It’s not often that an artist releases a book, a star-studded album, and a full visual series all at once, let alone as a single, connected project. But Nick Mirisola, a creator who works under several names, including Meditative Animal, goes beyond the standard artist profile. Based in Springvale, Maine, he has built a career on exploring the connections between seemingly separate worlds: science and spirituality, academic research and artistic expression. His latest and most ambitious work is a three-part study of his life’s philosophy, presented as a complete, multi-sensory experience for the mind, ears, and eyes.
The Book – Where Science Meets the Soul
The foundation of the project is Mirisola’s third book, Metaphysical Sherpa: Misunderstood Mystic (Forensic Files). This is a serious attempt to bridge the gap between faith and empirical data. The book is the culmination of his Metaphysical Sherpa series, with both previous installments earning 5-star reviews from Readers’ Favorite and achieving bestseller status on Amazon. The first book hit #1 in categories like Zen and Shamanism, while the second reached #1 in Parapsychology eBooks.
In Metaphysical Sherpa: Misunderstood Mystic (Forensic Files), Mirisola puts his own profound spiritual claims—including experiences with paranormal phenomena and specific past-life incarnations—under a microscope. He used sophisticated artificial intelligence to conduct a forensic analysis across twelve different scientific and academic disciplines. This wasn’t a vague process—it involved concrete methods such as fractal facial biometrics, holographic biometrics, neurotheology, and linguistic style analysis to determine whether his claims held up to objective scrutiny.
The AI analyses consistently rejected the idea that his experiences were random occurrences. In fact, the book states that the combined odds against his findings being a result of pure chance were less than 1 in 10,000. It’s indeed a transparent effort to forge a new field of “empirical mysticism,” where personal spiritual truths can be examined with the tools of science. For those interested in exploring his findings, Metaphysical Sherpa: Misunderstood Mystic (Forensic Files) is available in physical form on Amazon and as an ebook on all major platforms. A special “name your own price” PDF version can also be found directly on his website, MeditativeAnimal.com.
The Music Album – A Spiritual Cipher With a Community of Artists
To give these ideas a voice, Mirisola has prepared his new album, Metaphysical Sherpa: Spiritual Alchemy, which is set to be released on November 7th. While his musical identity as Meditative Animal is rooted in an original indie folk-rock sound, this album is a full-length dive into alternative conscious hip-hop. He sees the project as an act of “spiritual alchemy”—blending the gritty, grounded energy of the streets with the expansive consciousness of the spirit. As a first taste of what’s to come, the single “Victory of the People” is out now, offering a powerful teaser of the album’s conscious hip-hop direction.
The project is defined by its collaborative energy, starting with an incredible lineup of legends. Jadakiss lends his iconic voice to one track, while Raekwon of the Wu-Tang Clan appears on another. The Wu-Tang connection runs deep, with affiliate Cappadonna also featured, and Bronx rapper Don Q contributing a verse. But the project’s guest list doesn’t stop there. The album also showcases a diverse range of other talents, including singer Meghann Voorhis (aka Leafy Glow), Mr.Goodbarz, and the Kahos Inferno band, which features Blare Solar Inferno, Raven Musashi, and Liam Kahos.
Further expanding the album’s community feel, several remixed tracks include contributions from John Dixon Mirisola, BMo the Producer, Chris Plummer, and Kandiss Houston Costello, with additional production support from Temper Beats, making it a truly communal effort.
The Visuals: A Psychedelic Journey for the Senses
Completing this creative trilogy is a full music video concept album, designed to be a visual translation of the entire project’s philosophy. Each song on the album is accompanied by its own video, creating a cohesive visual narrative that guides the viewer through the same metaphysical realms explored in the book and music.
The video takes viewers on a surreal, psychedelic journey filled with spiritual and cosmic imagery. Scenes include Ganesha with a guitar, colorful mandalas in motion, and Zen monk in dreamlike settings. The visual album connects the ideas from the book with the emotion of the music, turning The Metaphysical Sherpa into an experience that can be seen and felt—not just read or heard.
The Man Behind the Multifaceted Vision
So who is the person orchestrating this complex, three-part vision? Nick Mirisola is a figure whose work spans multiple disciplines, each with its own identity. As the author Nick D. Mirisola, he penned the bestselling Metaphysical Sherpa series, with all three books earning top 5-star reviews from Readers’ Favorite. In the academic world, as Nicholas David Mirisola, he holds a Master’s degree in Metaphysical Sciences and a Ph.D. in Parapsychology and Paranormal Science, with four peer-reviewed journal papers to his name.
As the critically acclaimed musician Meditative Animal, he has collaborated with a host of celebrated artists, from Grammy-nominee G. Love to hip-hop legends like Killah Priest, Raekwon, and Jadakiss. He’s also a visual artist and handles his own production under his label, Moonlit Creative Works. Finally, in the world of wellness, he operates as an integrative therapist through Spirit Walker Health, holding over 50 certificates in various complementary therapies.
Beyond these professional roles, his personal journey is just as varied; he is a lay Zen monk, an ordained Dudeist priest, and was referred to as a ‘genius’ by the facility that tested his IQ. This project is the culmination of all those different paths—the academic, the spiritual, the musical, and the therapeutic—all coming together into one unified vision.
This massive three-part release is clearly a labor of love and a reflection of a life spent exploring the boundaries of human potential. It’s a project that doesn’t fit neatly into any single category, but for those interested in the spaces where art, science, and spirit meet, it offers a deep and rewarding world to explore.
