at California Institute Of Abnormalarts<\/strong><\/h2>\n![\"Illustration](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/reviewermag.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/bw-hand-of-glory-illus-206x300.jpg?resize=206%2C300\")
<\/a>Illustration of a Hand Of Glory and how it was used as a candle during a burglary.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nby Reviewer Rob<\/strong><\/p>\nA Hand of Glory was a tool used by malefactors in the criminal underworld of yesteryear. Think of it like a kind of supernatural roofie used by burglars and other such nefarious bad actors. Taken from the corpse of a hanged man, the hand was dried, pickled and mummified according to a special process and then it made a thieves’ job easier by eliminating resistance from the occupants of house or building they wanted to rob. Some accounts also said they allowed entry through locked doors.<\/p>\n
This of course made it an object of immense value to a certain social element. According to one account, in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets<\/em>, Draco Malfoy sees a Hand of Glory in Borgin and Burkes, the dark arts specialist shop, and is told that it \u201cgives light only to the holder.” He buys and later uses it in Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince<\/em>. These purported special power may be why one was reportedly found secreted inside the wall of an old house in Yorkshire, England, recently. Perhaps it was put there long ago for safe-keeping or for some other \u201cmagic\u201d reason. The California Institute Of Abnormalarts in Burbank has a Hand Of Glory among its strange collection of occult kitch if you\u2019d like to see one in the beef-jerkied flesh. According to the owner Carl Crew, \u201cit tastes like teriyaki.\u201d<\/p>\nHand of Glory:
\nA grisly magical charm popular with thieves in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, the hand of glory was a candle made from the dried hand of a hanged convict through a complicated recipe that also included herbs, horse dung, peppers, and salt. The hand would be carefully mummified, and then joined to or turned into a candle using tallow from a hanged corpse. (whether this is from the same corpse is apparently irrelevant). Set alight, the hand is said to have the power to render the occupants of a household insensible, making burglary a simple task.
\nFrom: spelloftheday.tumblr.com<\/em><\/p>\nPictured below: The Hand of Glory under glass and on exhibit at The California Institute of Abnormalarts, 11334 Burbank Boulevard, North Hollywood, California 91601. When asked about its provenance CIA proprietor Carl Crew would only say it was dated from 1709 and of Scottish origin. Asked how he got it, his pointed reply was \u201cI\u2019m an art dealer<\/em>, man.\u201d Photo by ReviewerPhoto.com.<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"Hand](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/reviewermag.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/hand-of-glory-DSC_1135-1500px-200x300.jpg?w=600\")
<\/a>Hand Of Glory, under glass, at California Institute of Abnormalarts. Photo by Reviewer Rob, ReviewerPhoto.com<\/a>.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"[Occult] The Hand Of Glory at California Institute Of Abnormalarts by Reviewer Rob A Hand of Glory was a tool used by malefactors in the criminal underworld of yesteryear. Think of it like a kind of supernatural roofie used by burglars and other such nefarious bad actors. 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![\"Illustration](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/reviewermag.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/bw-hand-of-glory-illus.jpg\")
<\/a>by Reviewer Rob<\/strong><\/p>\n A Hand of Glory was a tool used by malefactors in the criminal underworld of yesteryear. Think of it like a kind of supernatural roofie used by burglars and other such nefarious bad actors. Taken from the corpse of a hanged man, the hand was dried, pickled and mummified according to a special process and then it made a thieves’ job easier by eliminating resistance from the occupants of house or building they wanted to rob. Some accounts also said they allowed entry through locked doors.<\/p>\n This of course made it an object of immense value to a certain social element. According to one account, in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets<\/em>, Draco Malfoy sees a Hand of Glory in Borgin and Burkes, the dark arts specialist shop, and is told that it \u201cgives light only to the holder.” He buys and later uses it in Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince<\/em>. These purported special power may be why one was reportedly found secreted inside the wall of an old house in Yorkshire, England, recently. Perhaps it was put there long ago for safe-keeping or for some other \u201cmagic\u201d reason. The California Institute Of Abnormalarts in Burbank has a Hand Of Glory among its strange collection of occult kitch if you\u2019d like to see one in the beef-jerkied flesh. According to the owner Carl Crew, \u201cit tastes like teriyaki.\u201d<\/p>\n Hand of Glory: Pictured below: The Hand of Glory under glass and on exhibit at The California Institute of Abnormalarts, 11334 Burbank Boulevard, North Hollywood, California 91601. When asked about its provenance CIA proprietor Carl Crew would only say it was dated from 1709 and of Scottish origin. 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\nA grisly magical charm popular with thieves in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, the hand of glory was a candle made from the dried hand of a hanged convict through a complicated recipe that also included herbs, horse dung, peppers, and salt. The hand would be carefully mummified, and then joined to or turned into a candle using tallow from a hanged corpse. (whether this is from the same corpse is apparently irrelevant). Set alight, the hand is said to have the power to render the occupants of a household insensible, making burglary a simple task.
\nFrom: spelloftheday.tumblr.com<\/em><\/p>\n<\/a>