Brahma Kumari adherents believe that a soul can inhabit the body of another, or possess them, against their will.

"There are some who say that lost souls inhabit the bodies of loons."

That the soul of our grandam might haply inhabit a bird.

Later the series explores the idea that "green seers" can see through the eyes of such trees, and that their souls inhabit them after death.

One million souls once inhabited the city, but their numbers had dwindled to 350,000.

Or rather a part of him did, for it was obvious that the Scot's soul no longer inhabited his body.

What planet do your souls inhabit, and how can I unite mine with yours?

The souls of the damned inhabit that ship, my beloved Guinan.

Originally released in 1964, the novel explores the question of what happens before souls inhabit human bodies, and how they are created.

After being resuscitated, the two souls inhabit the body.