Be Bold is a beautiful white crystal skull carved from a shell of a Tridacna gigas giant clam from the Indo-Pacific. The Be Bold crystal skull is a Super Realistic style sculpture from Skullis, featuring an amazing level of carving details which accent and compliment the fascinating natural layered pattern created by the growth of the clam. The Be Bold Tridacna gigas crystal skull sculpture measures 6.1 x 4.0 x 4.6 inches (154x101x116mm) and weighs 4.9 pounds (2244g).

The Be Bold crystal skull encourages us to choose honesty and integrity at every moment in our lives. We are invited to discover and share the wisdom and enlightenment that comes from knowing truth and being truthful. Be Bold helps us to understand that if we act and think openly and honestly, we can eliminate a great deal of the difficulties we may experience in our lives. The energy of the Be Bold crystal skull sculpture lends us support and assurance when we are faced with the choice to do what is right instead of choosing the easy way out, helping us to recognize that while it is not necessarily comfortable or easy for us to be truthful in all the challenges we face, the end result of our honesty will be appreciated and most beneficial for all individuals involved.

Tridacna gigas is the largest species of the giant clams, and is, in fact, the largest species of bivalve mollusk in the fossil record. The Tridacna gigas giant clams live in shallow areas of the tropical biogeographic oceanic region known as the Indo-Pacific, which includes the central and western Pacific Ocean, the seas surrounding Indonesia, and the tropical portion of the Indian Ocean. Tridacna gigas lives mainly on sandy or rubble covered sea beds down to a depth of 66 feet (20m), sharing in a symbiotic relationship with single cell zooxanthellae algae cultures that live within the tissue of the clam. The giant clam extends its often spectacularly colorful mantle out to allow the algae to utilize sunlight that penetrates into the ocean waters for photosynthesis.

Skullis has produced very few crystal skulls from the calcium carbonate based calcite shells of these giant clams. The Tridacna gigas giant clam is listed as a vulnerable species due to bivalve fishing for food purposes and the aquarium trade. However, the Australian government, having recognized the importance of preserving the giant clams, funded an aquaculture project for several species of giant clams, especially T. gigas, on an large scale in 1985. (This year also marks the time when new technologies began to allow the salt water reef aquarium hobby to become a viable pursuit for the hobbyist.) That initial project lead to the development of clam farms in the Pacific Islands and the Philippines, creating work and income for people in those areas, and raising a great number of giant clam specimens which could be offered in the aquarium trade and also be reintroduced into the wild. Most often, an aquacultured T. gigas is a superior choice for the dealer and aquarist, compared to a wild caught specimen, as the chances of death during transfer and acclimation and the likelihood of introducing disease and parasites into the home aquarium are both greatly reduced. Compared to the majority of marine animals, clams and corals are quite easy to farm, and a business far from any ocean can do quite well, which translates into lower costs. It is simply not as profitable to collect and ship wild T. gigas for the aquarium industry.

The Tridacna gigas is an incredibly beautiful animal with an average life span of more than 100 years. They can reach a length of 47 inches (120cm) and weigh over 440 pounds (200kg). The largest known specimen was discovered along the north western coast of Sumatra in 1817. Its shell is now displayed in a museum in Northern Ireland, both halves measuring 4.49 feet (137cm) across and weighing 510 pounds (230kg). The shell of T. gigas is considered a non-nacreous calcium carbonate which is calcite based, rather than the nacre found in many oysters, abalone, and snails. The shell is described as porcellaneous due to its lustrous appearance which resembles porcelain.

Shells provide a connection to the water element and the moon, and so to the emotions. Shells enhance intuition and sensitivity providing mental clarity and insight to assist with decision making. Shells possess a pliant and easy healing energy that gradually increases in intensity to become quite powerful and effective. This characteristic is effective not only for healing, but also for conveying messages within one's self, between people and in groups, and with the spiritual planes. Shells are wonderful tools for manifestation and transformation. They can provide one with the ability to adapt to changes and increase one's spiritual power to bring happiness, prosperity, and fulfillment, and allow for the expression of one's imagination and creativity. Shells are naturally inclined to provide protection for the home, travelers, small children and pets, for the emotions, and from uncooperative attitudes and actions of the self and others. Shells can be used to enhance energies and to assist one in meditation, decision making, and in exploring alternate realms of existence. Shells encourage cooperation and cohesion for groups, for individuals, and for the self.

Shell can be used for skeletal issues, broken bones, proper utilization of calcium and vitamins A and D, and bringing optimal health to the spinal canal, brain, and the blood, lymphatic, immune, and nervous systems.

Calcite is an extremely versatile crystal, lending its energies and characteristics to many applications. Calcite gently magnifies energies from many sources including conscious direction and intentions, other gems and minerals, other similar tools, and also energies from the surrounding environment, to work together harmoniously. It refines the resulting experience by regulating higher and more dynamic energies and amplifying the more subtle ones. Calcite is an effective crystal of protection, grounding, and centering. Calcite is considered a stone of harmony, manifestation and prosperity, and is used to intensify the process and results of astral travel, intuition, and channeling. It is also considered to be a stone of wisdom and spirituality.

Calcite is especially effective at removing internalized attached negative energies, gently clearing and transmuting them into positive energy that can be utilized for productive purposes. This proclivity of calcite enables one to achieve forgiveness and acceptance, for oneself and for outside situations, allowing for the understanding of the reasons behind discordant behaviors. This clearing also applies to physical spaces, and calcite also opens, unblocks, and clears energy conduits, making it useful for clearing the chakras, various physical systems, mental processes, and the aura. Calcite can assist in releasing unproductive habits and thought patterns and give one the will to move forward in their endeavors. Calcite brings peace to its environment and those that share space with it.

Calcite provides support when experiencing mental changes and transitions, and it helps one to relax and remain emotionally calm and at peace. It enhances thinking processes and is considered an excellent crystal for students and researchers, promoting creativity and imagination as well. Calcite’s magnification of intellectual functions enables one to let go of fear and assists in reducing stress and anxiety. Calcite also aids in communication, bringing harmony to issues created by misunderstandings with others, helping to bring balance to relationships.

Calcite is considered to be an excellent healing crystal in all applications. It is most commonly used for treatment of issues pertaining to the skeleton and bones, and muscles and ligaments. It has been used to relieve arthritis, joint issues, and back pain. Calcite is used to promote optimal health of the teeth, eyes, the reproductive and intestinal systems, and to treat gallbladder dis-ease. It is also used to reduce the production of excessive mucous. Calcite is also considered to be very effective in the treatment of mental and emotional issues. Calcite makes an excellent tool for assisting with remote healing.

NOTE: Skullis does not prescribe treatment for medical issues. Skullis offers information for reference to assist with the selection and understanding of crystal skulls, including this Tridacna gigas shell crystal skull sculpture.