OTHER USES OF THE ROC SIGN:
Jay Z’s use of the hand gesture prompted pro wrestler Jimmy Page to sue Jay Z for infringing on his intellectual property because Page had used the symbol to indicate his signature move, the Diamond Cutter. (A move derived from Johnny Ace’s Ace Crusher.) Jay Z settled the claim for an undisclosed sum.
The sign has been used previously in many different contexts. In Aleister Crowley’s A.’.A.’., the gesture is thesign for the grade of fire. Wiccans know the symbol as the Triangle of Manifestation.
In the Jewish tradition it was used as the Priestly Blessing of Kohen. Star Trek’s Spock’s Vulcan salute was itself based on this Kohen blessing sign. In Ninja Kuji in magic it is the Kai (在), one of the 9 primary hand symbols used to channel energy. Also See: 9 ways girls behave when they are no longer v*rgins – See this now!
MERKEL-RAUTE
The sign is also done in reverse. Current Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel uses the “Merkel-Raute” as her trademarked sign.
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