Memory Erasure is the power to erase the memories of others.
Overview[]
The user must be physically close to a person whose memories they wish to wipe. They then hold their hand toward the target and a glowing white light will emit from the hand, which is then usually swooped or positioned directly in front of the target's face to effectively erase their memories. This is presumably a common ability of all Whitelighters, and even the Whitelighter-Witch hybrid Jada Shields possesses this ability as well. It's also possible for exceptional witches, such as Charity Callahan, to possess this power.
This power will not work on humans who are frozen in time, as time must be restarted before a Whitelighter can erase their memories. Thus far, the ability has only been shown being used on mortals and witches. It is currently unknown whether this ability is effective on Whitelighters, demons or other supernatural beings.
It is possible to access the effects of this power through the usage of certain spells, such as the Memory Blocking Spell. This ability can also be replicated through the extremely powerful reality warping magic of the Source with the advantage that the Source doesn't have to be physically close to the target.
Sometime during or shortly after the process of transforming a deceased mortal into a Whitelighter, the Elders would erase the memories of their mortal lives in order to make sure that the Whitelighters were focused on their duties rather than any unfinished business they may have from their mortal lives. The exact method in which this was done is currently unknown, though it was most likely achieved through some sort of spell.
History[]
Harry Greenwood is the first being shown to possess this power. He first mentioned it when offering to erase the memories of Cameron Russo, who witnessed the Vera-Vaughn Charmed Ones' vanquish of Taydeus in "Pilot". This power is later shown for the first time when Harry erases the memories of the Hilltowne University janitor who was attacked by the primordial form of the Harbinger of Hell in "Let This Mother Out".
In "Bug a Boo", Jada Shields erased the memories of a mortal woman who was being robbed seconds prior.
In "Touched by a Demon", Harry erases a woman's memory after she was attacked by a Galimori Demon.
In "Memento Mori", Elder Charity Callahan also demonstrated this power by using it to erase Macy Vaughn's memories of her killing Elder Priyanka Bari and Marisol Vera. However, Macy's status as a Charmed One allowed the memories to bleed back through.
After merging with the Source in "Red Rain", Macy was able to warp reality to remotely wipe the memories of every mortal in Hilltowne of the events leading up to her becoming the Source.
In "Don't Look Back in Anger", Harry had lost his memory after the Faction implanted a memory blocking chip into his brain, which erased all his memory of his time as a Whitelighter along with his powers. They were restored after Jordan Chase removed the chip. Meanwhile, Macy was accidentally put in a dream where she relived the memory she had lost from when she was twenty years old and accidentally set a guy on fire. Harry was the one who erased her memory.
In "Yew Do You", Harry erased Julie and Jason's memories of the former running the latter over with a car after she fell under Omon's control.
In "Be Kind. Rewind.", Inara had wiped all magical beings' memories of their previous lives and rewrote them with new ones. When the Vera-Danso Charmed Ones played the Tallyman's song to awaken the magical creatures' memories of their horrifying time, Inara cast a memory spell to rewrite their memories once again.
Known Users[]
- Original Power
- Sources with Memory Erasing Effects
- The Sacred Flame/The Source of All Evil (can alter or erase memories through Reality Warping)
- Memory Blocking Chips
- Through spell, artifact, power stealing, etc.
- Macy Vaughn (merged with the Source; relinquished)
- The Faction (through the use of the memory blocking chips)
- Inara (through the use of the Memory Blocking Spell)
Trivia[]
- Like healing, this Whitelighter power also generates light when wielded.
- Unlike healing, the light effect is CGI while healing is the result of having a light bulb in the actor's hand.
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