While I was trekking about the web gathering information for yesterday's blog I found a related item that I didn't know about,though most hard core Trekkies may know.
The Vulcan salute,as it has come to be known,was invented by Leonard Nimoy during the filming of the second season opener. Spock is in a sort of male estrus cycle and must return to the planet Vulcan to mate. The original script had Spock kneeling before the Vulcan matriarch and a ceremony somewhat like being knighted. Nimoy thought Vulcans should have their own distinct greeting and drew on his Jewish background to suggest the now familiar salute. In the 1960's hippies thought it to be a variation of the peace sign. It is actually based on a blessing gesture (kohanim) done with both arms held horizontally in front. Nimoy modified the gesture to one hand held upright making it more like a salute.
![[Spock giving the Vulcan Salute]](http://upstel.net/~rooster/trekjews/spock1.jpg)
![[position of the hands for the blessing]](http://upstel.net/~rooster/trekjews/hands3.jpg)
The Vulcan salute,as it has come to be known,was invented by Leonard Nimoy during the filming of the second season opener. Spock is in a sort of male estrus cycle and must return to the planet Vulcan to mate. The original script had Spock kneeling before the Vulcan matriarch and a ceremony somewhat like being knighted. Nimoy thought Vulcans should have their own distinct greeting and drew on his Jewish background to suggest the now familiar salute. In the 1960's hippies thought it to be a variation of the peace sign. It is actually based on a blessing gesture (kohanim) done with both arms held horizontally in front. Nimoy modified the gesture to one hand held upright making it more like a salute.
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