{"podcast":{"title":"Next Level Soul Podcast with Alex Ferrari","slug":"next-level-soul-podcast-with-alex-ferrari-3685807","podcast_index_feed_id":3685807,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/4858435/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/next-level-soul-podcast","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/b41c06da6b7b0a14248c80bd4838e430.jpg","author":"Next Level Soul","episode_count":1000,"summary":"The Next Level Soul® Podcast is your guide to awakening, self-discovery, and aligning with the infinite power within — Spirituality for the Rest of Us™. Hosted by Alex Ferrari, the podcast dives deep into life's profound questions, exploring how we can thrive, evolve, and embrace our divine journey. Through candid and inspiring conversations with renowned spiritual teachers, thought leaders, and visionaries from around the globe, we uncover grounded wisdom to elevate your soul's path — without dogma, fear, or hype. Each episode explores the sacred mysteries of existence, touching on transformative topics like Spirituality, Near-Death Experiences, Channeling, Quantum Physics, Creativity, Ancient Civilizations, Lost History, Spiritual Masters, End-of-Life, Mindset, and Healing & Wellness. Our mission is to illuminate your path, expand your consciousness, and empower you to live with greater purpose and clarity. New episodes of Next Level Soul are released weekly on all major podcast platforms. Let’s journey together and take your SOUL to the next level. Learn more at https://nextlevelsoul.tv . 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He is an author of over 100 scientific papers and three books, including The Case Against Reality: Why Evolution Hid the Truth from Our Eyes (2019), and Visual intelligence: How we create what we see (1998). He received a Distinguished Scientific Award of the American Psychological Association for early career research, the Rustum Roy Award of the Chopra Foundation, and the Troland Research Award of the US National Academy of Sciences. His writing has appeared in Scientific American, New Scientist, LA Review of Books, and Edge, and his work has been featured in Wired, Quanta, The Atlantic, Ars Technica, National Public Radio, Discover Magazine, and Through the Wormhole with Morgan Freeman. He has published a mathematical theory of consciousness. He has a TED Talk titled “Do we see reality as it is?”. A podcast titled “Reality is an illusion” with Lex Fridman, and a podcast with the philosophers Philip Goff and Keith Frankish titled \"What Is Reality?\". He has dozens of other podcasts available online. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/next-level-soul-podcast-with-alex-ferrari--4858435/support . Take your spiritual journey to the next level with Next Level Soul TV — our dedicated streaming home for conscious storytelling and soulful transformation. Experience exclusive programs, original series, movies, tv shows, workshops, audiobooks, meditations, and a growing library of inspiring content created to elevate, heal, and awaken. 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