To Call Upon Our Ancestors

The "To call upon our Ancestors" spell in the Halliwell-Book of Shadows is a powerful spell which invokes the power of the strongest ancestors of the Charmed Ones to vanquish a powerful kind of evil. The spell was first used by the Charmed Ones to destroy the half-faced Source. After many failed attempts to vanquish the Source, Phoebe Halliwell had found the spell in her family's Book of Shadows.

The Spell

 * To call upon our Ancestors
 * Prudence, Penelope,
 * Patricia, Melinda ...
 * Astrid, Helena,
 * Laura and Grace.


 * Halliwell witches
 * stand strong beside us,
 * Vanquish this evil
 * from time and space.

Vanquishing the Source
This spell was first cast in 2002 to defeat the Source. The sisters were preparing for the Source's impending attack, knowing that it was imminent. They had planned to trap him in a crystal cage upon attack. The Source, after absorbing Piper and Paige's powers, attacked the sisters at the manor and injured Piper. Suddenly, Cole, who had absorbed the Hollow, shimmered in and jumped in front of Phoebe, protecting her from a fireball. Cole absorbed the fireball and was able to distract and weaken the Source with fireballs. The sisters then used the spell to call upon their ancestors to successfully vanquish him.

Long Live the Queen
The sisters were forced to use the spell to vanquish Cole, who was possessed by the Source.

The Eyes Have It
A Gypsy hunter, Orin attacked a group of Shuvanis from the Nicolae Tribe. He attacks at the manor and Ava and the sisters replace the Halliwell names with those of the Nicolae gypsies.


 * Marina, Theresa, Lydia...
 * Nicolae gypsies stand strong beside us,
 * Vanquish this evil from time and space.

Sympathy for the Demon
Utilized in an attempt to vanquish Barbas, but it was unsuccessful due to the unlimited demonic powers he had stolen from a resurrected Cole.

Notes and Trivia

 * This is entry, along with the "To Call the Halliwell Matriarchs" entry, calls upon Halliwell witches. However, Grams is the first witch to use the name when she married her first husband, Allen Halliwell.
 * Each witch whose power is invoked represents another generation.
 * Storywise, the Prudence, Penelope, and Patricia would refer to witches long before the birth of Grams. However, it can be assumed that the writers referred to Prue († 2001) as well as Prudence Warren, Penny Halliwell († 1998) and Patty († 1978).
 * Ava Nicolae altered the spell, using the names of her own ancestors, to vanquish Orin, a Gypsy Hunter.