What is a Walk-In?

A Walk-In? is where a new spirit enters a body.

There are various cases where the spirit belonging to the body leaves, or a swap takes place, or both spirits remain in the body creating a situation where the person becomes a Host (see also Multiples).

A walk-in can be a hostile possession, or a sensitive person can be approached in a more friendly manner and agree to have the guest. Either of these can result in the walk-in having total control or creating a multiple system. Hostile attacks are likely to do neither and just leave a broken, insane person if it isn't driven off and it can't adapt itself to the body. Some people's spirits depart when they are injured and are replaced by a spirit taking the opportunity. This would be a near-death experience in the sense that the body didn't die, though the first soul never returned.