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title: What is an intrusion?
description: "Something lodged in us that should not be there, having entered through the holes soul-loss and Power-loss leave. Four broad types: unhelpful thought-forms, introjects, foreign-body energetic intrusions, and entity possessions. ## Where does this come up in the wiki? These…"
url: "https://www.therapeutic-shamanism.co.uk/wiki/what-is-an-intrusion/"
updated: "2026-11-10"
category: Glossary
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# What is an intrusion?

Something lodged in us that should not be there, having entered through the holes soul-loss and Power-loss leave. Four broad types: unhelpful thought-forms, introjects, foreign-body energetic intrusions, and entity possessions.

## Where does this come up in the wiki?

These answers say more about it:

- [What is Power-loss?](/wiki/what-is-power-loss/)
- [What is shamanic healing?](/wiki/what-is-shamanic-healing/)
- [What is soul retrieval?](/wiki/what-is-soul-retrieval/)
- [What are the different parts of the self in Therapeutic Shamanism?](/wiki/what-are-the-different-parts-of-the-self-in-therapeutic-shamanism/)
- [How do Guides, journeying and grounding support parts-of-self work?](/wiki/how-do-guides-journeying-and-grounding-support-parts-of-self-work/)
- [What is the difference between an ancestor and an Ancestor?](/wiki/what-is-the-difference-between-an-ancestor-and-an-ancestor/)
- [What is soul loss?](/wiki/what-is-soul-loss/)
- [How is Power-loss healed and what is Power retrieval?](/wiki/how-is-power-loss-healed-and-what-is-power-retrieval/)

## Where can I find the other terms?

Every term used across the wiki has a short definition in the [glossary, A to Z](/wiki-glossary/#intrusion).