A British actor who was clinically dead for seven minutes shares his extraordinary near-death experience.
His story takes us beyond the physical world, into space, emotion, and a glimpse of something far greater.
I knew I was dead
From the very beginning, Shiv Grewal was fully aware that he had died.
Despite lacking a physical body, he was still conscious and capable of feeling emotions and sensations.
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It was a surreal realization that marked the beginning of a profound journey.
Floating without a body
Shiv Grewal described the experience as being weightless, like "swimming through water".
He was no longer part of the physical world but existed in a void, detached from all earthly limitations.
A trip over the moon and into space
During those seven minutes, he found himself soaring over the moon, observing meteorites and the vastness of space.
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The scene unfolded like a cosmic dream – boundless, silent, and humbling.
Offered different lives and reincarnations
As if facing a spiritual crossroads, he was presented with a series of possible lives and reincarnations.
The universe, in some way, seemed to offer him a reset – a chance to start anew.
Love pulled him back
Despite the cosmic options, he rejected them all.
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Shiv Grewal made it crystal clear: he wanted to return to his own life, his wife, and his place in time. Love became his anchor back to reality.
Emergency surgery and induced coma
Paramedics managed to restart his heart and rush him to surgery, where doctors inserted a stent into his blocked artery.
Due to brain oxygen deprivation, he was placed in a medically induced coma for a month.
Life with epilepsy
The brain damage led to epilepsy, which Shiv Grewal now lives with daily.
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Although his physical health was forever altered, his perspective on life and death was transformed even more profoundly.
Art as therapy
To process what happened, Shiv Grewal turned to art. His exhibition, aptly named "Reboot", is a visual representation of his death experience.
Through paint and canvas, he attempts to share what can’t be said with words.
A newfound belief in the afterlife
Though a self-proclaimed skeptic and science enthusiast, Shiv Grewal now firmly believes in an afterlife.
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The experience shattered his doubts and opened a new spiritual door.
Death made life more precious
His brush with death left him with a paradox: he’s both less afraid of dying and more afraid – because now he understands just how incredibly valuable life is.
"I’ve always thought that kindness is essential for humans to evolve and become better, but after this experience, I now feel this very deep inside me — like a fundamental truth", he says to New York Post.
This article is based on information from New York Post.
This article is made and published by Ida-Marie Palm Varbæk, who may have used AI in the preparation.