Power Binding



Power binding is a term for neutralizing a being's powers. This method can be performed by means of spells or a binding potion. Unlike power stripping, it can be undone by a reversal spell, a potion or the death of the caster.

The Charmed Ones
Grams bound her granddaughters﻿' powers right after Phoebe was born, in order to protect them from evil. In 1998, she died of cardiac arrest, but her granddaughters' powers were unlocked until six months later due to Phoebe moving to New York soonafter she died and not returning until then.

Tyler
Piper made a power binding potion for a firestarter named Tyler to keep him safe, much to his pleasure.

The "To Bind" Spell
In the alternate timeline of 2009, a spell was added to the Book of Shadows entitled "To Bind". Piper wanted to bind her daughter's powers with this spell, but changed her mind at the last minute.

The Evil Enchantress
Piper and Phoebe made the potion to bind the powers of Paige's past life, who was a powerful witch of the medieval times.

The Stillman Sisters
In 2003, the Charmed Ones bound the magic of the Stillman sisters after their identities and powers were returned, and handed them over to the police.

Wyatt Halliwell
Chris used David Right to manipulate the sisters into binding Wyatt's powers, but before this plan could take action, they were interrupted by an attack.

As Puck Would Have it
The sisters bound part of the elves' powers to keep them from doing tricks on people, but renderred them enough powers to protect themselves.