For Rhema, the fact that the museum was in his hometown had great personal significance. It was as if his life had come full circle. He and a sister visited the museum and his story began to pour out of him. Until then, he had never told anyone in his immediate family about the extent of his injuries or about the art. I had to confront my experience by myself before I could confront it with them.
Some people become more religious after a near-death experience.
For me it was the opposite. I began questioning organized religion more than I had before. I started reading Joseph Campbell and other writing about archetypes. That is why I create a lot of masks. Masks are the way we contact the universal.