The tendency of people who agree or feel close to gather physically together.
In a debate those who share a view drift to the same side of the room. The physical grouping draws a quiet map of who stands with whom.
Read physical grouping as a map of alliances, comfort and shared position. Who stands beside whom, and who keeps apart, often reveals the lines of agreement in a room.
Friendship and habit cause clustering too, so do not read every group as a faction. People often gather simply because they know one another, not because they have taken sides.
The way the most influential person in a group tends to claim central or commanding space.
ExploreThe unconscious matching of posture and movement among members of a cohesive group.
ExploreSubtle turning away or closing of a circle that leaves a person outside the group.
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