Power Augmentation is the ability to variably increase and diversify the supernatural force or traits of a being. Augmentation has not been shown to function as an active power in itself, but rather as a skill that certain beings can develop after exploring the full capabilities of their own powers.

When used between two individuals, this ability typically applies when the recipient’s power is inferior or less developed than that of the remitter. Although rare, Power Augmentation is highly potent, as it can increase both the effectiveness of a power and the overall strength of its user.

Witches have also been known to use spells and potions to enhance their own magic. However, the amount of power that can be augmented appears to have a finite limit. In most cases, such empowerment is not permanently sustained and rarely lasts for an extended period of time.

Methods

Powers

Projection

Billie Jenkins learned to use her Projection power to enhance another person's power. She used this aspect twice: first, to project the Power of Three in conjunction with Buddha’s Staff, and later to strengthen Christy Jenkins’ pyrokinetic power to immeasurable levels, allowing them to vanquish a demon believed to be impossible to destroy.^[1]

Wyatt Halliwell has also been shown to augment Piper Halliwell’s basic scrying ability while still in the womb.

Empathy

The power of Empathy can and will automatically strengthen and evolve any other power the user possesses if they cannot turn their empathic power off since all magical powers are tied to emotions.

Prue, during her brief time as an empath, effectively had the entire rainbow of human emotions under her belt, and to extreme degrees. This exceedingly high inflow of emotion granted her a massive power boost, to the point where she became more powerful than the thought-to-be-invincible demon, Vinceres.

Her telekinetic power was the first to advance, to a point where Vinceres, a demon who was immune to witchcraft, became vulnerable to it, and even allowed her to perform gravity-defying maneuvers so that she could meet Vinceres blow for blow in classic hand-to-hand combat. It also evolved her power of Astral Projection, allowing her body and astral form to briefly be awake at the same time.^[2]

Environment

Nexus

The ground containing the Nexus had the ability to enhance the powers of whoever lays claim on the ground, whether they be good or evil. For this reason, Warren witches claimed the house built on top of the Nexus after the 1906 Earthquake, and certain evil beings have attempted to take the Nexus for themselves.^[3]

Limbo

Magical beings can enter and leave Limbo by using water as a portal. In Limbo, those with powers will find that their abilities have automatically increased in strength or have evolved into new abilities.

When Paige entered limbo, her telekinetic orbing automatically advanced, allowing her to orb an object and her sister's soul without having to call for them. When Yen Lo, Phoebe and An Ling entered limbo their levitation power did not advance, but rather evolved into Flight.^[4]

The All

The All, being the concentrated point from which all magic is born, could enhance a magical being's powers to their maximum potential simply by being in close proximity. Phoebe was able to fly while inside the dome while Paige could scatter the orbs of her targets, basically dismembering them, and Piper could revert objects to their former state with her mind. The All can also magnify the potency of spells.^[5]

Spells and Rituals

Charm of Multiplicity

Prue once cast a spell to triple a witch's strength in hopes of multiplying her telekinetic power; however, this spell did not augment her powers but instead created two clones of Prue that shared her abilities, essentially giving her three times the level of power she normally possessed.^[6]

The Source's Spell

The Source of All Evil once cast a spell to augment the warlock Hogan's power of Discord Inducement, turning all mortals in San Francisco against the Charmed Ones and make them attack them as soon as they are in sight.^[7]

Potions

Power Tripling Potion

P. Russell once tripled the strength of her pyrokinetic power through the use of a potion made by the warlock Anton. The potion made her stronger and advanced her power into Fire Throwing, which she used to fight off her cousin's power of Cryokinesis.^[8]

Artifacts

Evil Eye

Shuvanis and other beings in possession of the Evil Eye, an ancient Gypsy talisman that is blessed with the ability of augmentation, which they can use to augment their own abilities.

Lydia Nicolae owned the necklace and used it to augment her power of Optical Energy Blasts; the power to shoot green beams of energy at an opponent from the user's eyes.

During the same time, Phoebe was experiencing problems with her powers, her power of Premonition was ineffective and she could barely levitate. However, as soon as she figured out her problem and then touched the talisman, her powers became active once again and advanced to the point where she could experience the event as she astral projected into her future self.^[9]

See also

• All Halliwell's Eve
• Channeling
• Limbo
• Power Granting
• Power Manipulation
• Power Tapping
• Power Tripling Potion
• Star Alignment
• Ultimate Power

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