Monday, 29 January 2007

Season One

Athame - An athame is one of the common altar tools. Traditionally, it's a double bladed knife with a black handle. The athame represents the element fire (or air, in some traditions) and is often used to cast the circle. Demons/Warlocks/Evil beings use it to kill.

Book of Shadows - The Book of Shadows is a book of many spells, potions and information about demons, warlocks and other magical beings. It belongs to the charmed ones. It is a magically protected so that no evil may touch it. It is a family heirloom to the Charmed line, and cannot be taken from the Manor by someone who isn't of that line. It was written by the sisters' ancestors, then continued by their grandmother, and now, even the sisters contributes to the book. Leo also contributed. It is the Good counterpart of the evil Grimoire. It has a Triquetra on the cover, symbolizing the 3 sisters, their powers & their bonds with each other.

The Manor - The Manor is where the Charmed line lives. The house has been in the Halliwell family for generations and is placed directly above a Nexus.

Nexus - A Nexus is a point of power that is of equal distance from each of the 5 spiritual elements, Wood, Earth, Fire, Water and Metal forming pentagram. This power can be harnessed for both Good and Evil. The Nexus under the Halliwell Manor is inhabited by something known as the Shadow (also known as the Woogy Man, see List of Charmed Evil Beings), which has the power to corrupt anyone who has contact with it. It can be banished by summoning its counterpart energy that also inhabits the Nexus. The Nexus was destroyed in the end of the season 7, with the spell in the Book of Shadow titled "How To Banish A Suxen".

Orb - A means of teleportation used by both Whitelighters and Darklighters.

Personal Gain - for the purpose of achieving one's own goals or satisfying one's own desires. A witch is not supposed to use their powers for personal gain. If she does, then she will suffer appropriate consequences.

Spirit Board - A spirit board is a tool to access occult knowledges. AKA Ouija board.

Spirits - When a spirit enters a body, the invading spirit overloads the body and causes it to overheat because one body cannot house two souls. When invading a witch's body, the more power a witch has causes the body to overheat more quickly.

Telekinesis - The ability to move things with your mind. Telekinesis can be used to move solid objects as well as some forms of energy, such as flame or energy balls. Melinda was the first in the Warren line to possess this power, passing it down to Brianna, Penelope Johnson (Grams), and Prue Halliwell, among others. At first, Witches channel this power through the eyes but, as it grows, they also begin channeling it through their hands. Other magical beings possess telekinetic power, such as The Source and Lazarus demons, activating the ability in different ways.

Teleportation - The ability to move from place to place instantaneously. There are several variations of this power: Blinking, Flaming, Shimmering, Smoking and Raying.

Time Loops - A time loop is a period of time that repeats itself over and over ad infinitum. Sometimes a time loop is localized to a specific place or group, but at other times a loop's effect can be felt globally. A few magical beings are powerful enough to create time loops, such as Tempus, the Devil's Sorcerer. But at other times a loop can be more cosmic. For example, certain spiritual traditions believe that a great evil or injustice can be cursed into a time loop until righted. Once the evil has been eliminated or the injustice has been corrected then time will stop repeating itself and again move forward.

Time Travel - When time traveling, a witch may find herself without her powers because powers can only exist in one being at one time. So when traveling to the past, the past incarnation of the witch will have her powers. When traveling to the future, the consciousness of the witch from the present will reside in the witch's future body.

Wiccan Rede - Witches must follow a code called The Wiccan Rede: "An' it harm none, do what ye will." If a witch breaks this rede and uses her magic to harm others, she will cross over to the dark side and become a warlock, whose only goal is to kill good witch and obtain their powers.

Season Two

Adjusting - Molecular motion within a body so strong that it cannot be contained by particle stasis. This is a common occurrence among higher-level demons, and occasionally, Warlocks. Depending on the strength of the demon a freeze might have no effect, may slow them momentarily, or might even hold them in stasis for a short time before their bodies adjust enough to allow them to break free. In certain cases a demonic being may be vulnerable to freezing several times before this power can function effectively.

Akashic Records - Believed to be a written account of all significant events throughout time, however the records have been lost for centures. An ancient table was discovered that is believed to be map that locates the records, but the tablet is written in a lost language that no one can decipher.

Astral Projection - Psychic projection of ones consciousness. There are two distinct versions of this ability displayed by magical beings. When telepathically astral projecting ones mind inhabits an invisible and intangible astral body, undetectable in the physical world yet able to observe it. The Warlock known as Rex Buckland possessed this power and was able to use it to instantly transport his mind anywhere he wished, while still retaining use of his telepathic abilities. The Demon of Fear, Barbas, had learned this power from the demon Stimple, and used it to manipulate his enemies, such as the Halliwell Sisters and Leo Wyatt. Conversely telekinetic astral projection, as displayed by Prue Halliwell, involves the transportation of the mind into a solid and visible psychic body, completely detectable on the physical plane and able to interact with it. While projecting Prue’s astral form did not retain her telekinetic abilities. Astral forms can be summoned using a spell from the Book of Shadows, as Phoebe Halliwell demonstrated on Prue’s wayward astral self.

Demonic Weapon- A weapon issued by a level-two demon.

Past Lives - As people progress through different lives, their souls remain in contact with the same souls in every lifetime. Souls can recognize each other so that they may find each other in each new life. Sometimes a past life will come to haunt a person's present life to warn them of something or to prevent something that occurred in the previous lifetime from occurring again.As for witches, if a witch abuses a power in her lifetime, her power regresses in her next life.

Rite of Passage - During the rite of passage, a coven is confronted with a great evil, which it must fight it with the power of one or else a more powerful evil that awaits will destroy them.

Scrying - Scrying is a method of divination. It consists of gazing into a crystal, a mirror or some water for example. There are different scrying tools, like crystal, water, ink, oil, even fire. On Charmed, scrying is a method that witches can use to locate people or places. With a map spread out before you, dangle a quartz crystal over the map and concentrate on for what you are searching. The crystal will pull towards its location.

Telepathy - A versatile ability whose base is the power to read and control minds. It can also have other applications such as projection of thoughts, clouding of minds, casting of illusions and mental communication between dimensions. The Warlock Rex displayed this power, and was also able to use it to astral project. The demons Litvack and Raynor also displayed telepathic abilities, as do Whitelighters, Darklighters and The Source.

(A) Witch's Powers - A witch's powers are contained in her blood and if that blood is injected into a mortal, the mortal might suffer if the witch's powers are strong enough. The need to do good things that a witch naturally feels will become an obsession in the mortal and will eventually cause him to go mad.

Season Three

Alchemist's tools - Essence Bearer - An alchemist uses the bottle to capture or store a life essence. A life essence is comparable to a human soul but is made in a mixing lab. A well made life essence can possess any living being, but would prove toxic eventually lethal to the being pre-existing soul.

Alchemist's tools-Crimson Scalpel- This ceremonial instrument is used by an Alchemist to make an incision in a body. The Alchemist uses spells and an incantation on the blood and lets it drip into a magic Essence Bearer, where it thickens to form an essence. Other ingredients make it a fully-formed Life Essence.

Alchemist's tools-Blazing Alembic-This apparatus transforms matter into energy. The Alchemist deposits matter in this device and heats it over a ritualistic flame. after the Alchemist invokes Dark Spirits, the matter distills into energy which can be manipulated for evil purposes.

Alchemist's tools-Mutator-This contraption transforms one type of matter into another. An Alchemist places the initial substance inside the first cylinder. Then, as the Alchemist chants, the substance magically materializes in the second cylinder in an entirely different form.

Amulets of Protection - The Amulets are two halves of an ancient charm. On their own they are extremely powerful, offering a shield against all but the most Evil Demons. Only great strength can overcome them. Amulets are useless to anyone Evil. They are for the use of good and Good alone. Whoever joins the two Amulets together more than doubles the protection, becoming invincible. When the Amulets are brought together they need to be activated by the adjoining spell to release their Power.

Chevrons - The marks that form on the arm of a human who joins in the demon academy. The more tasks they perform, the more chevrons they get. When they get their sixth mark, which is usually by killing an innocent, they would graduate from the academy and become a full-fledged demon.

Crystal Cage - Five cydarite crystals that when oriented in an east-to-west manner, have the ability to create a cage of light with the power to contain a demon/warlock and reflect their powers back to them.

The Nothing- Is a vortex within the magical playground which consumes and vanquishes demon kids. The Nothing does not distinguish between good or evil.

Temporal Echoes - Transparent apparitions similar to ghosts, temporal echoes are the sights and sounds of beings that have been cursed into a time loop bleeding across into out reality. Witches are able to detect temporal echoes but mortals can rarely see or hear them. When a temporal echo of Beau Lightfeather fell through Phoebe Halliwell the two became psychically linked by their magick, with Phoebe experiencing any injuries Beau received in the Ghost Town’s time loop. She was only restored, and the link broken, when the time loop had ended.

Transformation - The ability to manipulate reality and transform organic and non-organic objects. For example turning a wedding planner into a pig, and Leo into a literal stick in mud. While under the influence of Dantalion’s evil Piper and Phoebe Halliwell possessed this ability.

Transmogrification - Changing shape or form, even into that of inanimate objects. The Warlock Eames held this power, but he had stolen it from a Witch in Kenya.

Seven Deadly Sins - Pride - the excessive belief in oneself, Envy - the desire for what others have, Gluttony - the desire to over indulge, Lust - a craving for pleasures of the body, Anger - uncontrolable fury, Greed - a craving for material wealth, Sloth - the avoidance of work

Season Four

Demonic Wasteland - Usually, it is where demons go, most of the time, after they have been vanquished. A worm-type monster feeds on their essence and powers when they enter the wasteland.

Grams' Ring - The ring that Grams used when she was married six different times. After the 6th time she put a curse on the ring that would transform the wearer into a sterotypical 1950s housewife with the addition that they became black-and-white in colour. This was done so that if she became engaged again, the ring would remind her of what she hated about marriage. The inscription on the ring reads: 'To gain another, to lose yourself'

Ring Of Inspiration - Created to provide concentrated inspiration in times of need, the ring of inspiration allows the wearer to see, capture and release muses.

Telekinetic Orbing - Unique to Paige Matthews because of her mixed heritage as a half-Witch and half-Whitelighter, this power is a synthesis of telekinesis and orbing. Instead of physically moving through space an object will orb out and then back in to a place of Paige’s choosing, instantaneously. At will Paige can also orb an object out and then imbue it with telekinetic momentum as it orbs back in, sending it flying. Paige Matthews activates this power vocally. Should she wish to move an object she 'calls' for it by speaking its name aloud, at times even indicating an intended destination. For example crying “crystals!” and “circle!” would orb the crystals out, and then back in arranged in a circular pattern.

The Dragon Blade- Is a dagger that has the power to trap human souls in it's blade.

The Hollow -- is an ancient vapor and the most powerful force of unknown origin which absorbs all forms of magic it comes in contact with, whether it be good or evil. It appears in a swarm of vapor-like particles floating in mid-air, but can also reside inside a living being, thus possessing their corporeal form. It is eternal and cannot be destroyed by any known means, rather it can only be contained when powerful representatives from both sides of good and evil join forces. It actually possesses no mind or personality but rather acts like a virus, mindlessly consuming all magic it touches, thus was always referred to as the "void" by the Seer and the Avatars. It is kept in an ancient burial ground as a pact agreed upon by both sides and is heavily guarded by powerful beings. It has been said that this is the "ultimate power" that will be the end of good and evil, thus creating a void as a reality.

The Grimoire - The Evil Book of Shadows used by dark lores. Whenever a new Source is chosen, there holds a coronation to declare the new power. The Source must lay his hand on the book as he as the oath, otherwise he doesn't get his powers. The Grimiore protects itself from good. However,Leo put it inside the mountains of the West Andes.

Season Five

Auger Shell - Used to trap the immortality of a mermaid. Can kill if not used by an immortal being.

Avatar's Power - Avatars exist outside time and space. Their powers are powerful and unlimited, enough to manipulate time, space and even reality.

Eternal Spring- A place where only wood nymphs can open. It is located in the forest. The Eternal Spring contains spring water that when one drinks, he or she would have immortality.

Fairy Tales - Fairy tales are not all fables. Some recount ancient battles between good and evil, for every copy of a fairy tale is the manifestation of the original, and the original was entrusted to the keeper of the fairy tales long ago for protection. However, the location is kept in secret even from the Elders, which appears to be a fortress. This Fortress can only be accessed by having an item from a fairy tale and going through a portal in a copy of the story, such as Cinderella's glass slippers, or the robe of Little Red Riding Hood.

Monkey Totem- Created by a sorcerer after being betrayed by his magical monkey, who stole his master's voice. He turned the monkey into a wooden craved totem, which has the ability to steal the sight, hearing, and speech.

Powers of the Gods- The power of three Greek Titan gods: the god of war, the god of love, and the god of earth. The charmed ones got the powers from Leo when the Titans awoke to kill the elders. Piper got the powers of the goddess of nature(Gaia) and was the grounding force for the others; Paige got the powers of the goddess of war(Athena) and the trident to assist her in her quest; Phoebe got the powers of the goddess of love(Aphrodite).

Season Six

Crystal Ball-A form of magical voyeurism.

Excalibur - in Arthurian legend, it is the sword given to King Arthur by the Lady of the Lake. At Arthur's death, Sir Bedivere threw Excalibur into the lake; a hand rose from the water, caught the sword, and disappeared. Another sword, sometimes mistakenly identified with Excalibur, was drawn from a stone by Arthur to prove his royalty.

The Eye of Aghbar- An amulet that protects demons from witch's powers and potions.

Faustian Contract- involves a literal or proverbial "deal with the devil". Such dealings are often referred to as "Faustian deals", and as such there is usually short term gain (e.g. fame, fortune) for long term pain (i.e. the person's soul).

Ghostly Plane - The ghostly plane is a plane of existence, which coincides with our own, where spirits pass through as a transition to the afterlife. There is no magic in the ghostly plane.

Karma - Karma is a great justice system, a force produced by a person's actions in one of their lives which influences what happens to them in their future lives or their next life.

Magic School - This institution is a school in which all kinds of good magical children can be nurtured and taught with peers who also have magical abilities. As the children grow they are taught to hone and develop their talents. An elder named Gideon acts as the school's headmaster. Magic School is protected by magic in that no one can be killed on the premises. To get to Magic School, there can be teleportation potions designed to transport to and back from Magic School.

Parallel Universe - A parallel universe, also sometimes called an alternate universe, is a hypothetical universe which exists separately from our own. Some theories of physics postulate the existence of many parallel universes, possibly even an infinite number. Depending on the details of the theory, these universes may or may not interact with each other. The word "multiverse" has been proposed to refer to the collection of all universes. In a universe designed to maintain a balance, worlds that parallel each other must exist. In order for a world in which good prevails, an equally evil world must also exist. These worlds mirror each other; whatever happens in one must happen in the other and whoever exists in one world exists in another only their morality is reversed. Whitelighters in this world are darklighters in the parallel world, etc. If these worlds intersect, the balance can be thrown off. If too much good is done in the world dominated by evil, then a great act of evil must be perpetrated in the other world to realign the balance, or vice versa. Barbas is the demon of hope who uses people's greatest hopes to prey on them. In the parallel dimension, the Charmed Ones are a power of great evil and are feared by all, even civilians.

Plasma Ball - A similar to energy ball but can only be created by a ghost or spirit.

Power Sucking Athame - This athame has the unique feature of absorbing the powers of whomever it stabs, whether demon or witch. The powers are absorbed directly into the athame. To extract the powers from the athame, a magical being(e.g demon,witch,warlock) must hold the athame and extract the powers directly into themself using their magic. Once powers have been absorbed from the athame the only way for the host to expel the powers they have gained is to be stabbed with the athame. In this case, the athame does not extract the being's orginal powers once they have been stabbed, it extracts only the powers that was absorbed from it.

Ronyx Crystal-An ancient form of magical voyeurism which predates even the crystal ball.

The Tribunal - A council made out of Elders and Demons(two Elders and Two Demons), who monitor the magic to make sure it's existence remain unknown from the 'others', at whatever the cost. They have created The Cleaners to erase any evidence of the exposure of magic. They also make sure that only allowed magic to influence but not take over, which both side, good and evil, have agreed on. Thus, the council can be summoned if anyone who need request from The Tribunal. The council can be only summoned in a place, as Gideon said, "No where Anywhere. You don't want to know."

Valhalla - From Viking mythology, Valhalla is the great hall of the god Odin, where slain warriors who have died as heroes go. Valhalla is a heaven for the spirits of warriors where they are trained for the final world battle. Located on a secret island, one can only enter Valhalla undetected by using the pendant of a Valkyrie.

Witch Wars - This demonic reality show pitted demons against witches for entertainment. Three demons competed to kill a witch and take her powers. The games masters used the show to acquire powers for themselves, requiring contestants to sign contracts in blood that defaulted their powers to the games masters should they lose.

Season Seven

Anti-Avatar Potion- An ancient potion that kills Avatars.

Blue Moon - The blue moon emerges on rare occasions and is usually harmless. The occurrence of two blue moons in one year only happens every fifty years, and this happening can produce strange effects.

Cosmic Void - One of places in-between life and death.

Crossed, Double-Crossed - A fictional, magical, mystery novel created by the Mullen Brothers.

Fountain of Youth - The Fountain of Youth, sought after by explorers such as Ponce de Leon, grants whomever drinks from it eternal youth. However, it can only be activated with a spell from the Book of Shadows and the Golden Chalice.

Lost Souls - Lost Souls are spirits of the dead unable to move because of spiritual confusion. When souls die, a violent death together. When souls die at once, the good souls can not move on because the bad souls are holding them back. They are lost, stuck in the respective afterlives, unaware of their tragic fate.

Pandora's Box - In classical mythology, a box that Zeus gave to Pandora, the first woman, with strict instructions that she not open it. Pandora's curiosity soon got the better of her, and she opened the box. All the evils and miseries of the world flew out to afflict mankind. It is protected by the Guardians of the Box.

Paranoia Crystal - A magical crystal used to place complete paranoia on the one who is touched.

Season Eight

Vaklav's Camera - A demon named Vaklav uses his camera to trap people inside, feeding off the pain of their families and friends. As long as he can feed off that pain, he keeps a person in his collage. But after every relative that person has is dead, he releases the person to kill him or her, since he doesn't need the victim anymore.

Projection - A power that allows its user to transform people or objects at ones own will without the need of a spell, potion or charm. Although a word or phrase is needed to trigger this power during the earlier stages of its manifestation along with the user being in a state of highten emotion. Once the user gains control of the power it can be activated by thought alone.

Hippolyte's Magic Belt - It has the power to grant whoever wearing it super strength and speed. It also corrupts the female wearer into building a womens utopia. It cannot be worn by any evil beings or it will kill them.

Buddha's Magic Staff - A magical staff protected by the twelve Chinese Zodiacs, originally owned by Buddha himself. One who is not strong of will, who possesses it, can influence their personality on others. E.g., when Piper had it, people became obsessive; when Phoebe had it they would become selfish; with a demon: evil; and from the sisters and Billie, it could destroy evil nearby.

The Hollow: an ancient vapor and the most powerful force of unknown origin which absorbs all forms of magic it comes in contact with, whether it be good or evil. It appears in a swarm of vapor-like particles floating in mid-air, but can also reside inside a living being, thus possessing their corporeal form. It is eternal and cannot be destroyed by any known means, rather it can only be contained when powerful representatives from both sides of good and evil join forces. It actually possesses no mind or personality but rather acts like a virus, mindlessly consuming all magic it touches, thus was always referred to as the "void" by the Seer and the Avatars. It is kept in an ancient burial ground as a pact agreed upon by both sides and is heavily guarded by powerful beings. It has been said that this is the "ultimate power" that will be the end of good and evil, thus creating a void as a reality.