Next Level Soul Podcast with Alex Ferrari

Episode 626: REVEALED: Explore UNKNOWN Realms Between LIVES; Your SOUL'S TRUE Origin & PURPOSE with Dr. Linda Backman
Aired: September 30, 2025
Guest: Dr. Linda Backman

Episode Overview

This deeply insightful episode of the Next Level Soul Podcast features Dr. Linda Backman, a seasoned psychologist and renowned regression therapist. Together with host Alex Ferrari, Dr. Backman explores the sacred mysteries of the soul’s journey: reincarnation, karma, the realms between lives, and the origins and evolution of our souls. The conversation offers clear, real-life examples, practical spiritual wisdom, and compassionate guidance for listeners navigating their own soul paths.

Main Discussion Themes

Dr. Linda Backman’s Spiritual Awakening (03:22 – 06:59)

• Not a “born mystic”: Linda emphasizes she didn’t feel spiritual connections in childhood (“I am not flavor A. I’m flavor B.” – Dr. Backman, 03:58).
• Turning point: The death of a close colleague in her 40s sparked spontaneous, undeniable after-death communications and past life visions—pushing her to integrate spirituality into her psychology practice.
• Support at home: Linda’s husband surprised her with his own past-life memory, validating her experience and encouraging her new direction.

Understanding Karma and Life Planning (07:33 – 13:49)

• Free Will and Karma:
  “When we incarnate on earth, one unique quality of coming here to earth is that we have free will.” — Dr. Backman (07:54)
• Pre-birth Planning: Souls create a “life plan” before incarnating but can alter their karma through choices and free will.
• Choosing Difficult Circumstances:
  Listeners often struggle with the concept of choosing challenges or “undesirable” circumstances (abusive families, poverty). Linda explains:
  • Life plans are made with a guidance “team.”
  • All involved souls must agree to be part of each other’s journeys.
  • Both sides still possess free will to work on the issues once incarnated.

Memorable Story: Healing with Her Mother (13:49 – 16:52)

Linda shares how her compulsion to care for her elderly mother made sense only after discovering, via regression, her mother was once a child she’d abandoned in a past life. This lifetime offered a “karmic cleanup” and opportunity for healing.

“...I was given the opportunity to clean up some karma. Thankfully, I stuck with Mom. I cared for her. I actually held her until she took her last breath.” – Dr. Backman (15:44)

Soul Groups, Free Will, and Markers (16:52 – 20:56)

• Soul Groups: Souls make agreements to play specific roles for each other—to support mutual growth (“I’ll agree. Give me the script. I’ll read the script…we’re going to help each other.” – Dr. Backman, 18:12).
• Pre-birth Markers & Free Will: The “mile markers” are planned (gender, culture, parents), but how we move between them, and how we respond, are matters of free will.
• “Nemesis” in Soul Evolution: Sometimes souls play the antagonist in each other’s lives to catalyze growth.

Recognizing Past-Life Connections & Generational Karma (20:56 – 29:58)

• Strong Past-Life Indicators:
  • Feeling unexplainable love or aversion to someone.
  • Feeling a powerful compulsion to help or avoid certain people.
  • Deep familiarity upon entering a place for the first time.
  • Spontaneous intuition or “knowing” in unfamiliar places.

Alex’s Personal Examples:

• Shares a sense of “toxic” aversion to someone with no logical cause (21:29).
• Describes experiencing generational karma—suffering physical maladies upon returning to the land of his ancestors (26:17-27:46).

Linda’s Explanation:
Blood and soul DNA intertwine; ancestral karma is both biological and energetic. Soul “pods”—tight groups who incarnate together—mutually aid each other’s evolution.

Soul Evolution & Collective Karma (29:58 – 40:38)

• Clearing Generational Karma:
  • “I’ve never heard of a client telling me they automatically are healing karma for others… I think it’s more exhibited in behavior than automatically snap, the door closes, and the karma’s gone.” – Dr. Backman (31:47)
  • Spiritual “demonstration” (role modeling) is how we influence karma in our lineage.
• Soul Roles & Higher Self: Advanced souls, especially those no longer incarnating, still guide and aid humanity from the higher realms.

Soul Origins: Earth-Based, Interplanetary, Angelic (40:38 – 49:01)

Dr. Backman categorizes soul origins into three main types:

1. Earth-Based Souls:

   • Created to evolve primarily via incarnations on Earth.
   • Most people are Earth-based souls.

2. Interplanetary Souls (IP/Starseed/ET):

   • Originate from other planets, star systems, or non-physical realms.
   • Bring advanced “healthy” perspectives and skills.
   • Physical challenges are common (allergies, sensitivities) due to unfamiliarity with Earth’s environment.

3. Angelic Souls:

   • Originating in the angelic realm; serve as “emissaries of source.”
   • Embody pure love, compassion, nonjudgment.
   • Some archangels like Michael and Metatron have incarnated.

“The signature energy of those clients is love, compassion, nonjudgement, that higher order of behavior that source exudes.” – Dr. Backman (45:53)

Exploring the “Between Lives” Realm (54:23 – 56:03)

• Between Lives Regression:
  • Guides clients beyond memories of death into the “homing” of their soul to its higher self.
  • The “between lives” realm is the soul’s true home, where planning, review, and learning occur.
  • “Our soul energy exists at all times…a between lives soul regression is connecting to our soul level and our soul is always in spirit.” – Dr. Backman (55:39)
• Spirit Guides:
  • Everyone has a primary guide (or team) throughout their life.
  • IP and angelic souls are often guided by their own higher selves, due to their advancement.

Soul Guidance, Intuition, and Validating Spiritual Experiences (61:13 – 68:04)

• Earth is a Challenging School:
  • “Earth was created as an experiment…to see if we can use our free will and use our consciousness to make healthy choices to move this community we call humanity, to move humanity forward.” – Dr. Backman (60:01)
• How to Sharpen Intuition:
  • Trust what comes uniquely to you (imagination, emotion, body sensations, “knowing”).
  • Learn your intuitive style: clairvoyance, clairsentience, claircognizance, etc.
• Distinguishing Imagination from Spirit:
  • Spontaneity (images/emotions that arise instantly).
  • Clarity and depth of detail.
  • Emotional surges without clear cause.
  • Consistency—a “science” underlying authentic regression.

Humanity’s Collective Karma and Spiritual Evolution (68:04 – 72:38)

• Current Global Upheaval as Awakening:
  • The rapid spiritual and technological evolution of humanity is both a challenge and opportunity.
  • The core lesson is whether we choose self-serving motives or collective harmony and healing.
  • “We as humans, we’re being shown all kinds of examples of what we as humanity have not yet accomplished that I think was intended in the beginning of this culture called humanity.” – Dr. Backman (70:30)

Memorable Quotes & Moments

• “Only now, on this day, about 30 years ago, do I remember that as a boy I remembered my past lives in detail.” — Dr. Backman recounting her husband's unexpected validation of reincarnation (05:34)
• “Nobody has to do the tough stuff—it’s a choice.” — Dr. Linda Backman (10:44)
• “We have to be brought to our knees in order to work on things we need to work on.” — Dr. Linda Backman on spiritual “wake-up calls” (39:47)
• “Angelic souls are the emissaries of source.” — Dr. Linda Backman (45:53)
• “If we reach the point that we no longer incarnate on earth, our soul continues to work in the higher realm.” — Dr. Linda Backman (37:02)
• “How am I most often intuitive? Do I get pictures in my mind?... Are you more emotion-based?... Is it your body?... My guides talk to me through my thoughts.” – Dr. Backman’s guide to identifying one’s spiritual intuition (62:31-65:02)

Notable Segments & Timestamps

• 03:22 — Dr. Backman’s entry into regression therapy and spiritual exploration
• 07:54 — Free will and karma
• 13:49 — Personal example of soul contracts and karmic healing with her mother
• 18:12 — Soul groups and playing “roles”
• 21:29 — Alex Ferrari’s anecdote about unexplained aversion as a past-life indicator
• 27:46 — Generational karma: ancestral healing and physical symptoms
• 40:53 — The three main soul origins: Earth-based, Interplanetary, Angelic
• 54:23 — Life between lives: returning “home” in spirit
• 56:03 — Spirit guides and team guidance
• 61:13 — Earth as a spiritual experiment
• 70:30 — Humanity’s current crisis as collective karma and awakening

Closing Insights & Key Takeaways

• Fulfilled Life: “Living a fulfilled life…I would say, would be following the soul agreements I made for current life. And not being afraid of the tough stuff.” (75:57)
• Spiritual Support: “Know that you always have support and guidance from a spiritual guide.” (79:54)
• Definition of Love: “Love is what Source desires for us to have for ourselves and for all other living things.” (78:26)
• Ultimate Purpose: “To grow and evolve the community of humanity.” (79:23)

Further Resources

• Dr. Linda Backman’s website: ravenheartcenter.com (79:33)
• For additional information and commercial-free listening, visit Next Level Soul TV.

This episode offers a compassionate, accessible pathway into understanding past lives, soul origins, and our greater spiritual journey—emphasizing self-awareness, healing, and the sacredness of consciously living our purpose.