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|category = Supportive Power||alignment = Neutral}}{{Quote|Destiny always gets its own way. It's not as easy to change the past as you think. If you do it incorrectly, everything will change. The evil you vanquished, the good that you've done, none of it may've ever happened.|[[Penny Halliwell]]|That '70s Episode}}
  
|category = Supportive Power||alignment = Neutral}}{{Quote|Destiny always gets its own way. It's not as easy to change the past as you think. If you do it incorrectly, everything will change. The evil you vanquished, the good that you've done, none of it may've ever happened.|[[Penny Halliwell]]|That '70s Episode}}
   
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'''Time Travel''' is the ability to move through time and space into the past or the future. This ability can be achieved through an independent power or through other means such as [[Spell Casting|spell casting]] and potions. Users of this power can travel through time in both directions, though there are many differences between traveling to the past and the future.
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'''Time Travel''' is the ability to move through time and space into the past or the future. This ability can be achieved through an independent power or through other means such as [[Spell Casting|spell casting]] and potions. Users of this power can travel through time in both directions, though there are many differences between traveling to the past and to the future.
   
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Time Travel is a powerful and potentially dangerous ability as it can be used to change the course of history and alter the [[The Grand Design|Grand Design]].
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Time Travel is a powerful and potentially dangerous ability as it can be used to change the course of history and alter the [[Grand Design]].
   
 
==The Past==
  
==The Past==
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It was originally believed that when witches travel to the past, they lose access to their magic, effectively turning them into [[Mortal|mortals]]. This was shown when little [[Piper Halliwell|Piper]] was able to [[Molecular Immobilization|freeze]] adult Piper and [[Prue Halliwell|Prue]]. This was either due to them not being born and thus not existing yet, or younger versions of themselves possessing their magic instead.<ref>"[[That '70s Episode]]" and "[[All Hallow's Eve]]"</ref>
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It was originally believed that when witches travel to the past, they lose access to their magic, effectively turning them into [[mortal]]s. This was shown when little [[Piper Halliwell|Piper]] was able to [[Molecular Immobilization|freeze]] adult Piper and [[Prue Halliwell|Prue]]. This was either due to them not being born and thus not existing yet, or younger versions of themselves possessing their magic instead.<ref>"[[That '70s Episode]]" and "[[All Hallow's Eve]]"</ref>
   
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However, it was later revealed that when witches travel to the past, they lose their active powers, but are still in possession of their basic powers such as [[Spell Casting|spell casting]].<ref>"[[Witchstock]]"</ref> Certain spells, such as the one used by [[Chris Halliwell]] and [[Bianca]], allow time travelers to maintain all of their powers. This method of time travel creates a portal instead of sending users through time through orbs.<ref>"[[Chris-Crossed]]"</ref>
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However, it was later revealed that when witches travel to the past, they lose their active powers, but are still in possession of their basic powers such as [[Spell Casting|spell casting]].<ref>"[[Pardon My Past]]"</ref> Certain spells, such as the one used by [[Chris Halliwell]] and [[Bianca]], allow time travelers to maintain all of their powers. This method of time travel creates a portal instead of sending users through time through orbs.<ref>"[[Chris-Crossed]]"</ref>
   
 
[[Cupid Ring]]s also allow beings to keep their magical powers, as shown when Piper was immune to [[Patty Halliwell|Patty]]'s freezing in the past.<ref>"[[Forever Charmed]]"</ref> The warlock [[Bacarra]] also retained his powers when he traveled in time through a [[Time Ripple]].<ref>"[[A Witch In Time]]"</ref>
  
[[Cupid Ring]]s also allow beings to keep their magical powers, as shown when Piper was immune to [[Patty Halliwell|Patty]]'s freezing in the past.<ref>"[[Forever Charmed]]"</ref> The warlock [[Bacarra]] also retained his powers when he traveled in time through a [[Time Ripple]].<ref>"[[A Witch In Time]]"</ref>
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==The Future==
  
==The Future==
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When the [[The Charmed Ones|Charmed Ones]] first visited the future through use of a spell, they possessed their future selves' bodies and gained access to their powers as well, which had grown in strength. They theorized that traveling to the future worked differently than traveling to the past.<ref>"[[Morality Bites]]"</ref>
  
When the [[The Charmed Ones|Charmed Ones]] first visited the future through use of a spell, they possessed their future selves' bodies and gained access to their powers as well, which had grown in strength. They theorized that traveling to the future worked differently than traveling to the past.<ref>"[[Morality Bites]]"</ref>
   
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[[Phoebe Halliwell]] traveled to the future in an [[Astral Premonition]] and was able to interact with her future self for a few moments.<ref>"[[Hulkus Pocus]]"</ref>
  
[[Phoebe Halliwell]] traveled to the future in an [[Astral Premonition]] and was able to interact with her future self for a few moments.<ref>"[[Hulkus Pocus]]"</ref>
   
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== Methods of Time Travel ==
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==Methods of Time Travel==
 
===Powers===
  
===Powers===
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[[Billie Jenkins]] learned to use her [[Projection]] power to travel through time. She first used this aspect of her power to locate her sister [[Christy]], and again when she traveled back in time after the [[Ultimate Battle]].[[Phoebe Halliwell]] has the power of [[Astral Premonition]] which allows her to astral project into the future time-frame she is seeing.
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[[Billie Jenkins]] learned to use her [[Projection]] power to travel through time. She first used this aspect of her power to locate her sister [[Christy]], and again when she traveled back in time after the [[Ultimate Battle]].[[Phoebe Halliwell| Phoebe Halliwell]] has the power of [[Astral Premonition]] which allows her to astral project into the future time-frame she is seeing.
  
   
 
===Spells and Rituals===
  
===Spells and Rituals===
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[[Spell]]s are a common way to travel through time. This ability is often used by the [[The Charmed Ones|Charmed Ones]], who used it to travel both to the past as well as to the future. Once in the past, witches no longer possess their active powers, either because they do not exist yet, or because younger versions of them possess the powers instead. [[Chris Halliwell|Chris]] used a different spell to travel to the past, which allowed him to keep his powers. This spell opened a portal through which he could reach his desired time.
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[[Spells]] are a common way to travel through time. This ability is often used by the [[The Charmed Ones|Charmed Ones]], who used it to travel both to the past as the future. Once in the past, witches no longer possess their active powers, either because they do not exist yet, or because younger versions of them possess the powers instead.[[Chris Halliwell| Chris]] used a different spell to travel to the past, which allowed him to keep his powers. This spell opened a portal through which he could reach his desired time.
  
   
 
===Potions===
  
===Potions===
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[[Cole Turner]] once used a potion to travel through time. By smashing the potion on the ground, a portal opened in the ground which allowed him to travel to the past and back to the present. A [[Vision Quest]] can be used to see visions of the future, similar to Astral Premonitions. To go on a quest, one must drink a potion. Both Phoebe and Leo used this on separate occasions.
  
[[Cole Turner]] once used a potion to travel through time. By smashing the potion on the ground, a portal opened in the ground which allowed him to travel to the past and back to the present. A [[Vision Quest]] can be used to see visions of the future, similar to Astral Premonitions. To go on a quest, one must drink a potion. Both Phoebe and Leo used this on separate occasions.
   
 
===Portals===
  
===Portals===
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[[The Elders]] once displayed the power to send others back in time through [[Portal Creation]], which they used to send the Charmed Ones back in time to meet their ancestors.  A spirit named [[Clyde]] also possessed the power to send people through time by using a portal that looked like a door. He used it to send [[Leo Wyatt|Leo]] and [[Paige Matthews|Paige]] to the past, where Paige learned the truth about her adoptive parents' car accident.  When a destined event is prevented, it sends a ripple through time. A [[Time Ripple]] can be used as a portal to travel through time. Both the warlock [[Bacarra]] and [[Piper Halliwell|Piper]] once used one of these ripples. As an [[Avatars|Avatar]], Leo also displayed the power to create time portals when he sent Paige and [[Kyle Brody]] to the past to find out the truth about his parents' death.
  
[[The Elders]] once displayed the power to send others back in time through [[Portal Creation]], which they used to send the Charmed Ones back in time to meet their ancestors.  A spirit named [[Clyde]] also possessed the power to send people through time by using a portal that looked like a door. He used it to send [[Leo Wyatt|Leo]] and [[Paige Matthews|Paige]] to the past, where Paige learned the truth about her adoptive parents' car accident.  When a destined event is prevented, it sends a ripple through time. A [[Time Ripple]] can be used as a portal to travel through time. Both the warlock [[Bacarra]] and [[Piper Halliwell|Piper]] once used one of these ripples. As an [[Avatars|Avatar]], Leo also displayed the power to create time portals when he sent Paige and [[Kyle Brody]] to the past to find out the truth about his parents' death.
   
 
===Artifacts===
  
===Artifacts===
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[[Cupid]]s and other beings in possession of a [[Cupid Ring]] can travel through time. This method of time travel is complicated, as it relies on desires instead of thoughts. One must be very specific to get to the desired time. Time travel with a Cupid Ring appears to be bound to different rules than time travel through spells. In her hippie days, [[Penny Halliwell]] used to enchant her belongings to return to her if they were lost. When her granddaughter [[Paige Matthews|Paige]] put on a pair of her [[Grams's Go-Go Boots|Go-Go Boots]], she was transported back to 1967.
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[[Cupids]] and other beings in possession of a [[Cupid Ring]] can travel through time. This method of time travel is complicated, as it relies on desires instead of thoughts. One must be very specific to get to the desired time. Time travel with a Cupid Ring appears to be bound to different rules than time travel through spells. In her hippie days, [[Penny Halliwell]] used to enchant her belongings to return to her if they were lost. When her granddaughter [[Paige]] put on a pair of her [[Grams' Go-Go Boots|Go-Go Boots]], she was transported back the sixties.
  
   
 
==Gallery==
  
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== Overview ==
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==Overview==
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|[[That '70s Episode]]
  
|[[That '70s Episode]]
 
|Prue, Piper and Phoebe
  
|Prue, Piper and Phoebe
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|March 24th, 1975
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|March 24, 1975
 
|[[To Unbind a Bond|Spell]]
  
|[[To Unbind a Bond|Spell]]
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|To unbind a bond with [[Nicholas]]
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|To unbind a bond with [[Nicholas]].
 
|-
  
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|[[File:2x02-TimeTravel.jpg|150px]]
  
|[[File:2x02-TimeTravel.jpg|150px]]
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|[[Morality Bites]]
  
|[[Morality Bites]]
 
|Prue, Piper and Phoebe
  
|Prue, Piper and Phoebe
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|February 26th, 2009
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|February 26, 2009
 
|[[To Move Ahead in Time|Spell]]
  
|[[To Move Ahead in Time|Spell]]
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|To find out why Phoebe will be executed in the future
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|To find out why Phoebe will be executed in the future.
 
|-
  
|-
 
|[[File:3.jpg|150px]]
  
|[[File:3.jpg|150px]]
 
|2x14
  
|2x14
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|[[Pardon My Past]]
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|
  
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[[Pardon My Past]]
  
 
|Phoebe
  
|Phoebe
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|February 17, 1924
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|
  
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February 17th, 1924
  
 
|[[Past Life Spell|Spell]]
  
|[[Past Life Spell|Spell]]
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|To prevent Phoebe's past life from killing her.
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|To prevent Phoebe's past life curse from killing her.
 
|-
  
|-
 
|[[File:Charmed304 089.jpg|150px]]
  
|[[File:Charmed304 089.jpg|150px]]
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|Late [[1670]]'s
  
|Late [[1670]]'s
 
|[[Portal Creation|Portal]]
  
|[[Portal Creation|Portal]]
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|To Rescue [[Charlotte Warren]] after she's been kidnapped
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|To rescue [[Charlotte Warren]] after she's been kidnapped.
 
|-
  
|-
 
|[[File:Charmed314 253.jpg|150px]]
  
|[[File:Charmed314 253.jpg|150px]]
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|[[The Good, the Bad and the Cursed]]
  
|[[The Good, the Bad and the Cursed]]
 
|Prue and Cole
  
|Prue and Cole
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|April 25th, 1873
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|April 25, 1873
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|[[Time loop]]
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|[[Time Loop]]
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|To save a town stuck in a time loop
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|To save a town stuck in a time loop.
 
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|-
 
|[[File:TimeTra6.jpg|150px]]
  
|[[File:TimeTra6.jpg|150px]]
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|[[12th Century]]
  
|[[12th Century]]
 
|[[Portal Creation|Portal]]
  
|[[Portal Creation|Portal]]
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|To stop the [[The Evil Enchantress|Evil Enchantress]]
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|To stop the [[The Evil Enchantress|Evil Enchantress]].
 
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|-
 
|[[File:PortalCreationClyde.jpg|150px]]
  
|[[File:PortalCreationClyde.jpg|150px]]
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|1994
  
|1994
 
|[[Portal Creation|Portal]]
  
|[[Portal Creation|Portal]]
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|To revisit Paige's past before her parents died
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|To revisit Paige's past before her parents died.
 
|-
  
|-
 
|[[File:Astralecho10.jpg|150px]]
  
|[[File:Astralecho10.jpg|150px]]
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|5x06
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|5x05
  
 
|[[The Eyes Have It]]
  
|[[The Eyes Have It]]
 
|Phoebe
  
|Phoebe
 
|A few minutes into the future
  
|A few minutes into the future
 
|[[Astral Premonition]]
  
|[[Astral Premonition]]
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|To see that they can't vanquish [[Orin]] with a potion
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|To see that they can't vanquish [[Orin]] with a potion.
 
|-
  
|-
 
|[[File:8.jpg|150px]]
  
|[[File:8.jpg|150px]]
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|5x08
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|5x07
  
 
|[[A Witch In Time]]
  
|[[A Witch In Time]]
 
|Piper
  
|Piper
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|About 12-24 hours back
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|About 12–24 hours back
 
|[[Time Ripple]]
  
|[[Time Ripple]]
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|To tell past Piper that [[Miles]] must die
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|To tell past Piper that [[Miles]] must die.
 
|-
  
|-
 
|[[File:9.jpg|150px]]
  
|[[File:9.jpg|150px]]
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|5x18
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|5x17
  
 
|[[Cat House]]
  
|[[Cat House]]
 
|Paige and Phoebe
  
|Paige and Phoebe
 
|1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
  
|1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
 
|[[Piper Halliwell's Memory Spell|Spell]]
  
|[[Piper Halliwell's Memory Spell|Spell]]
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|Accidental, Paige and Phoebe become stuck in Piper's memories
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|Accidental, Paige and Phoebe become stuck in Piper's memories.
 
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|[[File:Memspell3.jpg|150px]]
  
|[[File:Memspell3.jpg|150px]]
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|6х03
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|6х02
  
 
|[[Forget Me...Not]]
  
|[[Forget Me...Not]]
 
|Piper, Phoebe and Paige
  
|Piper, Phoebe and Paige
 
|About 24 hours back
  
|About 24 hours back
 
|[[Memory Spell: To Fill in the Blanks]]
  
|[[Memory Spell: To Fill in the Blanks]]
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|To regain lost memories
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|To regain lost memories.
 
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|-
 
|[[File:10TT.jpg|150px]]
  
|[[File:10TT.jpg|150px]]
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|6x07
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|6x06
  
 
|[[Soul Survivor]]
  
|[[Soul Survivor]]
 
|Leo and Chris
  
|Leo and Chris
 
|Different Times
  
|Different Times
 
|[[Portal Creation|Portal]]
  
|[[Portal Creation|Portal]]
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|Accidental, [[Chris Halliwell|Chris]] and [[Leo Wyatt|Leo]] fall into a time portal while arguing
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|Accidental, [[Chris Halliwell|Chris]] and [[Leo Wyatt|Leo]] fall into a time portal while arguing.
 
|-
  
|-
 
|[[File:11TT.jpg|150px]]
  
|[[File:11TT.jpg|150px]]
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|6x10
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|6x09
  
 
|[[Chris-Crossed]]
  
|[[Chris-Crossed]]
 
|Chris and Bianca
  
|Chris and Bianca
 
|2026
  
|2026
 
|[[To Go Back in Time|Spell]]
  
|[[To Go Back in Time|Spell]]
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|To bring Chris back to the future
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|To bring Chris back to the future.
 
|-
  
|-
 
|[[File:Charmed611 367.jpg|150px]]
  
|[[File:Charmed611 367.jpg|150px]]
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|6x11
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|6x10
  
 
|[[Witchstock]]
  
|[[Witchstock]]
 
|Paige, then Piper and Phoebe
  
|Paige, then Piper and Phoebe
 
|1967
  
|1967
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|[[Grams' Go-Go Boots]]
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|[[Grams's Go-Go Boots]]
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|To bring Paige back to the present
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|To bring Paige back to the present.
 
|-
  
|-
 
|[[File:Charmed614_526.jpg|150px]]
  
|[[File:Charmed614_526.jpg|150px]]
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|6x14
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|6x13
  
 
|[[The Legend of Sleepy Halliwell]]
  
|[[The Legend of Sleepy Halliwell]]
 
|Phoebe
  
|Phoebe
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|1942, 2001, 2003, 2004
  
|1942, 2001, 2003, 2004
 
|[[Vision Quest]]
  
|[[Vision Quest]]
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|[[Vision Quest]], to re-find himself
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|[[Vision Quest]], to re-find himself.
 
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|[[File:7x11-Paige-Kyle.jpg|150px]]
  
|[[File:7x11-Paige-Kyle.jpg|150px]]
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|1981
  
|1981
 
|[[Portal Creation|Portal]]
  
|[[Portal Creation|Portal]]
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|To find out the truth about [[Kyle Brody|Kyle]]'s parents death
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|To find out the truth about [[Kyle Brody|Kyle]]'s parents death.
 
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|-
 
|[[File:13TT.jpg|150px]]
  
|[[File:13TT.jpg|150px]]
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|Phoebe and Drake
  
|Phoebe and Drake
 
|1899
  
|1899
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|[[Time loop]]
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|[[Time Loop]]
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|To save a club stuck in a time loop
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|To save a club stuck in a time loop.
 
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|-
 
|[[File:Astralecho9.4.jpg|150px]]
  
|[[File:Astralecho9.4.jpg|150px]]
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|Around 2013
  
|Around 2013
 
|[[Astral Premonition]]
  
|[[Astral Premonition]]
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|To see that she did have the daughter she foresaw
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|To see that she did have the daughter she foresaw.
 
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|-
 
|[[File:Charmed814_379.jpg|150px]]
  
|[[File:Charmed814_379.jpg|150px]]
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|1990's
  
|1990's
 
|[[Projection]]
  
|[[Projection]]
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|To find [[Christy]]
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|To find [[Christy Jenkins]].
 
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|-
 
|[[File:CoopPhoebeTimeTravel.jpg|150px]]
  
|[[File:CoopPhoebeTimeTravel.jpg|150px]]
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|1920's, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
  
|1920's, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
 
|[[Cupid Ring]]
  
|[[Cupid Ring]]
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|To show Phoebe her past loves
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|To show Phoebe her past loves.
 
|-
  
|-
 
|[[File:15.jpg|150px]]
  
|[[File:15.jpg|150px]]
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|About 8 hours back
  
|About 8 hours back
 
|[[Projection]]
  
|[[Projection]]
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|To save Christy from dying in the [[Ultimate Battle]]
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|To save Christy from dying in the [[Ultimate Battle]].
 
|-
  
|-
 
|[[File:14.jpg|150px]]
  
|[[File:14.jpg|150px]]
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|About 8 hours back, 1975, 1982, 2050
  
|About 8 hours back, 1975, 1982, 2050
 
|[[Cupid Ring]]
  
|[[Cupid Ring]]
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|To save Paige and Phoebe from dying in the [[Ultimate Battle]]
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|To save Paige and Phoebe from dying in the [[Ultimate Battle]].
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|[[File:10x14-time-travel-ben-kyra.jpg|150px]]
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|10x15
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|[[The Four Sisters, Part 2]]
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|[[Benjamin Turner]] and [[Kyra]]
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|The moment [[Cole Turner]] died
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|[[Projection]]
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|To witness how Ben's son, Cole, was killed.
 
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== Visiting Past Loves ==
  
== Visiting Past Loves ==
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<gallery widths="120" orientation="landscape" position="center" spacing="small" captionalign="left" hideaddbutton="true">
 
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== Notes ==
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==Notes==
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* Time Travel has been performed in all seasons.
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* Time Travel is a repeated plot in almost all seasons, excluding [[season 9]].
 
* The mechanics of Time Travel changed several times over the course of the series and are highly inconsistent.
  
* The mechanics of Time Travel changed several times over the course of the series and are highly inconsistent.
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* In "Imaginary Fiends" an occurrence of Wyatt came from the future after Piper used her spell to find out the problem with present Wyatt. Before this it was thought witches could not do this. In the novel "Leo Rising" Leo is inspired by this to write a spell to get both Wyatt and Chris from the future to help get the Charmed Ones back.
   
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==See Also==
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==See also==
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*[[Timeline]]
 
*[[Chronokinesis]]
  
*[[Chronokinesis]]
 
*[[Portal Creation]]
  
*[[Portal Creation]]

Revision as of 05:56, 24 January 2019

"Destiny always gets its own way. It's not as easy to change the past as you think. If you do it incorrectly, everything will change. The evil you vanquished, the good that you've done, none of it may've ever happened."
—Penny Halliwell[src]

Time Travel is the ability to move through time and space into the past or the future. This ability can be achieved through an independent power or through other means such as spell casting and potions. Users of this power can travel through time in both directions, though there are many differences between traveling to the past and to the future.

Time Travel is a powerful and potentially dangerous ability as it can be used to change the course of history and alter the Grand Design.

The Past

GirlSpell
GogoArrive

It was originally believed that when witches travel to the past, they lose access to their magic, effectively turning them into mortals. This was shown when little Piper was able to freeze adult Piper and Prue. This was either due to them not being born and thus not existing yet, or younger versions of themselves possessing their magic instead.[1]

However, it was later revealed that when witches travel to the past, they lose their active powers, but are still in possession of their basic powers such as spell casting.[2] Certain spells, such as the one used by Chris Halliwell and Bianca, allow time travelers to maintain all of their powers. This method of time travel creates a portal instead of sending users through time through orbs.[3]

Cupid Rings also allow beings to keep their magical powers, as shown when Piper was immune to Patty's freezing in the past.[4] The warlock Bacarra also retained his powers when he traveled in time through a Time Ripple.[5]

When Clyde send Paige and Leo into the past through his portal, Paige inhabited the body of her teenage self, while Leo became an invisible spirit only Paige could see.[6]

When Billie projected herself and the Charmed Ones back to the past to the Triad, Dumain, and Christy, they are shown to still have their powers, even though they are in the past.

The Future

TimeTra2

When the Charmed Ones first visited the future through use of a spell, they possessed their future selves' bodies and gained access to their powers as well, which had grown in strength. They theorized that traveling to the future worked differently than traveling to the past.[7]

When Piper and Leo accidentally traveled to the future instead of the past, they remained in their own bodies and were able to interact with their future counterparts. This is presumably due to the magic of a Cupid Ring working differently than wiccan magic.[8]

Phoebe Halliwell traveled to the future in an Astral Premonition and was able to interact with her future self for a few moments.[9]

Methods of Time Travel

Powers

Billie Jenkins learned to use her Projection power to travel through time. She first used this aspect of her power to locate her sister Christy, and again when she traveled back in time after the Ultimate Battle.Phoebe Halliwell has the power of Astral Premonition which allows her to astral project into the future time-frame she is seeing.

Spells and Rituals

Spells are a common way to travel through time. This ability is often used by the Charmed Ones, who used it to travel both to the past as well as to the future. Once in the past, witches no longer possess their active powers, either because they do not exist yet, or because younger versions of them possess the powers instead. Chris used a different spell to travel to the past, which allowed him to keep his powers. This spell opened a portal through which he could reach his desired time.

Potions

Cole Turner once used a potion to travel through time. By smashing the potion on the ground, a portal opened in the ground which allowed him to travel to the past and back to the present. A Vision Quest can be used to see visions of the future, similar to Astral Premonitions. To go on a quest, one must drink a potion. Both Phoebe and Leo used this on separate occasions.

Portals

The Elders once displayed the power to send others back in time through Portal Creation, which they used to send the Charmed Ones back in time to meet their ancestors.  A spirit named Clyde also possessed the power to send people through time by using a portal that looked like a door. He used it to send Leo and Paige to the past, where Paige learned the truth about her adoptive parents' car accident.  When a destined event is prevented, it sends a ripple through time. A Time Ripple can be used as a portal to travel through time. Both the warlock Bacarra and Piper once used one of these ripples. As an Avatar, Leo also displayed the power to create time portals when he sent Paige and Kyle Brody to the past to find out the truth about his parents' death.

Artifacts

Cupids and other beings in possession of a Cupid Ring can travel through time. This method of time travel is complicated, as it relies on desires instead of thoughts. One must be very specific to get to the desired time. Time travel with a Cupid Ring appears to be bound to different rules than time travel through spells. In her hippie days, Penny Halliwell used to enchant her belongings to return to her if they were lost. When her granddaughter Paige put on a pair of her Go-Go Boots, she was transported back to 1967.

Gallery

Overview

Image Episode Episode Name Who? Year and/or Date Method Reason
Time Travelling 1x17 That '70s Episode Prue, Piper and Phoebe March 24, 1975 Spell To unbind a bond with Nicholas.
2x02-TimeTravel 2x02 Morality Bites Prue, Piper and Phoebe February 26, 2009 Spell To find out why Phoebe will be executed in the future.
3 2x14 Pardon My Past Phoebe February 17, 1924 Spell To prevent Phoebe's past life curse from killing her.
Charmed304 089 3x04 All Halliwell's Eve Prue, Piper and Phoebe Late 1670's Portal To rescue Charlotte Warren after she's been kidnapped.
Charmed314 253 3x14 The Good, the Bad and the Cursed Prue and Cole April 25, 1873 Time Loop To save a town stuck in a time loop.
TimeTra6 4x06 A Knight to Remember Phoebe and Piper, then eventually Paige and Leo 12th Century Portal To stop the Evil Enchantress.
PortalCreationClyde 4x10 A Paige from the Past Paige and Leo 1994 Portal To revisit Paige's past before her parents died.
Astralecho10 5x06 The Eyes Have It Phoebe A few minutes into the future Astral Premonition To see that they can't vanquish Orin with a potion.
8 5x08 A Witch In Time Piper About 12–24 hours back Time Ripple To tell past Piper that Miles must die.
9 5x18 Cat House Paige and Phoebe 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 Spell Accidental, Paige and Phoebe become stuck in Piper's memories.
Memspell3 6х03 Forget Me...Not Piper, Phoebe and Paige About 24 hours back Memory Spell: To Fill in the Blanks To regain lost memories.
10TT 6x07 Soul Survivor Leo and Chris Different Times Portal Accidental, Chris and Leo fall into a time portal while arguing.
11TT 6x10 Chris-Crossed Chris and Bianca 2026 Spell To bring Chris back to the future.
Charmed611 367 6x11 Witchstock Paige, then Piper and Phoebe 1967 Grams's Go-Go Boots To bring Paige back to the present.
Charmed614 526 6x14 The Legend of Sleepy Halliwell Phoebe 2008 Vision Quest Vision Quest, to learn about the future.
Charmed707 303 7x07 Someone to Witch Over Me Leo, with the help of Chris 1942, 2001, 2003, 2004 Vision Quest Vision Quest, to re-find himself.
7x11-Paige-Kyle 7x11 Ordinary Witches Paige, with Kyle 1981 Portal To find out the truth about Kyle's parents death.
13TT 7x15 Show Ghouls Phoebe and Drake 1899 Time Loop To save a club stuck in a time loop.
Astralecho9.4 8x09 Hulkus Pocus Phoebe Around 2013 Astral Premonition To see that she did have the daughter she foresaw.
Charmed814 379 8x14 12 Angry Zen Billie 1990's Projection To find Christy Jenkins.
CoopPhoebeTimeTravel 8x17 Generation Hex Coop and Phoebe 1920's, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 Cupid Ring To show Phoebe her past loves.
15 8x22 Forever Charmed Billie About 8 hours back Projection To save Christy from dying in the Ultimate Battle.
14 8x22 Forever Charmed Piper and Leo, then eventually Grams and Patty About 8 hours back, 1975, 1982, 2050 Cupid Ring To save Paige and Phoebe from dying in the Ultimate Battle.
10x14-time-travel-ben-kyra 10x15 The Four Sisters, Part 2 Benjamin Turner and Kyra The moment Cole Turner died Projection To witness how Ben's son, Cole, was killed.

Visiting Past Loves

Notes

  • Time Travel is a repeated plot in almost all seasons, excluding season 9.
  • The mechanics of Time Travel changed several times over the course of the series and are highly inconsistent.
  • In "Imaginary Fiends" an occurrence of Wyatt came from the future after Piper used her spell to find out the problem with present Wyatt. Before this it was thought witches could not do this. In the novel "Leo Rising" Leo is inspired by this to write a spell to get both Wyatt and Chris from the future to help get the Charmed Ones back.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "That '70s Episode" and "All Hallow's Eve"
  2. ↑ "Pardon My Past"
  3. ↑ "Chris-Crossed"
  4. ↑ "Forever Charmed"
  5. ↑ "A Witch In Time"
  6. ↑ "A Paige from the Past"
  7. ↑ "Morality Bites"
  8. ↑ "Forever Charmed"
  9. ↑ "Hulkus Pocus"
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