Why death led Nazarbayev’s grandson to the spiritual world

Nazarbayev’s grandson shares his journey into spirituality / Photo: Sparkofsouls.com

Nurali Aliyev, the grandson of Kazakhstan’s first President Nursultan Nazarbayev, said he recently embraced a spiritual path and shared details about his journey in a series of Q&A posts on social media.

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Aliyev described his first steps toward what he called «greater awareness.» According to the businessman, the death of a loved one prompted him to reassess his outlook on life.

«I can say one thing: when people in your life leave us and pass on to the next world, you begin to understand that we exist in this world. And that spiritual world, the subtle plane, is always with us,» Aliyev said.

Nurali Aliyev / Photo: Instagram.com/imnurali, photo editor: Serikzhan Kovlanbayev

Spiritual initiative and public appearances

Aliyev, the son of Dariga Nazarbayeva and late Rakhat Aliyev, said that reality and the spiritual world coexist and influence one another. He also posted a photo on social media with producer Maxim Akbarov and boxer Zhankosh Turarov.

Zhankosh Turarov captioned his photo with Nurali Aliyev: «Growing at the height of consciousness and communicating at the soul level are two different things. Nureke and I share a powerful transformational experience that connects us. I have come to understand that spiritual growth is a true achievement. Alhamdulillah.»

Both men expressed support for Nurali’s recent spiritual initiative, Spark of Light. As part of the project, Aliyev and other self-described «guru-mentors» plan to lead educational and spiritual practices to increase awareness. Aliyev has also repeatedly spoken to his followers about what he describes as the therapeutic properties of psychedelics.

Aliyev’s father died in Austria on Feb. 24, 2015, under circumstances authorities described as mysterious.

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Before his death, Rakhat Aliyev published a book titled «Godfather-in-Law,» in which he presented allegations of corruption, repression and political assassinations involving Kazakh authorities.