====== Mother-Of-Pearl ======
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latin_names: 
folk_names: 
energy_tags: Receptive
gender_tags: 
planet_tags: Moon, Neptune
element_tags: Water, Akasha
deity_tags: 
effect_tags: Protection, wealth
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===== Magical Uses =====
Mother-of-pearl is placed on newborn babies to protect them from the perils of their new existence.

It is also a fine substance to use in wealth, money, and riches spells. Empower a bit of mother-of-pearl with your magical need for money. Anoint it with seawater (which contains gold) or a money-drawing oil, such as patchouly

or cedar. Place a silver coin or any pieces of silver next to the shell. Wrap a dollar bill or green paper tightly around the mother-of-pearl and silver object, and secure with green string.

Place this talisman on your altar between two green candles. Let them flame for ten to fifteen minutes while visualizing. Then carry the charm with you.
===== Ritual Lore =====
Mother-of-pearl is the lustrous, opalescent interior of various sea mollusks. Though not a stone, it has been included here because of its long use in magic. Mother-of-pearl has been used in ritual jewelry throughout the ages. Seashells were the medium of exchange (money) in many parts of the world where metals were scarce or lacking, such as Polynesia.

Since this substance is the product of a living creature-the exterior skeleton, or shell-it is related to the fifth element, Akasha. Collect mother-of-pearl yourself in stream beds or

the ocean. Since commercial mother-of-pearl is obtained by killing the animal that created it, it is therefore rather risky to use in magic.

Mystically, it relates to the ocean, to depth, and movement.</ifauth>
===== Notes =====
==== Related Metals ====
* [[metal:silver]]