depossession (releasement, release therapy)

Outgrowth of past-life therapy. Depossession is a variation of exorcism that purportedly involves detachment of human and nonhuman spirits from humans, usually by persuasion. Alleged nonhuman possessors include "elementals": "nature spirits" such as elves, fairies, gnomes (e.g., trolls), nymphs, satyrs, and pixies.