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. The use of the mind meld was taboo for a period of time. 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. Mind melds can also be very violating and potentially harmful under certain circumstances.

Leonard McCoy in order to learn what McCoy was keeping secret. In the TOS episode 'Mirror, Mirror', Spock of the Mirror Universe performed a forced mind meld on Dr. Though mind melds are frequently portrayed as a consensual act, that is not always the case. 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. 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. 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'. Kirk in the TOS episode 'Requiem for Methuselah'. Mind melds have been used to erase memories, as Spock performed on James T.

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.

Last week I blogged about Leonard Nimoy, the Vulcan salute, and a Hebrew letter 'Shin' (God). Successful Conversations Involve Mind Melds

Kotaku the mind meld has.gone.too.fsr