Telepathy

"You have got to love that telepathy"

- Billie to her sister, Christy

Telepathy is the ability to read and broadcast the thoughts of oneself and others. It is considered a rare power, possessed by only a few magical beings, though most have only been shown to possess limited forms of telepathy. For that reason, only a select few with this power are considered and referred to as Telepaths.

Methods
This power can be channeled through the hands, eyes, or the mind's eye. With the exception of warlocks and a few demons, most demonic beings tend to channel their power through their hands: for example; Litvack, Raynor and Cole Turner (as the Source).

Unlike other witches, Christy Jenkins initially had to rub her temples until she was psychically connected to someone. Later, she was able to read and project thoughts with little effort and concentration, and other times her power would automatically activate if she sensed a powerful vibe from someone, especially if they are Demon.

Communication
Telepaths can communicate in a number of different ways. They can hear thoughts and project their own. They can also project thoughts while reading the other person's mind at the same time. Some telepaths will also be able to sense danger, as this power will automatically activate, warning them so they are able to protect themselves. This is referred to as a 'hit', and allowed them to distinguish good from evil.

As their telepathic range expand, some telepaths will be able to communicate and maintain contact with beings between dimensions: for example; Christy Jenkins and The Triad were able to maintain contact with each other across dimensions. Some users may get headaches when they use their power, they would sometimes rub their temples to soothe the pain associated with reading multiple thoughts at once.

The Charmed Ones started to develop telepathy with each other during the events of The Crone taking their senses. It can be presumed that they could hears the thoughts of other around them if they focused on it, because Phoebe was the sister to lose her hearing and when confronting the Kazi demon she was seen communicating with him as if her hearing was perfectly fine, even when his head was turned.

Years later, Phoebe once again used this bond to communicate with her sisters, who were in two different dimensions, at the same time. However, on this occasion she also used an altered version of Dominus Trinus spell to help make the connection. This also caused Phoebe to experience mental fatigue the longer she maintained the connection. It was later revealed that in the future the sisters will possess the ability to communicate with each other telepathically without the need of a spell.

Branches of Telepathy
Telepaths with enough skill can learn to use their power to manipulate minds, powers or inflict mental pain.

Pain Inducement
Telepathy can be used to induce excruciating mental pain into the mind of another merely by concentrating on them.The Spider Demon could use telepathy in such a way as to cause her target mental pain, making them crumple to the floor. She used this aspect of her power in 2004 to torture adult Chris Halliwell from a distance, after he disobeyed her commands.

Mind Manipulation
Some users can implant thoughts or ideas into the minds of their victims, causing the target to act on the thoughts as they would if it had been completely their own. Raynor used this aspect of his telepathy to make Cole Turner transform into his demonic form Belthazor and kill a witch named Janna.

Power Manipulation
A branch of Telepathy which houses two abilities powerful and experienced users can use to manipulate the powers of others. The first one is Power Replication. It enables one to temporarily replicate the abilities of other beings and reproduce and use them at will by tapping into their minds. The other is Power Channeling. It enables the user to enter other people's minds and channel their spells while they are being casted, as spell casting is a basic power, and reap the benefits of the magic.

All the powers accessed with telepathy by Zachary and Christy Jenkins are listed below:


 * Channeling
 * Shapeshifting: The ability to change from one physical form into another.
 * A Power of Three Spell: The combined might of The Charmed Ones.
 * Replicated
 * Astral Projection: The ability to project the consciousness elsewhere.
 * Molecular Immobilization: The ability to slow down molecules to the point where they move so slowly that objects and people appear completely motionless (and thus appear to be frozen).
 * It is important to note that Zachary showed immunity to the powers he replicates from others, as seen when he replicated Piper's Molecular Immobilization power and became immune to its effects.
 * Conjuration: The ability to materialize imaginary objects and beings at will.
 * Telekinesis: The ability to move objects as well as individuals with the mind.