Orb (Charmed)
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Orbing is the magical form of teleportation used by Whitelighters and Elders who are portrayed on the television series Charmed.
An orb on Charmed is a ball of blue light, which accompanies Whitelighters in many forms, most commonly teleportation. Darklighter orbs are black. Gideon's orbs were purple, and in the episode "Lucky Charmed", Paige showed green orbs when she cast a spell. In some hybrids orbs can be seen in other forms, such as in Wyatt Halliwell's other powers which have on instance manifested with orbs, specifically conjuration. There are also orbs on Charmed seen with witch magic and ghosts, which bear closer resemblance to the standard paranormal meaning of the word, such as when a witch summons another, teleports with a spell or glamours their appearance.
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[edit] As Teleportation, "Orbing"
When someone orbs, they turn into blue lights and lose most corporeal form, and can go from place to place almost instantly. Even someone with only half-whitelighter heritage can orb, as displayed by Paige Matthews and Wyatt and Chris Halliwell.
Whitelighters can transport either by becoming a sillhouette comprised of orbs if they want, which rises out of sight (Leo Wyatt, Chris Halliwell) or by turning into sparkles of orbs which dissipate (Samuel Wilder, Paige Matthews). Most Whitelighters display both (Gideon, Wyatt Halliwell) even though most prefer a certain way of transportation. Examples of Whitelighters displaying both abilities can be seen in many episodes of the series. Most noticably from the middle of season four on when Paige learns to orb.
[edit] Telekinetic Orbing or Calling
This power manifests itself as a hybrid version of two combined powers; telekinesis and orbing. The ability is defined as accessing telekinesis, the ability to move objects with your mind with concentration, through the whitelighter ability of teleportation known as 'orbing.' Depending on the object one with this power wishes to move telekinetically, they must use a vocal command to cause the intended object to orb from one location and appear within another. Although some with more experience with the power do not need a vocal trigger to use the ability. Not just anyone can develop this power. For instance, for hybrids to be the bearer of telekinetic orbing they must be the child of a whitelighter parent and a witch parent stemming from a line of telekinetics. Another known way is to have the whitelighter orbing power amplified after becoming an Elder, sometimes called by fans "remote orbing".
[edit] In Elders
When the power has been used by Elders, it has always shown their actions causing something else to orbed to another location. This could mean on a level it works differently to that seen in hybrids and not merely an extension of telekinesis.
[edit] In Meditation
When Whitelighters meditate, they are covered in orbs. This power has been demonstrated by Ramus the Elder, Leo as a Whitelighter, and Paige, a hybrid. However, when Whitelighters merely hover, they do not display orbs (as shown by Leo, twice).
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