Board Thread:General Grimm Discussion/@comment-27523265-20160103230339

Given the fact that the species possesses a woge, i think we must still consider them wessen no matter the radical differences between tem and other species. It is possible that they are one of the mythical races that developed alongside the bestial races, and that their powers stem from a certain dichotomy of their being, the physical and the spiritual. They seem to be something of a cross between a zombie and a ghost, the existence of which is well documented in the series. Their physically decayed form might allow for the seemingly more tenuous connection o their spirit. This spirit endures in the world even after they die, forming a collective of hexenbiest spirits, who are able to make consious decisions, such as restoring Adalin's powers. This would explain why there are ritualistic elements in the ritual to restore hexenbiest powers rather than purely biologicl means. Consider that theur body essentially allows them to function as mediums, channeling not only their spirit but alo the spirits of those hexenbiests who endure in the world still and that their powers could stem from this.. It may be that all wesen are created through this way and that grimm's blood works on hexenbiests because of the more tenuous connection to their spirits. Their woge allows them to better channel spirits, but requires a spirit of one's own to initiate. Juliette may have gained the needed genetics to be a vessel for such spirits due to her time in Adalind's body, the DNA lingering in some way. Made hexenbiests then are more powerful because the spirits suit them perfectly to receiving and channeling their power. Zaubertranke could require this spiritual influence to work, sperating the seemingly magical powers of zaubertranke from the more mundane work of Rosalee, perhaps the essense of their kind being neccassary to funnel the power into the mix. If Diana were channeling past spirits,  it would explain her extraordinary intellect as ababy, allowing her to direct Meisner specifically to get firewood rather that her psychic abilities starting a fire in the cabin, as she might have access to their collective knowledge and experiences. The hands that blessed Adalind are accounted for in both what the mean, whose testing her, and where they come from. It is possible that Sean's human side grounds his spirit, preventing him from reaching out to channel spirits or perform such feats as telekinesis. 