Spiritual Energy

Reiatsu is a power aligned with the spiritual sensitivity and willpower of the user. It is often used by Shinigami to provide power to and enable the powers of their Zanpakutō (soul cutters). It can also be used to cast kidō, magic spells created by the Shinigami. Reiatsu can even be coalesced into a physical form and thrown or shot as a projectile. As a display of potency, spiritual beings have the ability to incapacitate the opponent's movement and simultaneously frighten them, by means of dispersing Reiatsu into the air. The aforementioned ability is regarded as Spiritual Pressure, possessing power that could be literally felt within the atmosphere.