The abalone shells healing properties of today are the same as they have always been. Abalone healing carries energies of protection and emotional balance. It comes from the ocean and it is the water that will tame the flames of one's emotional turmoil. Its ear-shaped shells are made up of microscopic pieces of calcium carbonate, stacked one on top of the other, Each of these brick-like layers has a clingy protein material between them. This adds to the exceptional strength of the abalone shell.Abalone shells grow by feeding on seaweed such as kelp.The different varieties of seaweed create different colors in their shell as they grow. Indigenous people beloved that using sage with their abalone shells carried their messages to heavens,it is believed that holding onto the iridescent shell of the abalone increases feelings of purity, and this deepens the effect of the spiritual cleanse. It’s now commonly used to house your smudging tools, sages, and resins can be burned upon charcoal on it as well.The shell has soo many spiritual uses from shielding and protection to even being offered as a gift of fertility and even puberty to women. Many cultures think of the abalone as a symbol of water. Its calmness and tranquility protect us from life's unsettling passions.