Near ascension

Near ascension occurs when a Human is evolving to the point of Ascension, but has not yet shed his or her physical form to become energy. A normal human on average uses at most 10% of his or her brain at any one time, but they require use of at least 92% to ascend. Pre-ascension is when brain activity is over average but the user is not yet Ascended. This usually gives them special abilities due to the heightened brain activity. The abilities become stronger and more diverse as the brain activity increases. Shortly after leaving the Pegasus Galaxy, the Ancients began to develop these abilities, and eventually ascended, but some of the technology they left behind has allowed others to follow the same path. The Ori also ascended (but later than the Ancients,) and without the assistence of technology.

Healing
Near-ascended humans have the power to heal others with minor to major wounds, even those caused by a direct Staff weapon hit. They can also cure the Ori plague.

Enhanced biology and telepathy
Near-ascension also grants super-hearing and sight, and even mind reading, when the human brain reaches activity of 60%.

Foresight
Near-ascension allows the user to see visions of the future and share them with others. Thease visions have allways come true, allthough the user cannot tell when or where what he sees will happen.

Lightning
This ability allows the user to summon strikes of lightning to vanquish whole armies in an instant.

Telekinesis
This is powerful enough to hold doors shut and throw people back. It can also block vocal chords and stop people from speaking.

Psycokinesis
This ability allows the bearer to move things they cannot see with the power of their mind. Psychokinetics are even able to affect complex machinery whose inner workings are foreign to them, including energy weapons as used by the Wraith.

Energy beams
The ability to fire an energy beam from their hands.

Torture
Priors of the Ori had the ability to deliver excruciating pain to humans and it is likely all near-ascended can also.

With Technology

 * Ancients
 * Daniel Jackson
 * Cassandra (although unstable)
 * Jack O'Neill
 * Khalek
 * Rodney McKay

Without Technology

 * Adria (although she was given the abilities by the Ori)
 * Ancients' descendants
 * Moros/Merlin/Myrradin (although he de-ascended himself to gain the most power possible as a mortal)
 * Ori