| East Bay IANDS presents...
NDEr/Poet ANDY PETRO: My Death in the Summer of 1955
MONDAY, April 30, 2012
7:30 -- 9:30 PM
Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists
1924 Cedar Street (at Bonita), Berkeley
Dear Friend,
Days before his high school graduation in 1955, Andy Petro drowned in front of his classmates. The teenager found himself in a tunnel, in a brilliant loving light, communicating with an entity that knew him personally.
A classmate rescued him… but what had happened? It was 1955 – there literally were no words to describe his profound encounter. And for two decades, there would not be.
Fifty-seven years later, Andy’s NDE remains the defining moment of his life – one he recalls with perfect memory.
Being in the Light ...
Is experiencing love without end.
Engulfed in warmth and kindness,
Cherished by an everlasting friend.
One phenomenon that occurred afterward was a period in which Andy – not a writer – would awake in mid-morning hours and begin writing poetry about what had happened, and wake up the next day to find what he had written.
Being in the Light ...
Is floating in the center of eternity.
Yesterday, today, and tomorrow,
Interwoven in perfection and clarity.
This past year – at the age of 74 – Andy published “Remembering the Light Through Prosetry” (prose/poems). He’ll share these remembrances at this month’s meeting. Come greet and meet Andy!
You are encouraged to bring refreshments for sharing!
East Bay IANDS monthly meeting are open to near-death experiencers and non-experiencers alike. A $7-$10 donation is requested to help pay for rent and expenses; no one turned away. Wheelchair-accessible.
DIRECTIONS:
BFUU is at the corner of Cedar and Bonita – it is wheelchair accessible Neighborhood parking – but you’re advised to come earlier to find a place!
By car:
From I-80 take the University Ave. exit.
Go east (toward the hills) on University.
Turn left on Martin Luther King (MLK). Two traffic lights to Cedar. Turn right on Cedar.
Bonita is the next street, BFUU is on the corner of Cedar and Bonita.
From the North Berkeley BART:
Go north on Sacramento to Virginia and turn right onto Virginia.
Head east on Virginia, past the Magee traffic diverter, past Edith and Josephine, to Martin Luther King. Walkers turn left, go up to the traffic light at Cedar and cross MLK, and continue to the Fellowship at the end of that short block. Bikers may wish to cross MLK at Virginia and hang a left onto Bonita. BFUU is at the corner of Cedar and Bonita.
From the Downtown Berkeley BART:
Go north on Shattuck. Cross Center, Addison, and University. (University is a major street with a traffic light.) Continue north on Shattuck. Cross or pass Berkeley, Hearst, Delaware, Francisco, Virginia, Lincoln. Turn left on Cedar.
Heading west on Cedar, pass Henry and cross Milvia street.
BFUU is three blocks west of Shattuck on Cedar, at the corner of Cedar and Bonita.
Bus line and additional local public transit information are available from Transitinfo.org
To be added to the mailing list, or for questions, contact David Bourdon (JDBourdon[at]sbcglobal.net) East Bay - Berkeley IANDS Facilitator
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