Told through a unique pairing of Dan’s words with over one hundred pieces of his art,
I Close My Eyes to See, is the story of Dan Rhema's extraordinary journey from near death to new life.
Reviews For I Close My Eyes To See
Death's pathway led him to worlds beyond this one, opening up realities quite impossible to describe.
It's almost as if your heart can "taste" what he is saying.
--P. M. H. Atwater, L.H.D., author of Near-Death Experiences: The Rest of The Story, and The Big Book of Near-Death Experiences
This book is a real gift, unique and hard-won, that floats between reality and unreality; that celebrates the mystery of the future and the divinity of the present.
-- Joy Corcoran, Chronically Inspired
... in an attempt to explain – to himself and others – what had happened to him. It turned out art was his language as well as his healer.
-- Jo Anne Triplett, LEO Magazine
Dan’s art leaps off the page as “soul speak” to the limbic system, communicating with the part of our primitive brain that understands in feelings and not with words.
His story powerfully illustrates the Message of Creation from a thousand lifetimes.
-- Marci Ann Calantonio, author and lecturer
This is the impact Dan Rhema creates through his beautiful artwork that sends you into the spiritual world of infinity.
... look into the "eye" of every photo, it will take you to a place that reaches your own inner soul and beyond...
-- Cindy Brennen, radio host of Help, Hope & Healing
Through his art, Dan succeeds in conveying the essence of his experience which words are inadequate to describe.
... it seems that Dan has tapped into the collective unconscious and brought his experience to life through his art.
-- Dr. Penny Sartori, PHD, RGN, near-death experience researcher
Dan's narrative is his art, spanning earth fire to infinite stars, mothers and fathers to searchers and beasts, light awaiting, light beyond.
His art – his story – ought to be seen. Heard. Experienced.
-- Mark Shepherd, senior lecturer, University of Southern California School of Cinema-Television
[Dan’s] art is primal.
Viewers of his art, however, see their own faith reflected in it, whatever that faith may be. His work seems to transcend the barriers among religions.
-- Valerie Hadden, Boston Pagan Examiner
... a tale for our times as wondrous as it is utterly terrifying.
-- Joe Henry, singer-songwriter and music producer