tunnel of light
Dying people's beacon
A tunnel of light is the luminous passageway reported by people who have near-death experiences—a bright corridor they feel drawn toward, often associated with feelings of peace or the presence of deceased loved ones.
The image has become cultural shorthand for the threshold between life and death: She saw the tunnel of light and knew she was dying.
Sometimes used humorously for any dramatic exit or ending.
- afterlifeExistence beyond mortality
- near death experienceSurviving a life-threatening crisis
- near-deathAlmost dying
- passageSegment of text
- brightEmitting or reflecting light
white · soul · crossing · other side · heaven · portal · dying · out of body · ethereal · warmth · eternal peace · peace · transcendence · vortex · radiance · spirit · guardian angels · journey
- near-death experiencesout-of-body, life review, floating sensation, deceased relatives, heavenly realm
- spiritual experiencesreligious experience, mystical union, divine vision, divine encounter, spiritual vision
- sacred portalsmagic portal, dimensional rift, torii gate, temple gate, pearly gates
- underworld journeysdescent, Hades, underworld, Greek underworld, Helheim
- afterlifeheaven, hell, paradise, purgatory, limbo
- astral projectionastral projection, astral travel, astral plane, astral body, out-of-body experience
tunnel of lightdarkness
Total absence of light
pitch black · void · abyss · blackness · shadow
tunnel of lightdescent into hell
Passage to the damned realm
the void · hellfire · oblivion · lake of fire · bottomless pit
tunnel of lightpit of despair
State of profound hopelessness
dark night of the soul · black hole · existential void · nightmare · horror
tunnel, tunnels, tunneled, tunneling, tunneller, light, lights, lighted, lighting