In Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining, both young Danny Torrance and the hotel chef Dick Hallorann possess a rare psychic ability known as “the shine,” a form of telepathy and clairvoyance that allows them to read thoughts, sense emotions, communicate mentally across distances, and perceive past or future events. Danny’s shine is exceptionally powerful, enabling him to foresee dangers at the Overlook Hotel and even send a desperate mental call for help that reaches Hallorann in Florida, while Hallorann—having inherited the gift from his grandmother—uses it to connect with Danny, explain the ability, and attempt a rescue. This shining makes them stand out amid the hotel’s malevolent forces, highlighting their sensitivity to the supernatural traces left behind. However, as Hallorann reassures Danny in a memorable scene, they are not alone in possessing this talent; many other people have some degree of the shine, though most remain unaware of it or don’t fully recognize its presence, making it a subtle but widespread human potential rather than something exclusive to just the two of them.