Nexus (Charmed)

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The Nexus

A map of the Nexus from Charmed

First appearance	Is There A Woogy In The House?
Last appearance	Something Wicca This Way Goes?
Created by	Constance M. Burge

Statistics
Title	The Prescott Street Nexus
Status	Inactive, no longer a source of power.
Classification	Spiritual Nexus
Ownership or Affiliation	Neutrality; none
Notable traits	It lies equally distant from the five elements: Earth Fire Water Wood Metal
Uses	Source of power for good or evil

1 The Nexus
2 The Shadow
3 Spells
4 Trivia

[edit] The Nexus

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

A Nexus is a place equi-distant from the five elements as explained in the TV series Charmed. Using this as a point of reference, it is quite possible that there could be several Nexus points of power scattered throughout the world, though rare. The one used by the Halliwell family in the Charmed series is embodied as a shadow and seen as a place of ultimate power. The Nexus is located in the basement of the Halliwell Manor and various demons tried to steal its power, including Cole Turner and Zankou. Each attempt is thwarted by the Charmed Ones, and it is eventually destroyed at the end of season 7 in the episode "Something Wicca This Way Goes?".

[edit] The Shadow

The Shadow or The Woogy Man (derived from Boogie Man) is the name the Charmed Ones used to refer to the spirit within the nexus. It was banished beneath Halliwell Manor by Penelope Halliwell, The Charmed Ones together and later by Phoebe Halliwell alone. Demons Cole Turner and Zankou, as well as the warlock Nigel, all seek to take The Shadow into themselves and take with it the power of the Nexus. The Shadow when freed has power over the entire manor and the people within, corrupting them. It is a black smoke, sometimes taking on some semblance of a form, and can speak whilst possessing no body (presumably through magic). It is destroyed along with Zankou when the sisters cast a spell, "To Destroy a Suxen (Nexus)"

[edit] Spells

To Banish the Shadow: I am light. I am one too strong to fight. Return to dark where shadows dwell. You cannot have this Halliwell. Go away and leave my sight. And take with you this endless night. (Variations to this spell were used throughout the series)

To Destroy a Suxen (Nexus): From ancient time this power came, for all to have but none to reign. Take it now, show no mercy, for this power can no longer be.

[edit] Trivia

Those born on a Nexus, are susceptible to turning into a powerful good or powerful evil, much like the Nexus itself. Both Phoebe Halliwell and Wyatt Halliwell, the only two people to be born in Halliwell Manor, were both majorly influenced by evil, with Phoebe becoming Queen of the Underworld and Wyatt becoming a concentrated source of evil power, enslaving California in an alternate future.
The Shadow and The Nexus were conceived originally as separate entities/artifacts, but through continuity errors they became muddled. In season 7, the terms were used interchangeably, and the Shadow opted for a neutral party host (Leo) rather than its previous modus operandi of corrupting good with evil.
Some see The Nexus as a way of recreating The Hellmouth in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, a place of extreme supernatural activity, a desired location by demons, and a battleground between good and evil.
The Nexus was destroyed in the Season 7 finale and never mentioned again.

Spoilers end here.

Charmed
Main: Season summaries \| Episode guide \| Broadcasters, DVDs & other media \| Terms \| Trivia
Locations and Artifacts: San Francisco Bay Area \| Halliwell Manor \| Magic School \| The Nexus \| Book of Shadows
Good beings: Charmed Ones \| Close friends \| Family and friends \| Whitelighters \| Elders
Evil beings: Darklighters \| Warlocks
Neutral: Avatars \| The Hollow \| Firestarters