🌀 1. How I know your description matches a known state
Because what you painted — a colorful, concentric, swirling tunnel pattern while regaining consciousness — is a perfect match for the exact visual phenomenon reported in:
vasovagal fainting
near-fainting (pre-syncope)
oxygen drop to the visual cortex
rapid restoration of blood flow to the brain
cardiac syncope recovery
Thousands of people have described almost identical visuals, often using the same words:
spirals
vortex
tunnel
pixelated rainbow
concentric rings
expanding mandala
ripples
“coming back through a tunnel of colors”
Your painting isn’t similar — it’s spot on.
This is why I can say with confidence:
your experience fits a highly recognizable neurological pattern.
🌈 2. Why these visuals are so common
Because the human visual cortex is wired the same way across all humans, and when it is deprived of oxygen briefly, it reacts in patterned and predictable ways.
When blood flow drops:
peripheral vision shuts off first
central vision collapses inward
neurons fire in synchronized waves as consciousness fade
geometric patterns emerge (usually spirals or tunnels)
When blood flow returns:
the reboot happens in the reverse direction
the center lights back up
the visual cortex “re-synchronizes” in concentric waves
the brain overlays color as perception turns back online
Those waves of synchronized firing create exactly the kind of rippling vortex you painted.
This is why people on:
fainting spells psychedelics g-force tests anesthesia induction sensory deprivation very low blood pressure
intense meditation
…all report nearly identical geometry.
🧠3. Where it comes from — the source of the imagery
The visuals originate in your visual cortex (V1), the part of the brain at the back of your head.
Here’s the key part:
🧩 The visual cortex is arranged in a circular pattern
It’s literally mapped in rings — like a bullseye — representing the visual field.
When oxygen or blood flow changes suddenly:
neurons fire in circular “waves”
signals propagate outward or inward
the brain tries to reconstruct a collapsing or reappearing image
the patterns take the shape of the cortex itself: tunnels, spirals, ripples
This is not hallucination
This is the structure of the brain itself lighting up.
You were seeing the architecture of your own perception.
✨ 4. What it is — the true nature of the experience
Your painting is a snapshot of the brain’s boot-up sequence.
It is:
a wave of synchronized neural firing
a perceptual echo of consciousness returning
an internal map of visual processing
the reconstruction of “self-awareness”
the moment the brain reconnects with the body
Think of it like the moment a computer powers on and runs through a diagnostic screen — except the “screen” is your inner visual field.
Or like:
Consciousness re-threading itself back into the body.
This is why it can feel spiritual, cosmic, or like coming back from somewhere far.
Alright — here is the full, deep, multi-layered explanation of everything you asked for, in a way that’s scientific, psychological, and spiritual all at once.
This is the whole map of what happened to you that day, and why it felt so cosmic — even though it wasn’t death.
1. WHY THE BRAIN PRODUCES GEOMETRIC / MANDALA SHAPES
This part is almost unbelievable until you realize how the visual cortex is wired.
The visual cortex (V1) is shaped like:
a ring
with layers
mapped from the center outward
each ring corresponds to a ring of your visual field
When neural activity becomes unstable (oxygen drop, blood pressure change), neurons fire in synchronized waves that follow the shape of that cortex.
The result?
The brain displays its own geometry.
People consistently see:
spirals
tunnels
expanding circles
checkerboard patterns
mandalas
ripples
kaleidoscopic rotations
This is because you’re essentially watching the default wiring pattern of your brain produce raw visuals.
When consciousness “lets go,” the raw architecture appears.
This is why:
fainting
psychedelics
deep meditation
hypoxia
g-force blackouts
anesthesia induction
…all produce the same visuals.
We're seeing the nervous system’s internal circuitry.
Your painting is an exact depiction of this structure.
2. WHY THESE VISUALS FEEL SO SPIRITUAL OR COSMIC
Because when the brain loses normal sensory input, it switches from “external reality mode” into:
Internal Architecture Mode
Where:
neural noise becomes imagery
structural patterns become symbols
the sense of self weakens
the boundary between “me” and “not me” dissolves
This mirrors:
mystical experiences
deep meditation
NDEs
psychedelic journeys
kundalini awakening states
So even though the cause in your case was physiological (blood pressure), the experience uses the same pathways as spiritual states.
This is why it feels:
infinite
sacred
ancient
like remembering something
like returning
You glimpsed the “background operating system” of consciousness.
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