Guido Ferrari
BIOGRAPHY
My interests have always been centred on man, on his inner quest, on his artistic expression, and on his relationships with others.
After graduating in economics and social sciences, I went on to study psychoanalysis, Buddhism, and Shamanism. I have been fortunate in being able to deepen my knowledge in these areas by producing documentaries, portraits, and interviews for Swiss television, for which I met with important personalities and travelled widely. I have interviewed the Dalai Lama, Claude Levi-Strauss, Eugene Ionesco, Carl Popper, and others, addressing various historical and spiritual subjects, such as death, reincarnation, and out-of-body experiences.
At the Salon des Arts Ré-Visionnaires I’ll be presenting two video films, “Transformer soi-même” (Transforming Oneself) and “Bouddhisme et bonheur” (Buddhism and Happiness), which I produced together with Matthieu Ricard on the theme of Buddhism, as well as my spiritual biography, “Un long voyage: Une autobiographie spirituelle”, which has been published in French, English, and Italian.
Artistic approach
In my works, I have sought to ask questions, clarify what has been said by cultural traditions and researchers, offer a few answers, and raise questions in the viewer or reader, all on the subjects of the meaning of life and the search for happiness. Following this purpose has very much enhanced my life and led me to go over former inner paths again and to learn more about modern science and its connections with spirituality. The important thing is to live consciously in the present with one’s heart wide open.
Published books
"A Long Journey: Return to the Source. A spiritual Autobiography"
This book is an account of journalist and documentary filmmaker, Guido Ferrari’s long journey, full of explorations and rich encounters, to discover the great secret: there is an indestructible harmony, full of joy and beauty, lying within each of us. In his account of his “journey to the source,” he revisits turning points in his life, allowing memories, dreams, and visions to emerge and reflecting on them. He shares an amazingly wide range of experiences in the process, as he tells of altered states of consciousness, multidimensional realities, meditating with great lamas, and exploring psychoanalysis, Buddhism, Shamanism and Ufology. Along the way in his unique career, Ferrari meets great personalities such as the Dalai Lama, Erich Fromm, Eugene Ionesco, Karl Popper, Simon Wiesenthal, Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, and Matthieu Ricard. Personal and universal themes intertwine, making A Long Journey a book that will interest those of any spiritual tradition.