The inhabiting of a person’s mind and body by a non-physical spirit. This may be willingly encouraged, especially with benign spirits (as in channeling, invocations, and some Voodoo practices), or unexpected and possibly terrifying, especially with a negative and/or unwanted spirit. In some cases, a special rite called an exorcism is required to remove an unwanted or negative spirit from a possessed person.
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