Oedipus Redux

The story of Oedipus and the Sphinx is about the dream of having the answer. The Answer. Solving the riddle of suffering and sacrifice. The answer that brings salvation. The product of the intellect, of reason and intuition that solves ALL .

But the story is not over. The real issue was the Prophecy and the chain of action and causation that Oedipus took in response: the flight from Corinth, the murder at the crossroads, the marriage, the reign, the plague, the investigation, and then the manhunt.

Oedipus has become the Sphinx, and the weapon of his riddle-solving mind and courage will be turned on himself. He succeeds, as he always succeeds. That too is part of the prophecy.

All this occurs within the context of FATE. Oedipus successfully took human action and reason as far as they could go. He did save Thebes twice, he found the cause of the plague. It was all about the HOW.

And so we have the rest of the story: the loss of sight/exterior/perception, the gain of image/interior/insight; the exile, the journey & wandering, suffering, recognition, support, curse, rejection, acceptance, sacred space, holiness, mystery, redemption & blessing.