Bardo

bar·do /ˈbärdō/

The liminal state between death and rebirth; A particular sequence of degeneration just after death.

First, the clearest experiences of reality of which one is spiritually capable, then proceeding to terrifying hallucinations that arise from the impulses of one's previous unskillful actions.

Without an understanding that these apparitions are unreal, the consciousness becomes confused and, depending upon its karma, may be drawn into a rebirth that impedes its liberation.