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In 70-150 million years ago (Jurassic age), ammonites were common sea creatures which swam freely in the sea, buoyed up by air inside their shell. They are now extinct. Their fossils are found in rocks formed 70 million years ago.
During the 16 century, ammonites were called draconites which is a symbolic to the heads of dragons. Even today, it has held an important place in the world of western magic.
In ancient Egypt, ammonites were seen as a symbol of any ancient deity who was associated with the ram its curved horns.
In Ethiopia, they were considered sacred stonesm and were worn to gain prophetic dreams. They were also believed to grant the wearer deep mediations.
In England, as in ancient history, the ammonite is considered to be a stone that grants miracles.
In Asia today, ammonite is treated as the Feng Shui stone which will bring fortune, luck and goodwill to the owner.
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A variety of ammonite forms,
from Ernst Haeckel's 1899
Artforms of Nature
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