Lorraine Rita Warren (née Moran, born January 31, 1927) and Edward “Ed” Warren Miney (September 7, 1926 – August 23, 2006) were American paranormal investigators and authors associated with prominent cases of haunting. Edward was a World War II United States Navy veteran and former police officer who became a self-taught demonologist, author and lecturer. His wife Lorraine is a professed clairvoyant and a light trance medium who worked closely with her husband.

One of the cases of ED AND LORRAINE WARREN involved a conjuring mirror, which the Warrens said invited demonic trouble into the life of the user. Oliver B., a 45-year-old man of New Jersey, purchased a mirror in an ornate frame for the purpose of casting spells and CURSEs on others.

First, Oliver learned to see images clearly in the mirror by spending long periods gazing into the mirror with intense concentration. After months of practice, he could state whatever he wanted to see, and the image would ap- pear. He learned how to see future situations for himself. Then, he began conjuring images of people he did not like or who had wronged him. He projected an image of a person into the future and willed something bad to happen, with the help of demons he summoned. The scene played out in the mirror, and then it came to pass in physical reality.

Eventually, Oliver’s magic backfired on him. The misfortunes he conjured for others began happening to him. In addition, demons invaded his home and created un- pleasant disturbances, such as footsteps, heavy breath- ing, doors opening by themselves, levitations of objects, and unearthly howlings in the night.

After a week of terrifying phenomena, Oliver contacted the Catholic Church and was referred to the Warrens, who investigated. Ed Warren undid the ritual that Oliver had done repeatedly by performing it backward. This stopped the demonic OPPRESSION, Warren said, and nullified the mirror magic spells. Oliver gave the Warrens the mirror to be placed in their museum of POSSESSED POSSESSIONS.

FURTHER READING:

Brittle, Gerald Daniel. The Demonologist: The Extraordinary Career of Ed and Lorraine Warren. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.:Prentice-Hall, 1980.

Guiley, Rosemary Ellen. “Mirrors: Do You Know What’s Looking Back at You?” TAPS Paramagazine, September 2007, 12–13.