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minister attempted to humiliate them into compliance by threatening to cast them into Hell if they refused a marriage ceremony. The couple stood in front of the congregation and said that, given the choice between going against the biblical word of Jesus or giving up their love for each other, they'd rather be sent to Hell. With no choices left to him, the minister performed the casting-out ritual and the couple disappeared into thin air. Later, troubled by what he'd done and seeing the incongruity pointed out by the couple, the minister prayed for guidance. Jesus appeared to him, and what He said caused a growing rift in the belief structure that held the minister in his hollow heaven. Eventually the minister was also cast out, but he discovered to his surprise that Hell was not his final destination. Escape from a hollow heaven island of Focus 25 requires recognition of inconsistencies within the belief structures held by the inhabitants. Leaving there usually results in entry into the Focus 27 realm. frowned upon by Earthly physicians. In the Review Centre, those desiring information about previous lifetimes are assisted in the remembering process by the Helpers. This might be done in preparation for a future physical world incarnation or to help the individual gain a better self- understanding for other reasons. There's a place in Focus 27 called the Planning Centre, where ‘time management takes on a whole new meaning. There's also a Rehabilitation Centre staffed by Helpers who've ‘graduated’ from the hells of Focus 25. These Helpers are a special breed with knowledge gained by virtue of living in the ‘hell’ they graduated from. In their work they use their intimate understanding of the games inhabitants use on each other, to free them by offering a back door out of their hell. Helpers staffing the House of God Centre are often former members of the clergy, working much as the Rehab Helpers do, but to free those who have begun questioning the beliefs that hold them in a hollow heaven. Focus 27 Beyond the isolated islands of the Belief System Territories lies | The Land of Angels the afterlife continent of Focus 27. Here, the inhabitants can live The minister I referred to earlier was a House of God Centre in free association with all others and with awareness of the other Helper. It was as a result of communicating with him that I first Focus levels. The only rule I've found here is that no one may visited the Land of Angels and began uncovering a greater impose their beliefs upon another. It's really not a rule as much as purpose served by our physical lifetimes and our existence in the a description of the natives living various Focus levels. there. Focus 27 is a place where The one who appeared to him, in thoughts are things, and the only . answer to his prayer for guidance, thing you can't have is the one you There are places in Focus 27 was actually a House of God Centre can't possibly imagine. __| Helper who entered his hollow There are places in Focus 27 staffed by Helpers humans who heaven to assist him in leaving. staffed by Helpers—humans who have lived in the afterlife long Later, the two of them re-entered that have lived in the afterlife long . hollow heaven to work with others enough to know their way around enough to know their way around who were beginning to question their and have the desire to be of service and have the desire to be of beliefs. They used some pretty to others. . elaborate stunts to play upon the To expand one's awareness of service to others. incongruities within that belief what's possible in Focus 27, there are places to learn and open one's There came a time when the imagination beyond its old minister's Helper left the House of limitations. God Centre. Before leaving, he explained his departure was a There's a place that holds everything ever thought of or known graduation from that Centre. My inquiry as to where the Helper by any human being who has ever lived. This Education Centre is had graduated was met by an offer to escort me there to explore structure. open to anyone desiring to study there, and access to this that question myself. That place must be the genesis of our information is limited only by the breadth of one's desire to know concept of Angels. and one's willingness to explore. In the Land of Angels live human beings whose every act is one There's a Reception Centre, an afterlife port of entry where of pure, unconditional love. There, existence is limited to sending Helpers meet the newly deceased and assist them in adjusting to the energy of this love into any situation that can benefit by it. their new existence. Areas within this Centre, like the Park, are ‘This is all these beings ever do; all they are capable of doing. A created to provide a familiar environment to cushion the shock mother's prayer to heal her sick child is answered by these beings. that sometimes accompanies death. The prayer to God for strength to overcome adversity receives the The Park embodies the best features of any large park you've power of their love in return. In exploring what graduation to this been to on Earth. Expanses of beautiful, weed-less lawn fill the place meant, I began to understand our purpose as human beings. area, with beds of flowers that seem to emit their colours like they're giving off light. I've seen huge, stately trees along the HUMANKIND'S PURPOSE spotless sidewalks, and ornate park benches along those walks In every reality in which these human beings had ever lived, where folks can rest from their transition and meet with others. they were constantly, usually unknowingly, learning to experience A Health and Rejuvenation Centre is a place where some of the and express pure, unconditional love to a greater and greater deceased go to recover from the effects of their death or beliefs degree. Whenever they acted out of love, they moved closer to that interfere with conscious awareness of their surroundings. For graduation; and when they didn't, they moved further away. example, in the coma ward you might find people who believed During their physical lifetimes, random acts of kindness and death meant entry into an eternal sleep. There, Helpers work to willingness to help others taught them to better express and assist them in regaining consciousness, but though they are Co ed on page 88 always gentle and loving, some of their methods would be HUMANKIND'S PURPOSE In every reality in which these human beings had ever lived, they were constantly, usually unknowingly, learning to experience and express pure, unconditional love to a greater and greater degree. Whenever they acted out of love, they moved closer to graduation; and when they didn't, they moved further away. During their physical lifetimes, random acts of kindness and willingness to help others taught them to better expre: APRIL — MAY 1999 NEXUS 67 service to others. Continued on page 88