Orbing

Orbing is the power to teleport a being with the use of Orbs. This power is possessed by Whitelighters, Darklighters, Elders, and half-Whitelighters. When someone orbs, they turn into a swarm of blue and white orbs that rise upwards, or sink downwards, depending on the direction the being is going.

As a protection from evil, orbing is the only way to get into the Heavens where the Elders convene and assign their Whitelighters. On at least two occasions, the warlock Eames and the Titans stole the orbing power from Whitelighters to attack the Elders. ("Blinded by the Whitelighter", "Oh My Goddess! Part 1").

Black Orbing
Black Orbing is a Darklighter's way of teleporting through black orbs. Much like Darklighters are the evil counterparts of Whitelighters, this power is the evil counterpart of Orbing. Black Orbing does not allow the user to orb to the Heavens, as it is protected from evil. This power is exclusive to Darklighters and Darklighter-Witches. It is presumed that when a Whitelighter or Whitelighter-Witch turns evil, their orbs turn to black orbs, as shown when future Wyatt was evil.

Telekinetic Orbing


This power manifests itself as a hybrid version of two combined powers: telekinesis and Orbing. The ability is defined as accessing telekinesis, the ability to move objects with your mind, through orbing. Paige Matthews must use a vocal command to cause the intended object to orb from one location and appear within another. Although some with more experience with the power do not need a vocal trigger to use the ability. Others with this power have been seen to channel their power in other ways, such as their eyes.

Not just anyone can develop this power. For instance, for hybrids to be the bearer of telekinetic orbing they must be the child of a Whitelighter parent and a witch parent stemming from a line of telekinetics. In Season 7, Paige later developed the ability to send an object or person to a vocally expressed location, when she remotely orbed Phoebe home after vocally commanding her "home".

Remote Orbing
An advancement of telekinetic orbing allows a person to send other beings to another location without having to orb with them. Remote orbing was used for the first time by the Elders from the Heavens when they orbed Leo away from Piper, when he tried to marry her in Magic Hour. Paige later displayed this ability on multiple occasions.

Witches Orbing


It is against the rules for Whitelighters to orb with their charges, but Leo first broke this rule in Season 2 "P3 H2O", and subsequently has taken other passengers many times. It is unknown whether this rule has been lifted, or if the Halliwells just got special treatment do to their Charmed Ones status.

In Be Careful What You Witch For and The Honeymoon's Over, witch orbs can be seen to represent Piper, who was traveling with Leo. Witch orbs aren't seen after this episode.

Combustive Orbing
This power was only used once by Wyatt, who used it to kill the dragon he had conjured previously when it was going to attack his mother, Piper. ("Forget Me...Not") But it could also be he projected the dragon out in orbs like he did to conjure it in the first place.

Orb Shield
In Innocents Lost, the power of "Orb Shielding" is introduced when Paige develops the power to create an orb-based protective shield around her and those she protects. This is an enhanced form of her orbing and telekinetic powers.