To Vanquish a Ghost and Return Him to His Rest is a ritual consisting of a spell and a potion that is written in the Halliwell Book of Shadows. In order to be successfully cast, the caster has to be a spirit.
History[]
Jackson Ward[]
In 1999, Prue Halliwell performed this ritual to vanquish the spirit of Jackson Ward. Prue drank the potion—which would 'kill' her for a few moments but allow her to be restored so long as CPR was performed in time—and fell to the ground. As her spirit began to leave her body, she cast the spell and vanquished Jackson. She was then revived by Andy Trudeau, who performed CPR on her.[1]
The Lang Brothers[]
In 2002, Piper Halliwell used the spell after she was fatally wounded by Nathan Lang in an attempt to get revenge against Leo Wyatt. As her spirit began leaving her body, she cast the spell to vanquish Rick and Nathan Lang. Leo then healed Piper before her spirit could move on.[2]
The Necromancer[]
In 2003, Penny Halliwell used this spell to vanquish the Necromancer, one of her former lovers. Using his powers, he had placed her under his control. However, when he forced her to choose between him and her family, her love for her family proved stronger and she cast the spell to vanquish him.[3]
Book of Shadows[]
- To Vanquish a Ghost an
- Return Him
- to His Rest
- To fight the evil spirit on the astral
- plane it is necessary to join him
- in death.
- mix the following:
- a pinch of oleander
- a pinch of jimsonweed
- a pinch of bloodroot
- a pinch of hollyhock seeds
- Grind to a fine powder and
- take with the juice of
- cranberries...
- After battle is joined,
- chant the following
- "ashes to ashes
- spirit to spirit
- take his soul,
- banish this evil."
- continue chanting without ceasing
- until the evil spirit disintegrates.
- This spell must only be
- attempted with a partner.
- After not more than four minutes
- the dead one must be awakened,
- lest she too becomes
- a spirit in fact.
Trivia[]
- Prue is the only caster of this spell to have consumed the potion to become ghost as Piper was killed while preparing the potion and Penny was already a spirit.