United Kingdom, Jan. 28 -- Sharon Stone talks to spirits and embraces "universal consciousness" to inspire her artwork.

The 67-year-old star has been going through an "artistic journey" between acting and painting, and for the latter she has found herself communicating with the unknown to help create her pieces.

She told Extra: " think this channel really opened because so many of my members of my family died and they died really rapidly in these last maybe three and a half years.

"I genuinely hear this higher consciousness speak to me. When these portraits started coming through, they really talked to me."

The Basic Instinct actress got emotional as she opened up about how she feels the need to thank spirits after finishing her paint...