Anna Ecklund Today

While Anna underwent an initial exorcism in 1912, it was the events of 1928 that cemented her case in religious and paranormal lore. Led by , a German-born Capuchin monk, at a convent in Earling, Iowa, the 1928 sessions lasted several months. The phenomena reported during these rituals were extreme:

For twelve years, she lived in peace. She moved to Earling, Iowa, to live with the Sisters of Mercy, hoping to dedicate her life to service. But the darkness was not gone; it was merely hibernating. anna ecklund

: She reportedly spoke and understood languages she had never learned. While Anna underwent an initial exorcism in 1912,