Ignoring his father Daedalus’s guidance whilst escaping from King Minos, he soars too close to the Sun on the wings his father had crafted to flee the labyrinth of Crete, melting the beeswax that held the feathers in place. Instead, he plummets to the ocean depths. But what if there was more to the story? Rather than perish, what if he rose as a deity of judgement? A harbinger of consequence? Often seen as an allegory for “excessive ambition”, Icarus is a model case of bull-headedness without consideration of consequence, that ultimately leads to backlash. Some may attribute this to “karma”, but it is often the case of a reckless strive to achieve without due care, thought or preparation. The Icarus Complex, devised by Henry A. Murray, is “a pattern of psychological functioning characterized by grandiosity, risk-taking, and a defiant challenge to limitations-often culminating in a tragic fall.” Click the link to read more...