Healing

**Healing** is the power to restore an individual to full health and pristine condition. It seems to be a power exclusive to Whitelighters. However, some magical objects and potions provide healing effects as well.

## Overview

The power to heal must be activated with a hand over the wound. When the power is used, a white light shines brightly from the wielder's hand as the injury is healed. This power does not seem to require too much focus as Harry Greenwood was able to heal Cameron Russo without needing to look at him. After Jordan Chase developed the ability, his power is shown to be channeled through a dim white light from his fingers.

The power may take longer to work when a being is closer to death. When healing Macy Vaughn from near death, Harry seemed to require more time and focus than usual to complete the healing. However, a being that has been struck by deathbolts are unable to be healed from their certain death, as seen when Harry was unable to heal Charity Callahan after she was struck by her sister Fiona's deathbolts. Whitelighters are also unable to heal self-inflicted wounds, as seen when Harry was unable to heal Helen McGantry after she had stabbed herself in the heart.

It is seemingly also possible for some users to be able to heal themselves, as when Jada Shields was shot by a witch hunter with an arrow, Mel stated that Jada was unable to heal the wound due to the anti-magic properties of the weapon.

This power can also be used to ease the symptoms of or slow down the effect of curses.

## Extensions of Healing

It has been shown that Whitelighters possess various additional healing abilities that may be required for more serious injuries.

### Poison Transferal

The users of this ability are able to save an individual from dying of poison by magically moving the poison into the user. It acts similarly to the ability to heal by restoring full health to the victim, but has a secondary effect of causing the user to be infected by the poison instead.

### Coma Inducement

The users of this ability are able to place other beings that have been poisoned into a magically induced coma in order to ward off the effects of the toxin and provide more time to find an antidote without the being dying.

### Rapid Cellular Regeneration

Rapid Cellular Regeneration, also known as Self-Healing, is the power to heal oneself. Little is known about this power, except the fact that the user's mRNA molecules can be harnessed through the combination of magic and science, to create a solution that will allow the user to share an aspect of their power to reprogram someone else's cells in order to heal them from something. The same thing can happen through natural means, to the mother of the user while still pregnant to them, as they share the same blood.

## Known Users

Original Power
* Whitelighters
	+ Harry Greenwood (formerly)
	+ Tessa Flores-Cohen
	+ Helen McGantry
* Whitelighter-Witches
	+ Jada Shields

Through spell, artifact, power stealing, etc.
* Jordan Chase (through an accident during the Whitelighter Resurrection Ritual)

Objects
* Sirona-Stone
* Pixie Potions

## Trivia

* Like in the original series, healing creates light when used. But unlike the original, the light is white instead of being gold/yellow. This might be the power that gave Whitelighters their name.
* Unlike in the original series, where it takes a short while for any type of injury, healing is ordinarily near instantaneous.
* In the original series, Whitelighters could not use their power to heal themselves, but they could be healed by other Whitelighters. In the reboot, while it is unknown if regular Whitelighters can heal themselves, it's been stated, that Whitelighter-Witches can.
* Much like the original series, healing cannot heal injuries caused by mental afflictions or self-inflicted wounds.
	+ However, while "*Needs to Know*" in season 2 demonstrates the inability to heal self-inflicted wounds, in "*Memento Mori*" in season 1, Harry Greenwood was able to heal several burns on Macy Vaughn's arm that she placed there herself as a lead for herself, creating a continuity error.
* Although not confirmed, it can be presumed that Whitelighters are unable to heal the dead like in the original series. It's been shown that healing a being close to death requires a great amount more of focus and takes longer to complete the process.
* It has not been shown if healing can repair clothing and other damaged objects like in the original show.

## References

1. ↑ "*Pilot*"
2. ↑ "*Sweet Tooth*"
3. ↑ "*Red Rain*"
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "*Touched by a Demon*"
5. ↑ "*Cats and Camels and Elephants, oh my…*"
6. ↑ "*Truth or Cares*"
7. ↑ Joey Falco's Tweet
8. ↑ What to Expect When You're Expecting the Apocalypse
9. ↑ Schrodinger's Future