soul stealing
Taking someone's essence
Soul stealing refers to the belief that something can capture or drain a person's essence or spirit.
The concept appears in folklore about photography—some cultures feared cameras could steal souls—and in spiritual traditions where malevolent entities supposedly extract life force.
Modern usage is often figurative: a soul-stealing job leaves you emotionally depleted, or a soul-stealing bureaucracy grinds down your humanity.
That commute is absolutely soul-stealing.
- spiritSoul, mood, or liquor
- possessionState of owning
- demonMalevolent supernatural being
- darkAbsence of light
- dark magicMalevolent supernatural practice
curse · vampire · essence · draining · life force · ritual · occult · hex · specter · devouring · shadow · black mirror · witchcraft · necromancy · siphon · wraith · consume · haunting
- magicwizard, wand, sorcerer, witchcraft, mage
- necromancynecromancer, necromancy, undead, reanimation, lich
- mythical powersimmortality, shapeshifting, telepathy, teleportation, invisibility
- superpowerstelekinesis, telepathy, superpower, invisibility, force powers
- demonologydemons, devil, Satan, Lucifer, Lilith
soul stealingsoul healing
Mending one's inner self
spiritual redemption · reanimation · spiritual renewal · resurrection · salvation
soul stealingsoul salvation
Deliverance from sin's consequences
spiritual healing · divine grace · inner peace · spiritual fulfillment · enlightenment
soul stealingblessing
Prayer seeking divine favor
consecration · sanctification · divine protection · spiritual care
soul, stealing, souls, souled, soulful, soulfully, soulfulness, soulless, soullessly