divine possession
God enters mortal
Divine possession is a state in which a deity or spirit is believed to inhabit and control a person's body, often during religious rituals or ceremonies.
The possessed individual may speak prophecy, perform healings, or exhibit behaviors attributed to the inhabiting entity rather than their own will.
The priestess entered divine possession and delivered the oracle's message.
The concept appears across many traditions—from ancient Greek mystery cults to Vodou, Santería, and charismatic Christianity.
- tranceSemiconscious, unresponsive condition
- altered stateModified consciousness experience
- ecstasyOverwhelming intense delight
- channelingDirecting flow or energy
- spirit mediumOne who contacts deceased
oracle · spirit · shaman · speaking in tongues · prophecy · rapture · frenzy · medium · vessel · invocation · deity · ritual · ritual dance · voodoo · loa · entranced · out of body · sacred
- Omoto
- Shinto ritualskagura, purification rites, purification rituals, water purification, shrine visit
- spirit possessionspirit medium, exorcism, exorcist, trance, channeling
- mystery cultsmystery cults, mystery cult, mysteries, initiates, initiation
divine possessionmental illness
Disorder affecting cognition or mood
psychosis · madness · insanity · psychiatric disorder · schizophrenia
divine possessionself-possession
Calm control of oneself
autonomy · self-control · free will · self-mastery · self-determination
divine, divinely, divinity, divinities, divination, diviner, possess, possession, possessions