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  • Geology
  • Metaphysical, Spiritual and Healing** Properties***

Ammonites

Taxonomy: Kingdom Animalia : Phylum Mollusca : Class Cephalopoda : Subclass Ammonoidea : Ammonites

Ammonoids are a group of extinct marine molluscs. They are more closely related to living coleoids (octopuses, squid, and cuttlefish) than the shelled nautiloids. They were fast moving swimmers and carnivores, occupying a similar ecological niche to modern day cephalopods. The earliest ammonites appeared during the Devonian Period (419 to 359 million years ago), and the last species vanished in the Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction event (about 66 million years ago).

The name comes from the “horns of Ammon,” curling ram horns that have symbolized pharaohs and kings (like Alexander the Great), linked to the Egyptian god Amun (Amon, Ammon).  Pliny the Elder likened spiral shells to the horns of ammon, and this association continued through Medieval times (with writers like Agricola).  Not too surprising that in the 1800s, when paleontology (the study of fossils) was rapidly developing with taxonomic classification systems and identification of particular genus and species, Karl Alfred von Zittel came up with the name of Ammonoidea for a subclass of the family cephalopoda.

Spiritual, Metaphysical and Healing Properties

According to various sources on the internet, ammonites are said to assist with the following:

  • Connecting with children: Ammonites are said to help mothers connect with their children spiritually, even after birth. 
  • Emotional balance: Ammonites are said to help with depression and other emotional imbalances. 
  • Spiritual growth: Ammonites are said to improve spiritual growth and comprehension. 
  • Connecting with the cosmos: Ammonites are said to encourage feelings of unity and connectivity with the cosmos. 
  • Past life regression: Ammonites are said to aid with past-life regression and the retrieval of ancestral memories. 
  • Intuition and psychic powers: Ammonites are said to improve intuition and psychic powers. 
  • Stability and order: Pyritized ammonites are said to bring stability and order in life. 
  • Predicting the future: Ancient Romans believed that hiding a Pyritized Ammonite under their pillow would aid in predicting the future.

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* Mineralogical information is from mindat.org and other internet sources

** Always consult with your medical professional for any physical or long-term healing issues.

*** Metaphysical properties come from the internet, and/or:

Love Is in the Earth (1995) Melody, Earth-Love Publishing House, 726 pp.

The Crystal Bible, A Definitive Guide to Crystals (2003) Judy Hall, Walking Stick Press, 399 pp.