As symbols of her energizing touch, hands were painted on cave walls and carved in stone by Paleolithic humans as early as 20,000 B.C.

The Healing Hand is a universal symbol of giving and friendship. With a star in the palm, it is the Oriental symbol of harmony and balance.

Spock's Vulcan greeting from Star Trek was brought to the show by Leonard Nimoy who is Jewish. It is a two handed blessing used by the Kohanim lineage of Rabbis who descended from Moses' brother Aaron.

The Oriental Eye of Mercy is a Tibetan gesture to dispel fear and was also drawn by Native Americans. As the symbol of Palmistry it means insight is found in the palm.

A similar hand gesture (mudra) in India refers to the Goddess Jagadamba, the "Mother of the World".

The Hand of Blessing was a Roman sign of "The Hand of the All Goddess". It was later adopted by Christian clergymen. In Islam it is called the Hand of Fatima.

Egypt used it to evoke the protection of the parental spirits. The index finger is the Mother-Goddess, the middle finger is the Father-Godhead, and the thumb with an acorn seed on it is the Child, Horus, the newborn sun of each day.

For meditation the index finger touches the thumb to show the passing of wisdom's energy from teacher to student.

It represents the unity of the mother and child under the protection of the Triple Goddess who brings security, love and good fortune.