diff --git a/stix/kernel/Except.st b/stix/kernel/Except.st
index 20f42a1..5051db5 100644
--- a/stix/kernel/Except.st
+++ b/stix/kernel/Except.st
@@ -60,10 +60,13 @@
 		## FATAL ERROR - no exception handler.
 		## -----------------------------------------------------------------
 		##thisContext unwindTo: nil return: nil.
-		thisContext unwindTo: (Processor activeProcess initialContext) return: nil.
+		##thisContext unwindTo: (Processor activeProcess initialContext) return: nil.
+		thisContext unwindTo: (thisProcess initialContext) return: nil.
 		('### EXCEPTION NOT HANDLED #### ', self class name, ' - ', self messageText) dump.
 		## TODO: debug the current process???? "
-		Processor activeProcess terminate.
+
+		##Processor activeProcess terminate.
+		thisProcess terminate.
 	}
 
 	#method signal: text
diff --git a/stix/kernel/Process.st b/stix/kernel/Process.st
index 3a95aa2..2935936 100644
--- a/stix/kernel/Process.st
+++ b/stix/kernel/Process.st
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
 		##
 		## 2) process terminated by itself
 		##   p := [ 
-		##       [ Processor activeProcess terminate. ] ensure: [System logNl: 'ensured....'] 
+		##       [ thisProcess terminate. ] ensure: [System logNl: 'ensured....'] 
 		##   ] newProcess.
 		##   p resume.
 		##   p terminate.
@@ -74,7 +74,8 @@
 		## the process must not be scheduled.
 		## ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-		(Processor activeProcess ~~ self) ifTrue: [ self _suspend ].
+		##(Processor activeProcess ~~ self) ifTrue: [ self _suspend ].
+		(thisProcess ~~ self) ifTrue: [ self _suspend ].
 		self.current_context unwindTo: self.initial_context return: nil.
 		^self _terminate
 	}
diff --git a/stix/lib/comp.c b/stix/lib/comp.c
index f8de4ee..817bcc8 100644
--- a/stix/lib/comp.c
+++ b/stix/lib/comp.c
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ static struct voca_t
 	{  4, { 's','e','l','f'                                               } },
 	{  5, { 's','u','p','e','r'                                           } },
 	{ 11, { 't','h','i','s','C','o','n','t','e','x','t'                   } },
+	{ 11, { 't','h','i','s','P','r','o','c','e','s','s'                   } },
 	{  4, { 't','r','u','e'                                               } },
 	{  4, { 'w','o','r','d'                                               } },
 
@@ -138,6 +139,7 @@ enum voca_id_t
 	VOCA_SELF,
 	VOCA_SUPER,
 	VOCA_THIS_CONTEXT,
+	VOCA_THIS_PROCESS,
 	VOCA_TRUE,
 	VOCA_WORD,
 
@@ -292,7 +294,8 @@ static int is_reserved_word (const stix_oocs_t* ucs)
 		VOCA_NIL,
 		VOCA_TRUE,
 		VOCA_FALSE,
-		VOCA_THIS_CONTEXT
+		VOCA_THIS_CONTEXT,
+		VOCA_THIS_PROCESS
 	};
 	int i;
 
@@ -857,6 +860,10 @@ static int get_ident (stix_t* stix, stix_ooci_t char_read_ahead)
 		{
 			stix->c->tok.type = STIX_IOTOK_THIS_CONTEXT;
 		}
+		else if (is_token_word(stix, VOCA_THIS_PROCESS))
+		{
+			stix->c->tok.type = STIX_IOTOK_THIS_PROCESS;
+		}
 	}
 
 	return 0;
@@ -3271,6 +3278,7 @@ static int __read_array_literal (stix_t* stix, stix_oop_t* xlit)
 			case STIX_IOTOK_SELF:
 			case STIX_IOTOK_SUPER:
 			case STIX_IOTOK_THIS_CONTEXT:
+			case STIX_IOTOK_THIS_PROCESS:
 				lit = stix_makesymbol (stix, stix->c->tok.name.ptr, stix->c->tok.name.len);
 				break;
 
@@ -3506,6 +3514,11 @@ static int compile_expression_primary (stix_t* stix, const stix_oocs_t* ident, c
 				GET_TOKEN (stix);
 				break;
 
+			case STIX_IOTOK_THIS_PROCESS:
+				if (emit_byte_instruction(stix, BCODE_PUSH_PROCESS) <= -1) return -1;
+				GET_TOKEN (stix);
+				break;
+
 			case STIX_IOTOK_CHARLIT:
 				STIX_ASSERT (stix->c->tok.name.len == 1);
 				if (add_character_literal(stix, stix->c->tok.name.ptr[0], &index) <= -1 ||
diff --git a/stix/lib/decode.c b/stix/lib/decode.c
index 65ea56c..3d8dac7 100644
--- a/stix/lib/decode.c
+++ b/stix/lib/decode.c
@@ -415,6 +415,10 @@ return -1;
 				LOG_INST_0 (stix, "push_context");
 				break;
 
+			case BCODE_PUSH_PROCESS:
+				LOG_INST_0 (stix, "push_process");
+				break;
+
 			case BCODE_PUSH_NEGONE:
 				LOG_INST_0 (stix, "push_negone");
 				break;
diff --git a/stix/lib/exec.c b/stix/lib/exec.c
index 6da6a97..4d72530 100644
--- a/stix/lib/exec.c
+++ b/stix/lib/exec.c
@@ -3787,6 +3787,11 @@ return -1;
 				STIX_STACK_PUSH (stix, (stix_oop_t)stix->active_context);
 				break;
 
+			case BCODE_PUSH_PROCESS:
+				LOG_INST_0 (stix, "push_process");
+				STIX_STACK_PUSH (stix, (stix_oop_t)stix->processor->active);
+				break;
+
 			case BCODE_PUSH_NEGONE:
 				LOG_INST_0 (stix, "push_negone");
 				STIX_STACK_PUSH (stix, STIX_SMOOI_TO_OOP(-1));
diff --git a/stix/lib/stix-prv.h b/stix/lib/stix-prv.h
index f445d14..78123af 100644
--- a/stix/lib/stix-prv.h
+++ b/stix/lib/stix-prv.h
@@ -330,6 +330,7 @@ struct stix_iotok_t
 		STIX_IOTOK_TRUE,
 		STIX_IOTOK_FALSE,
 		STIX_IOTOK_THIS_CONTEXT,
+		STIX_IOTOK_THIS_PROCESS,
 		STIX_IOTOK_IDENT,
 		STIX_IOTOK_IDENT_DOTTED,
 		STIX_IOTOK_BINSEL,
@@ -879,10 +880,11 @@ enum stix_bcode_t
 	BCODE_PUSH_TRUE                = 0x83, /* 131 */
 	BCODE_PUSH_FALSE               = 0x84, /* 132 */
 	BCODE_PUSH_CONTEXT             = 0x85, /* 133 */
-	BCODE_PUSH_NEGONE              = 0x86, /* 134 */
-	BCODE_PUSH_ZERO                = 0x87, /* 135 */
-	BCODE_PUSH_ONE                 = 0x89, /* 137 */
-	BCODE_PUSH_TWO                 = 0x8A, /* 138 */
+	BCODE_PUSH_PROCESS             = 0x86, /* 134 */
+	BCODE_PUSH_NEGONE              = 0x87, /* 135 */
+	BCODE_PUSH_ZERO                = 0x89, /* 137 */
+	BCODE_PUSH_ONE                 = 0x8A, /* 138 */
+	BCODE_PUSH_TWO                 = 0x8B, /* 139 */
 
 	BCODE_PUSH_INTLIT              = 0xB1, /* 177 */
 	BCODE_PUSH_NEGINTLIT           = 0xB2, /* 178 */