It's inspired such beautiful art as well. I've always been struck by the painting by Herbert James Draper, it captures the tragedy and the beauty.
I know the mythology is often looked at through the lens of reaching beyond our means, but I have also found it helpful to consider the ascent and descent as an important cyclical process that …
It's inspired such beautiful art as well. I've always been struck by the painting by Herbert James Draper, it captures the tragedy and the beauty.
I know the mythology is often looked at through the lens of reaching beyond our means, but I have also found it helpful to consider the ascent and descent as an important cyclical process that doesn't necessarily result in total death, but rather re-birth. I touched on this in a recent class on alchemy as there is a similar principle of flight and falling back to earth that we see in that system. I think Icarus' myth reflects that, as do dreams of flying and falling. Eventually, we are pulled back to the earthly plane, as an opportunity to ground, re-orient, structure...and then perhaps taking flight once more.
It's inspired such beautiful art as well. I've always been struck by the painting by Herbert James Draper, it captures the tragedy and the beauty.
I know the mythology is often looked at through the lens of reaching beyond our means, but I have also found it helpful to consider the ascent and descent as an important cyclical process that doesn't necessarily result in total death, but rather re-birth. I touched on this in a recent class on alchemy as there is a similar principle of flight and falling back to earth that we see in that system. I think Icarus' myth reflects that, as do dreams of flying and falling. Eventually, we are pulled back to the earthly plane, as an opportunity to ground, re-orient, structure...and then perhaps taking flight once more.
Oh wow, I love this interpretation. Thank you, yes, very much the cycle of falling and flying, grounding and exploration and freedom are all at play.