A term closely related to the Touch, referring to psychic abilities and extrasensory perception. The word connects the Dark Tower mythos to Stephen King's wider literary universe, where 'the shining' describes similar powers possessed by characters like Danny Torrance. In the Dark Tower context, those who shine possess varying degrees of telepathy, precognition, and empathic sensitivity. The Breakers imprisoned in the Devar-Toi are individuals who shine with particular intensity.