Magic Tools Used In Charmed
- Alchemist's Tools
- Athame
- Auger Shell
- Book of Shadows
- Buddha's Magic Staff
- Crystal Ball
- Crystal Cage
- Dragon Blade
- Excalibur
- Eye of Aghbar
- Grams' Ring
- Grimoire
- Hippolyte's Magic Belt
- Magical Amulets (Amulet of Protection)
- Monkey Totem
- Pandora's Box
- Paranoia Crystal
- Power Sucking Athame
- Ring Of Inspiration
- Ronyx Crystal
- Spirit Board
- Vaklav's Camera
Season 3, Episode 9 – Coyote Piper
Essence Bearer
From the Book Of Shadows - An alchemist would use a bottle
such as this to capture and/ or store a Life Essence. A Life Essence
is comparable to a human soul, but made in a mixing lab. A well
made Life Essence can possess any living being but would prove toxic and
eventually lethal to the being’s pre-existing soul.
Crimson Scalpel
This ceremonial instrument is used by an Alchemist to make an incision
in a body. The Demon uses spells and an incantation on the blood and lets
it drip into a magic Essence Bearer, where it thickens to form an essence.
Other ingredients make it a fully-formed Life Essence.
Blazing Alembic
This transforms matter into energy. The Alchemist deposits matter in the
alembic and heats it over a ritualistic flame. After the Alchemist invokes
the Dark Spirits, the matter distills into energy which can then be manipulated
for evil purposes.
Mutator
This transforms one type of matter into another. An Alchemist places the
initial substance inside the first cylinder. Then, as the Alchemis chants,
the substance magically materializes in the second cylinder in an entirely
different form.
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Season 3, Episode 1 – The Honeymoon Is Over
Season 3, Episode 5 – Sight Unseen
Season 4, Episode 1 – Charmed Again
Season 6, Episode 4 – Dirty Blondes
Season 6, Episode 22 – It's A Bad, Bad, Bad, Bad World
An athame is one of the common altar tools. It's usually a double bladed knife with a black handle. The athame represents the element fire (or air, in some traditions) and is often used to cast the circle and to direct magical energies. Demons, Warlocks and other evil beings also use it to kill.
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Season 5, Episode 1 – A Witch's Tail, Part One
Used to drain the life force of a mermaid. Can kill if not used by an immortal being.
The Charmed Ones book of spells, warlocks, demons and other magical beings. It is a large leather bound voloume, emblazoned with a Triquetra, symbolising the Power Of Three, on the front cover. The BOS cannot be copied, nor moved from the Manor, except by a Charmed One. Ecil has a hard time handling the book, as it has been enchanted to prevent it. The BOS was started by the girls' ancestors, and has been added to with each generation. Even Leo has managed to add to it.
Although the BOS in the series is fictional, it may also refer to the Book Of Shadows that Wiccan's use.
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Season 8, Episode 14 –Twelve Angry Zen
A magical staff protected by the twelve Chinese Zodiacs and passed to one of them each year. For the full year, this Zodiac could pass his will over the entire world. It was originally owned by Buddha himself. One who is not strong of will, who possesses it, can influence their personality on others. In the hands of evil, it oculd be used to spread the evil throughout the world.
Season 6, Episode 21 – Reality Check
Crystal balls are used as part of scrying, or divination.
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Season 3, Episode 5 – Sight Unseen
Season 4, Episode 13 – Charmed And Dangerous
Season 5, Episode 20 – Sense and sense ability
Season 7, Episode 8 – Charmed confidential
Five cydarite crystals that, when oriented in an east-to-west circle, have the ability to create a cage of light with the power to contain a demon/warlock and reflect their powers back to them. To open or close the cage, add or remove a crystal.
Season 4, Episode 4 – Enter The Demon
A dagger with the power to trap human souls within it's blade.
Season 6, Episode 8 – Charmed in Camelot
Protected by the Lady of the Lake. At Arthur's death, Sir Bedivere threw Excalibur into the lake; a hand rose from the water, caught the sword, and disappeared. She appears before the sisters and asks for their help in protecting the sword. Many magical beings turn up at the Manor to attempt to pull the sword from the stone, but in the end it is Piper who succeeds.
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Season 6, Episode 15 – I Dream Of Phoebe
A magical amulet that protects demons from witch's powers and potions.
Season 4, Episode 12 – Lost And Bound
After her sixth marriage, Grams put a curse on a ring that would transform the wearer into a sterotypical 1950s housewife, so that, if she became engaged again, the ring would remind her of what she hated about marriage. The inscription on the ring reads: 'To gain another, to lose yourself'.
Season 4, Episode 19 – We're Off To See The Wizard
A Grimoire is an evil Book of Shadows used by dark forces. Whenever a new Source is chosen, it must lay it's hand on the book as it takes the oath, otherwise it doesn't get it's powers. The Grimiore protects itself from good. Leo hid it inside the mountains of the West Andes.
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Season 8, Episode 8 – Battle Of The Hexes
Has the power to grant whoever wearing it super strength and speed. It also corrupts the female wearer into building a womens utopia by killing all men. It cannot be worn by any evil beings or it will kill them.
Season 3, Episode 20 - Exit Strategy
These amulets are two halves of an ancient charm. Even on their own they are extremely powerful, offering protection against all but the most powerful Demons. Only great strength can overcome them.
Amulets are useless to anyone evil and they are for the use of good only. Whoever joins the two Amulets together becomes invincible.
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Season 5, Episode 20 – Sense And Sense Ability
Created by a sorcerer many centuries ago after being betrayed by his magical monkey, who stole his master's voice. He turned the monkey into a wooden totem, which has the ability to steal the sight, hearing, and speech.
Season 7, Episode 18 – Little Box Of Horror
In mythology, it is a box Zeus gave to Pandora, when she was sent to mankind, with strict instructions that she not open it. Pandora's curiosity got the better of her, and she opened the box. All the evils and miseries of the world flew out to afflict mankind.
It is protected by the Guardians of the Box but, if opened, misery, famines and plagues will consume mankind.
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Season 7, Episode 12 – Extreme Makeover: World Edition
A magical crystal used that places complete paranoia on the witch who is touched - does not effect humans.
Season 6, Episode 21 – Reality Check
An athame that absorbs the powers of whomever it stabs, whether demon or witch. The powers are absorbed directly into the athame.
Season 4, Episode 9 – Muse To My Ears
Created to provide concentrated inspiration in times of need, the ring of inspiration allows the wearer to see, capture and release muses.
Season 6, Episode 21 – Reality Check
An ancient form of magical voyeurism that predates even the crystal ball.
Season 1, Episode 1 – Something Wicca This Way Comes
A ouija board, used to tap into occult forces, normally spirits of the dead.
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Season 8, Episode 7 – The Lost Picture Show
A demon named Vaklav used his camera to trap people inside, feeding off
the pain of their families and friends.