Description
Target Audience
- Herbalists
- People interested in traditional and spiritual cleansing
Ingredients
- Real shell
- Decorator/ craftsman
Usage Tips
- They are sometimes used as amulets
- Used to make some talismans
Safety Instructions
Always use the real cowries, not fake cowries made with rubber
Before the era of notes and coins, Cowries were used as currency in several regions of the world, notably in sub-Saharan Africa, India and China. Their rarity and beauty gave them great value. In Africa, they were notably used for:
Buying goods and livestock
Pay taxes
Determining Dowry in Some Cultures
Today, although their monetary use has disappeared, they remain a symbol of prosperity and abundance in many cultures.
What is the meaning of cowries?
Cowries have a powerful symbolism in several African and Asian traditions. They are associated with:
Prosperity and wealth : once a currency of exchange, they have become a symbol of fortune.
Fertility and femininity : their shape is reminiscent of the mother’s womb, hence their use in fertility rituals.
Spiritual protection : often used as amulets to ward off evil spirits.
Divination practices : in West Africa, particularly among the Yorubas, cowries are used to question oracles and spirits.
What is their place in African beliefs?
Cowries are often linked to practices mystical and esoteric. In some traditions they are used for:
Making protective talismans
Practice divination (reading cowries to understand the future)
Serve as offerings in voodoo and animist rituals
Cowries and spirituality: their role in protection and energy.
Some think that Wearing a cowrie attracts luck and repels negative energies.
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