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Mountain View News Saturday, October 5, 2024

CHRISTOPHER Nyerges 

[Nyerges is the author of several books including “Self-Sufficient Home” and 
“How to Survive Anywhere.” He also leads wilderness classes every weekend. 
He can be reached at School of Self-Reliance, Box 41834, Eagle Rock, CA 
90041, or www.SchoolofSelf-Reliance.com]

ALICE

Calico 
age four 
months; 
Female 
MH

• 
Spayed, 
vaxxed, 
tested 
negative for FELV/FIV

• Apply at mainecoonanne@
yahoo.com

Lifeline for Pets presents Alice, only 
4 months old. She was found under 
a car when just seven weeks old, all 
by her lonesome! A good Samaritan 
rescued her and got her totally vetted. Alice is super, super sweet, and is looking for a 
loving home to be her purr-fect wonderland. 

See more pictures of Alice and how to adopt at https://www.lifelineforpets.org/baby-alice.
html. Update: Scotty from last week is still available. He’s at https://www.lifelineforpets.
org/scotty.html


DEATH SEMINARS

 

Dolores (who died in 2008) and I were active students of metaphysics, 
mostly through our association with WTI’s Spiritual Studies classes. We 
spent a lot of time studying Harold Percival’s “Thinking and Destiny,” and 
other books such as Fromme’s “Art of Loving” and Hayakawa’s “Language 
in Thought and Action.” 

 

By the early 1990s, we began to conduct weekly study sessions and classes in our home, mostly 
readings from “Thinking and Destiny” on Sunday afternoons. 

 

One night, we offered a class called “What Happens After Death.” About 10 people showed 
up for this one, which was a large gathering for our small meeting room. 

 

We began by telling everyone that this was not some sort of religious exercise, nor was anyone 
required to “agree with” or “believe” anything we were telling them. Rather, we simply asked 
that they consider the scenario that we’d be sharing as a possibility, and that we would not 
consider “arguments” or “debates” about it. In other words, something does “happen” to us 
after our body dies. This “something” can range from “nothing” to reincarnation to “going 
to hell” and many other possibilities. 

 

Our class was based on Harold Percival’s “Thinking and Destiny” book. So a brief explanation 
about Percival was required. He claimed in the preface to his monumental “Thinking and 
Destiny” book that he “came to” the information that he shares by means of what he calls 
“Real Thinking.” He further defines “Real Thinking” as a four-part process. The first step 
is the selection of a topic and turning the Conscious Light on it. (The Nature of Conscious 
Light is addressed repeatedly in his book). Next comes the fixing and cleansing of the subject, 
which is done by training the Light upon it. Then, the third step is to reduce the subject to a 
point, which is done by focusing Light upon it. This is what we would call "concentrating.” 
Lastly, by following this procedure, with the Light focused on the point, the result of this 
Thinking is a “Knowing” about the subject.

 

He provides no bibliography, no references, no “proofs” for anything he proffers except that 
the reader can do his or her own Real Thinking for verification. 

 

Upon body death, according to Percival, we “automatically” go through a series of steps, 
which he initially describes as a brief overview on pages 240 to 253. He describes a specific 
order of 12 events, which includes a life-review, a judgement, a heaven-state, etc. 

 

So, the purpose of our “What Happens After Death” class was to emphasize that all of us WILL 
die, and that “something” WILL then occur or begin, even if that something is “nothingness.”

 

After our brief explanation, we asked each participant to lie on our floor. 

 

“Now you have just died,” we announced, and we covered each person with a sheet to further 
simulate the death experience. We then read through the after-death stages, one by one, 
slowly, in the darkened room, asked each participant to work hard to fully feel the experience.

 

Talking through this process took about 45 minutes.

 

Then, we got through the entire cycle, and explained that these steps could actually take 
several hundred years of earth time. Then it would be time for being reborn into a suitable 
and appropriate family, in the place on earth that we’ve earned for ourselves.

 

We turned on the lights, and removed the sheets, and let everyone take a few minutes to get 
their eyes adjusted to the light. Slowly, each person opened their eyes and slowly got up, and 
sat down in a chair.

 

We began to share significant experiences that each person had. A few folks were very quiet 
and would not talk at all, but others were very talkative. Some were even in tears.

 

We closed the class by telling everyone that they had not died tonight, and that everyone now 
has a “new opportunity” to still “do the right things” since they were still alive in a body.

 

We shared some freshly-made coffee-elixir and healthful cookies, and we discussed a few of 
the upcoming classes and poetry readings that we’d be having in the coming weeks. But no 
one seemed interested in our announcements. Most everyone was strongly affected by the 
experience, and they wanted to ask more questions, which we tried to answer. As usual, we 
didn’t feel like the most perfect examples in the world, but we knew that “the future” is all 
the result of each and every choice that we make, second by second, and the consequences of 
those choices. To make the wisest 
possible choices every second of 
one’s entire life required a unique 
sort of sobriety and focus which 
itself required a unique lifestyle 
regimen to maintain – and, of 
course, those details were the 
subjects of our on-going classes.

 

[This is based upon a section of 
Nyerges’ “Til Death Do Us Part?” 
available on Kindle, or from www.
ChristopherNyerges.com].


Pet of the Week

River is a calm and gentle 3-year-old Husky who’s looking for a 
loving hom. River’s demeanor is easygoing and relaxed, making 
him a great fit for a family looking for a sweet, low-maintenance 
companion. 

He’s well-behaved on the leash and enjoys leisurely walks where 
he can explore the world around him at his own pace. River is 
consistently gentle and polite. He knows basic cues like sit and 
down and responds well to treats, taking them gently from hands. 
While he’s not overly interested in toys, he enjoys enrichment 
activities and gentle pets, especially scritches to his chest.River is a 
social boy who enjoys meeting new people, including children, and 
is very tolerant of handling. He rarely barks, preferring to calmly 
observe the world around him.River’s calm nature and affectionate 
personality make him a wonderful companion for someone seeking 
a gentle, loving dog. River and all other pets at Pasadena Humane 
will have their adoption fees waived on Saturday, October 12! The 
adoption fee for dogs is $150. All dog adoptions include spay or 
neuter, microchip, and age-appropriate vaccines. 

 Walk-in adoptions are available every day from 2:00 – 5:00. For those who prefer, adoption 
appointments are available daily from 10:30 – 1:30 and can be scheduled online. View photos of 
adoptable pets at pasadenahumane.org.

 New adopters will receive a complimentary health-and-wellness exam from VCA Animal Hospitals, 
as well as a goody bag filled with information about how to care for your pet. 

 Pets may not be available for adoption and cannot be held for potential adopters by phone calls 
or email.


HOT TEMPERATURES CAN 
MAKE CONCRETE AND 
ASPHALT TOO HOT FOR 
YOUR DOG’S PAWS. 

Asphalt and concrete 
temperatures can usually be 20-40 degrees hotter than the ambient 
temperature. If the back of your hand can’t stand the heat on the 
concrete or asphalt for 7 seconds, it’s too hot for a walk.

When it's above 90 degrees outside, bring dogs and cats indoors.


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