Why souls spend time in energy rings

I was asked why souls can spend time in various afterlife energy rings after passing. I replied to keep in mind that there is endless variation of passing through death as reported by NDE’ers and various sensitive practitioners.
The Light is offered yet many people do not see/experience this. We are all at different levels of spiritual process.
Keep in mind death can be traumatic or a medical condition. If you die confused or disoriented, you don’t know where to go. Assistance is needed and this is when services are offered by dead family / interested parties / experienced retrievers who assist with a spiritual recovery. There are many options.
There is sometimes a learning process in self-directing to the Light after a lifetime of denial.