This could also serve as an explanation as to why she didn't know where Forbidden Island was. Perhaps portions of her memories of her former existence are suppressed, incoherently jumbled, or just plain gone. (Having the memories completely suppressed or erased would remove most of the interesting aspects of making her as a former priestess in the first place.)
Edit: Also, the reactions of Qawool Towles (3rd arc, new water priestess) make more sense in this light. It's not just a general insect phobia if she has heard stories of what happened to one of the earlier priestesses. Maybe she knew Diva before her conversion and the idea of having that happen her is Qawool's personal nightmare.
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No, I don't believe the world has gone mad. In order for it to go mad it would need to have been sane at some point.
Edit: Also, the reactions of Qawool Towles (3rd arc, new water priestess) make more sense in this light. It's not just a general insect phobia if she has heard stories of what happened to one of the earlier priestesses. Maybe she knew Diva before her conversion and the idea of having that happen her is Qawool's personal nightmare.
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No, I don't believe the world has gone mad. In order for it to go mad it would need to have been sane at some point.