“They’re here.”
“I’m going home.”
“I’m seeing Mom.”
These testimonies, although subjective, give this gesture an almost mystical meaning.
A response from the brain… or a final impulse from the heart?
From a medical perspective, some suggest that these movements may be caused by involuntary neurological reactions . A drop in oxygen, chemical changes in the brain, or hallucinations could be the cause.
But what surprises the doctors is the gentleness of the gesture : it’s neither convulsions nor spasms. The movement is slow, fluid, almost deliberate. As if the body were accompanying the soul on its flight.
A symbol of letting go
