Spirit

A Spirit (or Ghost) is a deceased person's soul. They occur when a person either had unfinished business in life, when betrayal was the cause of their death r when their death was so quick their mind just simply hasn't accepted it, of course sometimes there may be multiple cases.

When a person becomes a ghost they gain they gain the power to phase through objects and beings however their form often varies. They may be transparent and hazy such as in the case of Elias Lundy or Corporeal as with Charlene. Some ghosts like Rick and Nathan Lang are transparent but crystal clear, not hazy.

In addition to this, some spirits can channel rage or anger into plasmaballs and attack their victims with it. This is seen in Love's a Witch when Olivia Callaway attacks Richard Montana's father with it.

Ectoplasmic Residue

 * There is a potion Piper used in Love's A Witch that can determine if there is ectoplasmic residue on an object. With the correct ingredients, once the suspected object is dropped within the soup, it will glow white if ectoplasmic residue is present.

Vanquish
There are several methods to vanquish a ghost.

Spell

 * The first is in the form of a spell, however one has to be a Ghost or at least on the
 * spirit plane to make it work:


 * To Vanquish a Ghost


 * "Ashes to ashes
 * Spirit to spirit
 * Take his soul
 * Banish this evil."


 * Used in Season 1
 * To vanquish a ghost and return him to his rest

Potion

 * The second method is to make a potion and pour it over the bones/ashes of the ghost's
 * remains.
 * Used in Season 6
 * Banishing a Ghost

Death or Destroying the haunted

 * Alternatively, if the ghost is haunting to curse someone or something then if one
 * destroys/kills the object of the curse then the ghost is vanquished.


 * Used in Season 2
 * Reckless Abandon

Powers

 * Intangibility
 * Levitation
 * Possession
 * Invisibility
 * Plasma Balls (Olivia Callaway)
 * Electrokinesis (Elias Lundy)

A short list of ghosts that have appeared in the series

 * Penelope Halliwell "Grams" (seasons 1-8)
 * Patty Halliwell (seasons 1-5, 7-8)


 * Season 1
 * Mark Chao (Dead Man Dating)
 * Jackson Ward (The Power of Two)


 * Season 2
 * Elias Lundy (Reckless Abandon)
 * Martha van Lewen (Reckless Abandon)
 * Charlene Hughes (Ex Libris)


 * Season 3
 * Ariel (PreWitched)


 * Season 4
 * Clyde (A Paige from the Past)
 * Frankie (A Paige from the Past)
 * Lulu (A Paige from the Past)
 * Rick Lang (Saving Private Leo)
 * Nathan Lang (Saving Private Leo)
 * Angela Provazolli (Trial by Magic)
 * Maria (Saving Private Leo)


 * Season 5
 * Isis (Y Tu Mummy Tambien)


 * Season 6
 * Olivia Callaway (Love's A Witch)


 * Season 7
 * George (Show Ghouls)
 * Count Rouget (Show Ghouls)
 * Marie (Show Ghouls)


 * Season 8
 * The Triad in spirit form (Gone With The Witches-Forever Charmed)(Power)