Channeling

Power Channeling is the ability to channel the supernatural powers of other beings, by channeling the thoughts or emotions linked to their abilities. The user will then be able to counteract or use the supernatural powers of other beings once they are activated or use someone's elses spell.

Methods of Power Channeling
"I can use my new power to counteract hers."

- Phoebe talking to Chris about using her Empathy power to battle Piper.

Through Empathy
Empathic Power Channeling is channeling the supernatural powers of other beings, by channeling the emotions linked to their abilities, and then using their abilities for your own benefit once they are in use or activated. It's a defensive aspect of Empathy, which only highly skilled Empaths can use.

Channeling other people's powers also enhances the body's natural defence mechanisms, which makes the powers, when used against you, ineffective. Also, since all powers are tied to emotions, it may also be possible to channel spells while they are being casted, as it's a basic magical power, and reap the benefits of the magic.

Phoeb Halliwell is the only known empath capable of using empathy in this manner. She found it to be an extremely helpful power in close-quarters combat: for example; deviating Fire Balls and Energy Balls back at demons instead of evading them and creating her own.

Phoebe can channel up to six different individuals at a time, she first revealed this during a battle with a group of swarm demons. She channeled their emotions and used her hands to stop their fire balls in mid-air, before redirecting their powers back upon them, vanquishing two swarm demons at once.

Through Telepathy
Telepathic Power Channeling is reading other people's thoughts and channeling their spells while they are being casted, as spell casting is a basic power, and reaping the benefits of the magic. It's unknown if a Telepathy user can psychically tap, channel and control another person active powers. They can, however, replicate powers.

The only known telepath to have ever done this was Christy Jenkins. She once channeled the thoughts and magic of the Halliwell sisters at the manor from Magic School, so she could reap the benefits of their spell.

As shown by Christy, it takes longer and alot of concentration to channel spells. This is because the channeller can not reap the benefit of a spell unless it has been completed.

List of Users

 * Empaths
 * Phoebe Halliwell
 * Telepaths
 * Christy Jenkins