Possession

Possession is the ability to control living beings actions by entering their body. Andras is able to possess a host if he becomes angry enough, The Source is able to perform the act at will and certain ghosts can escape the void and possess the living.

Kali possessed this power, but her victim had to touch the mirror she was appearing in in order for her to do it, such as when she possessed Aviva. However, since she was only a low-level demon, breaking her possession was fairly easy. Piper simply froze her, which freed Aviva since as a good witch, she couldn't freeze. Breaking Kali's possession in this manner gave the Charmed Ones the chance to vanquish Kali once and for all.

Life essences are also able to possess a host, but they do so quite differently. When The Source possesses a person, they retain no memory of their actions while possessed, but do retain a general sense of uneasiness.

In contrast, those possessed by Ghosts retain the memories of acts committed, as do Andras' victims.

The Unborn Source also possessed Phoebe when she was pregnant; under his influence, Phoebe manifested the powers of the Queen of the Underworld, and was also able to touch the Grimoire.

A life essence can be driven out of a host by a dispossessing spell and Andras was able to be forcibly removed from Belthazor’s body by the strike of an energy ball. Ghosts and The Source must voluntarily relinquish their possession, but while possessing a host, they can still use there powers. Also, The Source managed to possess Cole Turner after being vanquished, growing steadily more powerful all the time, until the sisters were forced to vanquish Cole to remove The Source from him. Cole later resurrected himself, but his first vanquish freed him from possession by The Source.

If the invading spirit has a soul or something resembling a soul (such as a life essence), the host dies within a short time; a body can't handle having two souls in it. In the case of a life essence, the host soul dies and the life essence replaces it. If the invading spirit has a full-fledged soul, the host body completely burns out and dies.

List of Users

 * The Source
 * Unborn source
 * Possessor Demons
 * Andras
 * Kali
 * Jackson Ward - possessed a body to cross water
 * Ghosts
 * Woogyman
 * Hollow
 * Terra
 * Phantasm
 * Guardian Demons