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Split image: on the left, a man stands with his back to the camera, head bowed, looking at an urn and a framed photo on a dresser, lit by candlelight. On the right, the same man stands facing away under a dense Milky Way, arms fully open toward the sky.

The Posture of Grief

Why we look down when we grieve, and what happens when we look up Stand in front of a grave sometime, and watch what your body instinctively does. Your arms fold, or your hands clasp…