THIRD EYE DROPS The Scientist Who Saw the Other Side: Consciousness NDEs & Physics | Dr. Alex Gómez-Marín
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Nov 7, 2025 Dr. Alex Gómez-Marín, a neuroscientist and physicist who studies consciousness at the Pari Center, shares his profound near-death experience that transformed his understanding of reality. He explores the limitations of materialism and the intersection of physics and metaphysics, arguing for a living, conscious universe. Delving into concepts like panpsychism and the need for new methods in consciousness science, Alex emphasizes the importance of first-person experiences and the serious study of anomalous phenomena. His insights invite us to rethink the very nature of consciousness.
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Hospital Vision That Changed Everything
- Alex Gómez-Marín described fainting in hospital from a stomach bleed and experiencing two vivid visions during recovery.
- One vision was a well with three guiding figures who offered him a choice to stay, and the other was a psychedelic procession of hybrid animals that crowned him with fire.
Consciousness May Surpass Science
- Alex resists committing to a single theory of consciousness and surveys many positions from idealism to panpsychism.
- He argues consciousness likely surpasses science and suggests reframing questions to ask what consciousness can do for science.
Science's Foundational Blind Spot
- Alex traces science's limits to Galileo's focus on what can be measured, leading to a separation of subjective experience.
- He calls this Cartesian
