Part Two: Sharon Stone Nearly Died, Saw a Blinding White Light, and Was Told by Five Orbs Her Destiny Was To Stay Alive

September 9, 2026

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When Sharon Stone was 23 years old, she sat down for a reading with Tina Turner’s psychic. The woman started her process, then stopped. “Oh my God,” she said. “The light is so bright, I can’t see anything.” She told Stone she would become one of the biggest stars that ever happened—but that one thing would elude her. She wouldn’t meet her person until she was almost 70. Stone, now in her mid-60s, says that prediction has held. She has not had the great love of her life. But she has had other kinds of contact with something beyond.

The soul as an untouchable core

Stone describes a series of near-death experiences stretching back to childhood. At 14, an unbroken horse nearly decapitated her, cutting within a sixteenth of an inch of her jugular vein. At 17, she was struck by lightning while ironing her uniform for work at Bob’s Big Boy—the current threw her across the kitchen and knocked her unconscious. Her mother slapped her back to consciousness and took her to the hospital, where doctors measured the electrical charge still running through her body. A cardiothoracic specialist in Zurich later told Stone that the lightning strike had permanently altered her physiology, which is why she survived the massive brain hemorrhage from a stroke years later. Her father was also struck by lightning the same year, leaning against a tree that got hit. “No one ever heard lightning doe

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1 (02:48) **Sharon Stone’s Near-Death Experience & The Soul** - Stone describes "dying" and coming back, and defines the soul as an untouchable, core identity that survivors can reclaim to heal their "body bag" (mind/body/spirit).
2 (05:52) **Life-Threatening Incidents & The Lightning Strike** - Stone recounts being struck by lightning at age 17, which she believes rewired her body and is why she survived a later massive stroke.
3 (08:07) **Father’s Prophecy & Reincarnation Belief** - Stone reveals her father was convinced she was the reincarnation of a pharaoh and would "change the world," a belief he asked her to keep secret from the family.
4 (15:51) **Universal Consciousness & Vibratory Patterns** - Stone defines universal consciousness as a "vibratory pattern" she tuned into during her stroke, feeling the prayer groups that were holding space for her.
5 (20:12) **Acting, Sensitivity & the Core Self** - Stone connects an actor's emotional range to high sensitivity and the ability to direct consciousness, offering a masterclass in energetic boundaries.
6 (26:39) **Darkness, Compassion & The Light That Saved Her** - Stone explains the critical distinction between giving compassion to wounded people vs. those who "choose a bad path," stating she no longer gives compassion to the latter.
7 (32:14) **The "Difficult" Label & Boundaries** - Stone reframes the "difficult actress" label: she is "super professional" but considered difficult because her sexuality is reserved for people she cares about, not for professional advancement.

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Show Notes

Sharon Stone has never shared a conversation quite like this.

The Basic Instinct and Casino star, bestselling author of The Beauty of Living Twice, artist, producer, and humanitarian opens up on Mayim Bialik's Breakdown about the extraordinary experiences that completely transformed how she sees life, consciousness, death, love, and the universe.

She reveals the terrifying near death experience she had after suffering a devastating stroke and coma, traveling through a brilliant light, sensing deceased loved ones, and communicating with mysterious orbs that spoke in what she describes as a digital language. Sharon explains why she now believes the soul survives death, why we're not alone in the universe, why there are more than three dimensions, and why higher consciousness is something we can all access.

She also recounts the mysterious physical attack that left her repeatedly struck in the chest over several days with absolutely no memory of what happened, being struck by lightning as a teenager, surviving an accident that nearly decapitated her while riding a horse, her thoughts on past lives, and why her father believed she was the reincarnation of an ancient pharaoh.

Sharon shares why she believes high pattern recognition is a genuine form of psychic ability, how prayer feels like a vibrational frequency we can tune into, why energetic boundaries are essential, how she channels while painting, and how her stroke unexpectedly activated synesthesia and new parts of her brain.

Sharon says she believes Mayim is her "soul contact" before giving her a spontaneous palm reading. She also tells the remarkable story of the famous psychic who once worked with Tina Turner and accurately predicted her career, life path, and that she would eventually meet the love of her life later in life.

She opens up about her difficult recovery from her stroke after doctors believed she had less than 30 days to live, how she discovered that prognosis through a tabloid, the years she spent relearning how to read, rebuilding motor skills, getting off medication, and why she refused to accept that her story was over.

Sharon reflects on the role that made her a global icon—Basic Instinct—explaining how it helped her discover her authentic self while also opening the door to darker people entering her life. She discusses why she enjoys playing psychologically complex and dark characters, why some actors unfairly earn the label of being "difficult," and why Hollywood often struggles to understand people who grew up outside its world.

She also shares what it was like growing up in rural America, why being a highly precocious child with an exceptionally high IQ shaped her life, how her mother's traumatic childhood affected their family, why gratitude is one of the most powerful healing forces we have, and