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An angel can be pulled from its vessel by other angels, or even powerful [[demon]]s;<ref name="four20" /> [[Alastair]] once attempted to [[exorcise]] [[Castiel]] from his vessel using a [[spell]], but he was interrupted before he could finish, leaving it unclear whether he would have been able to actually banish Castiel from Jimmy Novak.<ref name="four16">[[4.16 On the Head of a Pin]]</ref> According to Castiel, there is an open connection between an unoccupied human vessel and its angel.<ref name="five03" /> This connection can be used to summon an angel back to its vessel using the proper incantation. Conversely, a team of demons led by Crowley were able to trap Lucifer in Nick by performing complex rituals that essentially turned Nick into the new cage, although Lucifer was eventually able to overcome these rituals enough to restore himself to full control of his powers while still stuck in Nick's body.<ref name="twelve17">[[12.17 The British Invasion]]</ref>
If the vessel has a great enough strength of will, they are capable of overpowering the angel controlling them for a time to varying degrees. Sam managed to overpower [[Lucifer]]'s control of him and move around without a visible apparent struggle<ref name="five22">[[5.22 Swan Song]]</ref> while Castiel was visibly struggling with holding Lucifer back and stated it was taking all of his strength to do so to the point he couldn't expel the archangel.<ref name="eleven14" /> Dean was able to trap [[Michael (Apocalypse World)|Michael]] within his own mind, essentially acting as a cage to the archangel.<ref name="fourteen10" />
Vessels possess the ability to expel the angel using them if they are strong enough and aware of the possession. [[Gadreel]] kept Sam from knowing about his possession to prevent exactly this, especially as he was vulnerable in his weakened state, but was eventually expelled by Sam when [[Crowley]] possessed him to bring the truth to his attention.<ref name="nine10">[[9.10 Road Trip]]</ref> Castiel later regained control from Lucifer but was unable to expel him, telling Sam it was taking all of his strength just to keep Lucifer from killing Sam and he had no strength left to expel the archangel.<ref name="eleven14" /> While Dean was able to manifest himself in a mirror while possessed by [[Michael (Apocalypse World)|Michael]], his attempt to order Michael out of his body completely failed.<ref name="fourteen02">[[14.02 Gods and Monsters]]</ref> Michael later revealed that Dean fought him so hard that although he couldn't eject Michael, Michael chose to leave on his own. Michael's plan was to completely break Dean's spirit so that when he returned to Dean's body, Dean wouldn't fight him again, something he claimed to have worked.<ref name="fourteen09" /> In reality, Michael trapped Dean in a world where he was truly happy within his mind so that Dean wouldn't think to fight back and was unaware of the truth. After being reminded, Dean was able to access several of Michael's memories of his actions the first time he was possessed. Though Dean commanded Michael to shut up when he appeared, he never actively ordered him out and instead trapped Michael within his mind instead of casting him out. Being trapped in such a way cut off Michael's control over [[Michael's Monster|his monsters]] though he continued to fight to get free. [[Billie]] was able to sense Michael banging on the door locking him in Dean's mind and warned Dean that Michael would eventually escape and retake control according to all but one version of Dean's ultimate fate.<ref name="fourteen10" />
