Possessed By A Spirit! My Experiences Working With Shamanic Healers

For most of my life, I thought possession was only something found in fiction. A demon takes over the body of a child or elder, swears a lot, and rotates their neck 180 degrees; possibly complimented with some wall-crawling and supernatural jargon.

This is the image we have of possession, right? It’s a pretty grim image at best. Sure, it makes a good story, but possession isn’t real…

Is it?

I’m here to tell you that not only is possession real, but I have witnessed it several times while working closely with shamanic healers. Spiritual possession is not make-believe, nor is it improvisation, the result of psychosis, or people losing their marbles on medicine.

Possession is something that must be taken seriously. I have a huge amount of respect for the healers who perform strenuous and often grueling exorcisms, as I’ve seen it in action multiple times.

Here I will tell you everything I know about spiritual possession and a little about my experiences with people who have undergone it.

The difference between entity attachment and entity possession

Over the last couple of years, I’ve lived in multiple shamanic communities in Ecuador and Peru. During this time, I have witnessed several exorcisms, which have ranged from ‘I’ll take this with a grain of salt’ to downright disturbing.