Lion Paw Shell

5-6 inches long, 5-6 inches wide

This Lion Paw Shell is beautiful and makes for a great smudge-holder.  Associated with the Goddess Venus and her birth, this shell makes a great herb or incense burner, smudge holder or simply a niche to hold special items.  This Lion Paw Shell measures around 5-6 inches long and 5-6 inches wide, but size and pattern will vary slightly.  The pictured smudge stick is not included.

How to smudge:

A smudge stick or smudge wand is a bundle of herbs, usually with a base of Sage, bound and tied with a string.  As practiced by generations of Native Americans, the pointed end of the smudge stick, while held over a bowl of sand, is ignited.  Blowing on the glowing surface will provide the fragrant "smoke" which is used for banishing (cleansing your sacred space), offering up "prayers", or to cast a circle with the smoke.  You may also "smudge" people and things, which has the affect of purifying and blessing them.  These various spiritual uses, and many others, are known generally as "smudging".