Associated with the Crown, Third eye and Heart chakras. The mother-of-pearl that lines the abalone shell, in tandem with the shell itself, are said to activate intuitive qualities like clarity in regards to situations, sensitivity and imagination. The Abalone Shell represents an offering from the ocean charged with the nurturing energies of water elements: empathy, intuition, compassion and the divine feminine. Each inch of length of the abalone shell represents one year of growth of the shell with mother nature. Most commonly used as a smudging bowl.