Wicca Sea Alter Items. Fossil sea shells have died along time ago naturally,you don't have to worry about them being taken alive or by commerical fisherman, they are all natural with there natural powers locked within the shells for thousands to millions of years. Seashells are used in Majick Magic though time and history,a seashell / shell is protective in nature. The element of Water/West direction. The magic majick power of shells have also been used in white majick magic spells. Seashells have been used for alters,sea alters,many kinds of jewelry, hair accessories and money in throughout History. Sea shells have also been used in magick and,Wicca,religious beliefs, they represent now and have represented in the past and are still useful in: Have and still used on alters and sea alters, jewelry as each and every shell is One Of A Kind (OOAK) and makes for beautiful jewelry. One of a kind jewelry,such as rings,earrings,necklaces,crowns,hair accesories,wedding jewelry,for special occasions,etc. Some say that fossil shells hold more power naturally by nature,magic-majick because there was no polution or untouched by mankind and the waters being so pure and powerful,and sea shells are protective in nature. Each type of shell has their own meaning. Which makes their magic more powerful, and also used as centerpieces for a variety of different reasons. Sea shells come in a variety of different shapes and sizes. Sea Shells were used in history for majick magic spells for protection for emotion (water emotion) (water creative spirits) and lets not forget about love (In reference to Aphrodite) the love goddess and prosperity (Some shells such as the cowries and sand dollars were used as money/currencies around the world long ago. The rounder and whiter shells represent the moon because of the moon's influence on the ocean tides. Sea shells can be used in majick even modern times, they are very special gift from the sea and earth and are found from a place that was hidden and majical in nature. Each shell is unique and had it's home with them for their life and they had to protect thereselves and their home. The shell can be magical symbols each shell mystery,divinity,prosperity,protection,solitude,courage,strenght,independance,beauty,etc...and have held there shape for century's. Some not all some fossil shells are extinct and were only around for a short amount of time, which would make these extenct shells more powerful by nature from the sea. Sea Shells are often used in majick on alters or Sea Alters to represent the element of Water and such a beautiful way to correspond to Venus and the Moon. From the stone age the use of shells were used in jewelry and other objects,they have long been religious symbols for the people in the coastal villages and for trade and also curriencies for money in many cultures around the world. Sometimes you may feel like you are drawn to a certain shell just by looking at it, you can feel the pull of the majick of that shell that speaks to you and you just know that you have to have that seashell. Different shells have different meanings in majick -magic, larger shells are often used in decorating Sea Alters or mantles or centerpieces for the nautial look, they also can be used as indoor planters and for your favorite air plants, mosses and feel for your decoring needs. Seashells can be made into many different things, they are best kept in there original form. Poseidon is depicted riding upon a scallop shell, and Aphrodite floats to shore in a Scallop shell. The Scallop shell also appears on Pagan altars as a symbol of the sea goddess and the element of Water.The Scallop shell was used as a chalice, offering bowl, or vessel for love magick. If you use a sea shell for a spirital purpose the seashell should be cleansed for any unwanted engeries. If you feel drawn to this item, please understand the respect to show such an item, then the item could be of great use to you. Buy it before someone else does, they are probably thinking the same thing, if they are drawn to it also. The seas we are drawn to have seem to have calming energies and are both hypnotic and mesmerizing a beautiful mysterious seperate world from the land we live on. We are selling these shells as just shells,some are extinct, if you would like to name them yourself for scientific reasons for extinct genus or new to science,you can do that, we can name the shell pit they came from and you can name them yourselfs. We are selling them just for the shells,if they are not named that is because we are not certain of the name of the shell. If you want a shell purchase it before someone else doses. We will also be putting up lots of shells by a nine or thirteen pack of that type of shell. We personally found these shells unless otherwise stated,they also have been untouched by human hands other than ourselves and no fishy smell like the modern day seashells and sealife of todays shells. These seashells are in there natural state the way they were found,cleaned the shells from all the sand and matrix that mother nature left in them and make them lighter for shipping.