5/26/2023 0 Comments Mind meld tos![]() The Vulcans are so literal-minded that they have to see proof that our races are related. This connection with the Vulcans is brilliant-it could be the excuse for a new government, with us as the leaders. He’s always two steps ahead of everyone else, with friends in every corner. Perhaps it was time to tell his son the truth. Vulcan rituals relied upon a combination of mysticism, biology, and collective consciousness that he didn’t pretend to understand. He certainly hoped that was the case, but he had to admit to himself that he was guessing. There’s nothing in the ritual that can harm you." ![]() You volunteered for this experiment, and you have to be brave. "On Vulcan, all children go through koon-ut-la at your age, when they meet their future mate. He had explained this all before, but the boy needed reassuring. Not on Romulus, answered Wislok patiently. I mean, no other boys go through this ritual. There are times when subterfuge is called for, and this is one of those times. Why can’t we go in a hovercraft? asked the boy. Work in the sewers was restricted to the plebians. Like most children of the Pretorium, he had experienced only the finer things in life. Hasmek looked wide-eyed at their gloomy surroundings. ![]() Wislok stared into the eyes of the seven-year-old Hasmek, a smaller version of himself. His people were master builders, renowned throughout the galaxy, but they were also master destroyers.įather, I want to go back, said a small voice beside him. It was a marvel of engineering that no one ever saw. He gazed at the ceiling of the cavernous tunnel, with its network of baffles and vents for removing harmful gases, then he looked down at the intricate system of tanks, gutters, and reclamation pools. ![]() He was intent upon his mission, and his only means of reaching the shuttle-craft field undetected was through this sewer. His long tapered nose did not contract at the odors of the reservoir, which relieved the great city of its waste. Chapter OneĪN OLDER MAN with a saturnine face, sallow complexion, dark hair, and angular eyebrows pulled his hood over his pointed ears and stared down into a dripping cesspool. This story takes place shortly after the events portrayed in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country. Vulcans can perform mind melds with members of most other species, most notably humans, with Jonathan Archer being the first known human participant in such a ritual in 2154.Cover: Star Trek: Mind Meld, by John Vornholt CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP Contents It usually requires physical contact with a subject, though instances of mind melds without contact have been seen (for example, in the episode " The Devil in the Dark"). It's the same idea except here except, of course, it's figurative (and without the physical touching) and they are specifically sharing feminist thoughts.Ī mind meld, first depicted in the episode " Dagger of the Mind", is a technique for sharing thoughts, experiences, memories, and knowledge with another individual, essentially a limited form of telepathy. The Vulcan (from the planet Vulcan) character Spock could place his hands on someone else's head and perform a "Vulcan mind meld" with them, where he could communicate with their mind directly and read their thoughts. I don't know if the term was originated in the original "Star Trek" TV series but it was popularized by that series in the USA in the late 1960s, when Hillary Clinton was entering adulthood. ![]()
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