No light, no tunnel: what a man said after cardiac arrest
A man who experienced a seven-minute cardiac arrest following a pulmonary hemorrhage described unusual visions: three elliptical figures with natural landscapes, a red-hot ring, and the sensation of smelling iron. There was no bright light or encounter with the deceased. The man links the images to his study of Kepler's work on elliptical planetary orbits.
A man, who identified himself as an astronomer, experienced a seven-minute cardiac arrest after a severe pulmonary hemorrhage and stroke. During clinical death, he saw three unusual oval figures. The first was a vertical ellipse with natural landscapes (mountains, forests, streams), which then turned yellow and disappeared. The second was a red-hot metal ring from which fragments broke off, accompanied by the smell of iron (a nurse explained it was the smell of blood). The third was an ellipse surrounded by pink and blue clouds, resembling the sky at dawn, which appeared as heart activity began to recover. The man links the elliptical figures to his study of Johannes Kepler's work Astronomia Nova on elliptical planetary orbits a few weeks before hospitalization. He believes the brain reproduced the shape that occupied his thoughts. His memories did not include a bright light, tunnel, or deceased relatives. After the cardiac arrest, his short-term memory worsened, but he lost his fear of death, although he still fears the pain preceding it. The article references a publication by UNILAD.