In short, spirit attachment can interfere with any aspect of the life of the unsuspecting host. Most people are vulnerable to spirit attachment on many occasions in the normal course of life. Many traditional therapists reject the notion of past life therapy, partly because it is based on the questionable philosophy of reincarnation. Many traditional therapists and past life therapists reject the notion of Spirit Releasement Therapy because it is based on the objectionable and, to many people, frightening possibility of spirit possession. Spirit possession is an age old condition, a notion at least as old as written history.
Reincarnation is ancient belief prevalent among most people on the earth.
Healing therapies based on these concepts are new within this century. Historically, the treatment of spirit possession has been primarily in the hands of the shaman, medicine man, or clergy. Rituals of many sorts have been used, from verbal incantations and incense to beating with sticks. Baptism and christening of infants is a form of exorcism. The Finnish sauna and the attendant beating with branches is another form of exorcism.