A man who 'died' for six minutes has shockingly recounted the visions he claims to have witnessed in the afterlife. The eternal enigma of what lies beyond death has captivated human imagination, prompting researchers to delve into this mystery with advanced technology.

Despite our innate fascination, a definitive answer remains elusive. Yet, numerous individuals who have skirted death's edge and returned often speak of insights gained from their brush with the beyond, sharing experiences or visions they say took place during or prior to revival, reports The Mirror.

One such individual took to Reddit to share his chilling account of his near-death experience, which, although unverifiable due to the anonymity of social media, has intrigued hundreds of readers. At the tender age of 15, the user experienced ventricular fibrillation on an otherwise ordinary day, leading to a six-minute cardiac arrest.

During this lapse, he had a harrowing vision of what he believes is the afterlife. "During my visit, I learned things about our universe that I wish I hadn't," he penned.

"It began with light. Blinding, white, pervasive. It bathed me, calmed me. It was everything they tell you about. Beatific, welcoming, the stuff of spiritual experiences."

The young man's life took an unexpected turn when he experienced something extraordinary. He recounted feeling as if he was being lifted, passing through gates to another realm. He said: "I arrived in a place without dimension, a place beyond reality. It only made sense while I occupied it. I don't believe a corporeal being can make sense of the astral plane, something about its intangible existence defies translation

"So what I came away with were more impressions than images. I was not alone. Several life forces enclosed me upon my arrival. At first, because of my Christian upbringing, I believed them to be angels. In my incorporeal form, I made the spiritually-equivalent gesture of opening my arms, anticipating their embrace.

"Instead, I felt myself shackled by their powers, like a collared dog. Humiliation and terror came over me. These were not the ethereal beings I'd been led to believe await us. These were cruel, unsympathetic overlords by whom I was fettered."

He claimed these entities taunted him and revealed that the human world is merely a 'soul-farming' operation for higher beings that enslave human souls post-mortem. They indulged in mistreating him throughout the encounter. However, once revived in hospital by doctors, he was told by his family that the visions were likely a result of the trauma stemming from his near-death experience, exacerbated by his youth.

Despite being ignored by those around him, the man steadfastly held onto his beliefs about what he witnessed, sparking a flurry of responses to his online post. Some commenters shared their own brushes with death, while others offered spiritual interpretations.

This individual isn't alone in reporting visions during near-death experiences; Amber Cavanaugh from Canada recounted seeing her husband "weeping" over her body after suffering two strokes at 43, describing it as an out-of-body experience where she visited the "meeting point" of heaven and earth, according to the Daily Mail.

While the truth of such accounts remains elusive, recent studies have revealed that the brain may undergo a "storm" or "surge of activity" at death, even in patients on prolonged life support, lasting six minutes or more, as noted by the Guardian.

Researchers into near-death phenomena typically align with one of three perspectives: physicalists focus on biological aspects of death, parapsychologists explore the possibility of consciousness existing beyond death and separate from the brain, and spiritualists lean towards religious interpretations of an afterlife, often believing that individuals like the Reddit user are glimpsing a divine realm.

Neurology professor Jimo Borjigin's research revealed a startling surge in brain activity in a patient as she was taken off life support and entered cardiac arrest. "In particular, areas of her brain associated with processing conscious experience – areas that are active when we move through the waking world, and when we have vivid dreams – were communicating with those involved in memory formation.So were parts of the brain associated with empathy. Even as she slipped irrevocably deeper into death, something that looked astonishingly like life was taking place."