Blue Cowrie Shells (Gavva)

About Cowrie Shell:

Cowrie or cowry (plural cowries) is the common name for a group of small to large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.
The Cowrie Shell has many uses and meanings. It has been used as money in many cultures. They are popular for jewelry and religious accessories all over the world. Found in the Indian Ocean and the Sahara desert. Cowrie shells are especially important in much of ancient Africa.
Its influence also spread to China. There it was a form of currency so much that the Chinese used its shape to form their pictograph for money. Wherever the cowrie shells are found, they almost always symbolize wealth and fertility.
Spiritual meaning. In African legend, a love of cowrie shells shows that you could be family to an ocean spirit of wealth and earth. It also represents the Goddess of protection in the ocean. In Africa, and in the Americas, the cowrie symbolized destiny and prosperity. Also thought of as the mouth of Orisha. Believed to have taught stories of humility and respect.
For many people today, cowrie shells make fascinating jewelry and decorations. Whether in jewelry or in crafts, cowrie shells add the exotic feel of Africa.
The other thing people find attractive about cowrie shells is their many colors and intricate patterns. Most show variant colors in a range of whites, shades of brown, black, orange and yellow.
Natural Cowdy(Choli)

Benefits:

> For strengthening marital relations: Placing shells in the south-west corner of the bedroom helps bring a couple together and also strengthen the relationship.
> For protecting your home: Placing seashells on a window, will attract good energy.
> For good luck: Keeping seashells in a basket will bring much needed luck in your life.
> For a stable career: Decorate on a table top to have a prosperous career.
> For better learning for children: Place seashells in the north-east sector of the living room to strengthen education.
> For greater wealth: Decorate a water fountain with seashells. In Feng Shui, a flowing water fountain symbolizes money flowing into the house. Adding seashells helps protect that money.
> For better family ties: Place seashells in the kitchen to create harmony and strengthen family ties.
> For better relations: Decorate a photo frame with the picture of the person concerned with shells or place shells around the photo, to strengthen your relationship with the person in the picture. This works because shells help develop relationships, bring good energy and improve communication. It follows, naturally, that with seashells, your communication with the person in the picture will improve.