History and Mythology > Ammonite’s perfection July 9, 2006
Posted by grhomeboy in Culture History & Mythology.trackback
Ammonite is a crystal that breaks open when it is ready to reveal a beautiful pattern of energy (and the pattern is the same every time).
The word ammonite is derived from Ammon, an Egyptian god who took the form of a ram. Ammonites are similar in appearance to a ram’s horn.
Ammonite is a stone of protection.
It provides for insight and it helps to assist one in seeing the “whole picture”. It gives stability to its user. Since it is associated with the root chakra, it encourages our survival instincts. It is believed to ease birthing pains and bring relaxation. It helps to remind us to keep breathing due to its circular design. Ammonite is believed by feng shui masters to be associated to the scales of the mythical creature “Chi Lin”. Therefore, it is said to be a powerful wealth stone and brings prosperity, grandeur and illustrious sons.
Now extinct, the ammonite mollusk was a shelled cephalopod, usually appearing in a coiled, spiral shape. The extinction of ammonites coincided with the extinction of dinosaurs. Ammonites inhabited the world’s oceans and now appear as fossils in marine rocks. Because of their rapid evolution and wide distribution, ammonite fossils provide a useful tool for indexing and dating rocks.
It is said that the original discus used by the ancient Greeks in their Olympics was in fact a fossilised ammonite.
grhomeboy
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