To make a quick introduction of shells; their legacy dates back thousands of years. Not only did humans use them for food and medicine but also for mundane and sacred purposes. They used to be used as kitchen utensils or general household tools, they are still used in jewelry and found in burials. They also were used as currency, like money, in trade. Just like crystals, shells have their own energy: their shapes, patterns and color all tell a story.
Abalone - were also called βsea earsβ, they represent healing, prosperity, attract abundance, and can be used as cleansing bowls
Bears Paw - lives near coral formations, popular in the 19th century in Victorian drawing rooms, represents male and female balance, energy, power strength, vitality, protection, warmth, and nurture
Clam - there are a wide range of species, they represent abundance, communication, groundedness, healing, confidence, stability, vitality, love, purification, and protecting emotions
Cockle - represents death, rebirth, good for the heart, balance, love centering, calming, new beginnings, they were found in prehistoric graves, and use as ornamentation in homes
Conch - they represent love, sacredness, vitality, wisdom, clearing negative energy, reflection, preparedness, Oracle, spirit communication, deity is the devil
Cone - they have caused human deaths, and can carry poison. They represent impatience, perfection, potential danger, protection, transformations
Cowry or Cowrie - they represent abundance, fertility, growth, oracles, groundedness, prosperity, divination, soul work and intentions, the goddess Venus and Demeter, used in Divination from the Yoruba people of Nigeria
Jingle - represents trust, Intuition, spiritual growth, beauty, flow, and letting go
Lions Paw - represents protection, strength, and confidence
Moon - were used as talismans, and found in Celtic burials. They are symbols of the circle and spiral: the circle representing eternal cycles of the natural world, and the spiral, a symbol of vitality, and the great mother goddess. Moon shells represent expression of energy, future and past, inner world and outer world, cycles, clarity, harmony, protection, self discovery, rebirth, rolling with lifes cycles, and evil eye representation
Muscle - representing weathering lifes storms, stability, community, the moon
Chambered Nautilus - the geometry is one of natures examples of mathematical perfection. They are found 200 feet deep in the ocean. They are the last of its class of cephalopods that were abundant 400 million years ago. They too have symbols of the circle and spiral, representing ancestors, balance, endings and beginnings
Oyster - representing fertility, beauty, hidden love, vitality, the moon, good luck symbol, prosperity and binding
Periwinkle - there are 50 to 100 species, they represent friendship, groundedness, focus, centre, integrity, health issues and prosperity
Sand Dollar - is a type of sea urchin rather than a shell. They represent awareness, balance, divine energy, wisdom, transformation, wholeness, knowledge, confidence, and protect emotions
Scallop - associated deities: Aphrodite, Venus and Aztec & Mayan goddesses. They represent mysticism, sex, radiance, healing, beauty, birth, change, fertility, journeys, the moon, relaxing, spirituality, harmony, removing emotional blocks, help us stay centered, and helps us find the depths of our soul
Slipper - represents balance, transitions, nonconformities, transformation, hidden messages, relaxation, mystery, communication
Whelk - represents dramatic life changes, good fortune, wisdom, inspiration, imagination, guidance, and spiritual development
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