Last week I blogged about Leonard Nimoy, the Vulcan salute, and a Hebrew letter "Shin" (God). The salute was one of Spock's signatures, but also famous was the Vulcan Mind Meld in which he merged his consciousness with that of another character.

Mind melds have been used to erase memories, as Spock performed on James T. Kirk in the TOS episode "Requiem for Methuselah". Mind melds can also allow more than one mind to experience memories and sensations, and sometimes even interact with the memories, as seen in the Star Trek: Voyager episode "Flashback".

The mind meld can be considered a terrible intimacy because of the strength of Vulcan emotions and the strict psycho-suppression disciplines in which they are trained, and thus not one to be taken lightly. In the Star Trek: The Next Generation installment "Sarek", when the diplomat proves to have Bendii's syndrome and thus to be incapable of completing his last great mission without assistance, he executes a mind meld with Captain Jean-Luc Picard, gaining enough emotional stability from this to complete his mission - but Picard himself almost goes insane from the direct onslaught of Sarek's powerful emotions as a result.

Though mind melds are frequently portrayed as a consensual act, that is not always the case. In the TOS episode "Mirror, Mirror", Spock of the Mirror Universe performed a forced mind meld on Dr. Leonard McCoy in order to learn what McCoy was keeping secret. Mind melds can also be very violating and potentially harmful under certain circumstances. In Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, Spock forcefully used the technique on Valeris in order to discover information she had that could be used to prevent a war; Valeris began screaming just before Spock broke the connection.

The use of the mind meld was taboo for a period of time. In the Vulcan timeline, this changed when experienced melders were shown to be able to cure Pa'nar Syndrome, a condition passed on by melders who are improperly trained. Within a week of the Kir'Shara incident in 2154, the stigma against mind-melders was evaporating, and sufferers of Pa'nar were being cured in large numbers. By the mid-23rd century, the mind meld is a fully accepted part of Vulcan society, and was even used once to rejoin Spock's katra with his healed physical body (see below).

As originally depicted in TOS, mind-melds were considered dangerous and potentially lethal. Over the course of the original series, however, the element of risk was no longer mentioned, although it was revived on Star Trek: Enterprise with the revelation that Pa'nar Syndrome can be transmitted this way.

For a number of years, it was held that not all Vulcans are genetically capable of initiating a mind-meld, such as T'Pol. However, the overthrow of the Vulcan High Command in 2154 revealed that this is not the case, and T'Pol conducted her first mind meld soon after.

Some Vulcans appear with advanced mental abilities. For example, in the TOS episode "A Taste of Armageddon", Spock was once able to induce uncertainty in the mind of a prison guard on Eminiar VII, and in the episode "The Devil in the Dark", he was able to perform a limited mind meld with a horta without actually making physical contact with the being. It is made apparent that a touch-less meld is limited in effectiveness compared to physical melds. During more intense melds, the melder is sometimes shown using both hands.

In the news ...

Good conversation results in a 'mind meld'   PhysOrg - July 27, 2010
Researchers studying human conversation have discovered the brains of listeners and speakers become synchronized, and this "neural coupling" makes for effective communication. In essence, the participantsŐ brains connect in a kind of "mind meld."

Successful Conversations Involve Mind Melds, Study Reveals   Live Science - July 26, 2010
Some people just seem to "get" what someone is saying in a way others don't, and a new study suggests why: When we connect with others in conversation, our brains, in a manner of speaking, link up as well.

More about the so-called Mind Meld ...

We do it all the time, but are not consciously aware ... then again we are not aware of so many things our brains are doing, the list is endless.

Dream time: Don't forget, your consciousness is still working in your dream time experiences ... which haven't stopped because your focus has returned to your physical mind and body. The dream lives on often shaping your daily routines, as once again you are unaware they manifest the synchronicities you experience, but that's another blog ... or two.

When psychics merge their consciousness with another person, they are merging their grid matrixes. The psychic is open to receive information, while the other person usually has no idea they can receive information also, so they are not open to look. Eneregy flows back and forth between both people (minds). It is something we often do, a skill like any other, that can be learned by most people, especially if their brain chemistry is balanced.

It's also one of the reasons people practice Reiki and other forms of laying-on-of-hands healing, to understand the exchange of energies, bring clearing to both people, and to move into higher frequency where self-healing is done easily as the emotional component is gone (you're detached, no need to have an illness). It's where all healing is done. Reiki is not, nor has ever been meant to be a one-way street between healer and healee. It is about both people combining energies to raise frequency and clear. The Vulcan mind meld uses one or two hands. As Reiki evolved, some practitioners preferred two hands to one. Guess what?! There is no right or wrong. Whatever works.

Focus ... grids locked and loaded ...

About the news articles above ... When someone is talking about something of interest to the other person, you can 'see' their consciousness grid shift, their eyes focus (eye contact), and you know a connection was made. It's an electro-chemical thing the brain does. Focus is all about what is discussed, and its relevance to the other person.

It's not much different than reading this blog. Sometimes the topic does not apply to your life, so you skim the text and move on ... Then you return later to see what's going on that may hold your focus. If interested, your mend melds with what it reads.

Many readers have told me that years ago when I talked about Earth changes they had no interest, now their consciousness is seeking more on that and related topics and are drawn back to Ellie's World, often thinking their spirit guide sent them here, but it is their grid that has aligned with the content and is ready to read it then explore further.

Most people are interested in topics that align with their lives. They love when I blog about healing issues and metaphysical topics, especial when they can emphasize with what is happening with others. When I skip ahead ... moving to the end of the program ... and blog about reality as a hologram, dream, or illusion, they get lost (there is a disconnect) and move on. Why? Because their consciousness is in another place.

But I enjoy blogging to those who now get it, as they are growing in numbers and awakening in droves. The people who believe we are going to another place, need to see the film Inception, that explains, to some degree, the levels of reality ... yet at the end, it all goes away. You may be experiencing in the other reality you believe you are moving to, but that's not what's going to happen. You will not wake up there one day. It all ends. Computer end program!

Back to the Vulcan mind meld ...

How cool would it be if Spock merged his consciousness with yours - removing the heavy layers of emotions as that is the Vulcan way, those that bog you down in endless momentum ... now replaced with knowledge that takes you to places where no man has gone before ... to the endless fantasies and dreams beyond the Earth experience, and to enrich your time here with the wonders of the universe. Human consciousness is about to embark on that journey. Your mind is melded with the collective unconsciousness which is going to take you beyond the parameters of this reality. Warp 10.