Wisdom’s Exile Ends
Sophia’s long arc reaches fulfillment in the Bride: Wisdom descends and is exiled; cries for restoration; withdraws into Grail and Wasteland; then descends from Heaven adorned as the Bridal City. The Woman clothed with the Sun should remain polyvalent. Historical and theological readings may distinguish Israel, Mary, Church, cosmic Woman, Sophia, and soul while allowing the symbol to hold more than one register. Mystery is preserved through disciplined plurality, not arbitrary decoding.