Divine Possession

Divine Possession (り, kami gakari) is a technique a god can use to inhabit the body of a human. This gives the god full control over the human's actions.

During a possession, the human maintains their original appearance with the exception of minor visual cues. In Yato's case, the human's eye color changes to match his own, and the crown symbol seen on his tracksuit is placed on the human's head.

In the anime, it is explained that gods used to possess humans in order to fulfill a specific purpose or spread the word of their religion and existence. Usually, the one being possessed is a devout follower, a priest, or priestess.

Restrictions

 * It may require that the human has verbally expressed devotion to the god. Yato believes that he is able to possess Hiyori because she'd told him she wanted to be closer with him, and perhaps for this reason, Kofuku is unable to possess her.
 * Yato possesses Hiyori's body after her spirit had slipped out, but it is unspecified whether this is a requirement for the technique under normal circumstances.
 * The god is still limited by the physical capabilities of the human. For example, Yato unintentionally dislocates Hiyori's shoulder through a stunt that would not normally not injure him as a god.

Usages

 * Yato possesses Hiyori on her first day of high school.