Icarus complex Icarus complex The Icarus complex is a term in psychoanalysis and personality theory first used by Henry A. Murray to describe a particular type of over-ambitious character. Psychosynthesis has applied it to those in whom spiritual ambition exceeds their personality limits, leading to a backlash. Icarus was a Greek mythological figure who tried to escape imprisonment in Crete with his father Daedalus, using wings Daedalus crafted out of feathers and wax. Daedalus warned Icarus not too fly too close to the sun or too low to the sea. Overwhelmed with the excitement of flying, Icarus flew much too high, and
Wax or the Discovery of Television Among the Bees Council for the Arts, National Endowment for the Arts, New York Foundation for the Arts, American Film Institute, Jerome Foundation, and Checkerboard Foundation. Wax or the Discovery of Television Among the Bees Wax or the Discovery of Television Among the Bees was the first film on the Internet. "Wax" is the first independent feature film by American filmmaker and artist David Blair. Released in 1991, "Wax" was a cult hit, playing cinemas in 26 U.S. cities and had additional theatrical play in Japan and Australia. "Wax" was a co-production with ZDF, German Television, and opened theatrically to rave reviews at