The Mirror Maze

This is an inspiring true story of love, faith, perseverance, courage, survival and overcoming obstacles, addictions, pain and suffering from the power of the light within. In the 1980s, a Norwegian businessman, Tom Brungar, had an increasing drug problem that ultimately pulled him into an international cocaine trafficking operation, while vacationing in Ibiza. He was arrested along with his partner at the Mexico City airport, while smuggling cocaine from Peru to California. He then served five years in a series of Mexican prisons, where he quickly found that corruption is just as rampant among the officials as in the outside world. Half of his time was in four prisons in Mexico City and the remainder on the notorious Islas des Marias. The Mirror Maze has a strong anti-drug message and displays that inhumane treatment and torture must stop in the name of humanity. In a world seemingly without hope, he achieves the impossible via amazing perseverance, strength, faith, meditation, self-therapy and transformation of awareness. His good heart, honesty, intelligence, strong ethics, talents and ability to quickly learn the culture and language helps him befriend fellow prisoners and amuse his captors. He also meets and falls in love with Adriana, the prison psychologist, who with the help of the Norwegian embassy obtains his release. This account is multi-faceted, intertwining Tom's personal, philosophical and spiritual revelations on a foundation of socio-political issues. The title signifies the "Mirror" he sees himself in and the "Maze" he travels through to arrive at the exit. Upon his release, he went back to Norway where he was welcomed home and worked for the Norwegian government to assist immigrant refugees. Our sweet Tom lived a peaceful life until age 65. His wish and promise to God was that his story be told and we are carrying this out. More details at www.TheMirrorMazeStory.com