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An Encyclopedia of Claims, Frauds, and Hoaxes of the Occult and Supernatural
Introduction
| "R" Reading
| Curse of the Pharaoh
| End-of-the-World Prophecies
Index | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | Y | Z
hand of glory A pickled and dried hand cut from one who has been hanged. It is used in casting spells and finding buried treasure, often in conjunction with a magic candle made from the fat of a hanged criminal.
Sir Walter Scott, in The Antiquary (1816), had a character describe it thus:
De hand of glory is hand cut off from a dead man as have been hanged for muther, and dried very nice in de shmoke of juniper wood.
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