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Frozen in Stone

Last updated on: December 3, 2024 at 9:30 am by Annwyn Avalon

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Frozen in Stone 2024-12-03T09:30:52-08:00 Annwyn Avalon

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Ammonite and Belemnite Ritual - Frozen in Stone - Image by Annwyn

Ammonite and Belemnite Ritual – Frozen in Stone – Image by Annwyn

If you have followed my work for any length of time you have probably noticed that I use fossils in most of my rituals and spells. I’ve been obsessed with Crystals, Rocks, and Fossils since I was a kid! I am obsessed with all types of aquatic fossils! I love Ammonites, Megalodon Teeth, Toad Stones, Belemnites, Devil Toenails, Fairy Loafs, Crinoids, Water Dragon Bones (Aquatic Dinosaur) and so much more!

Frozen in Stone - Image by Annwyn

Frozen in Stone – Image by Annwyn

I love fossils, well let’s be real here. I am OBSESSED with Fossils! Ever since I was a kid; I have been picking up strange rocks, hunting for petrified wood, or combing the beach for fossilized shark teeth.

I remember being 16 and taking a family visit to the Chesapeake Bay. Everyone spent time talking and sunbathing. I spent the entire vacation digging in the sand looking for fossilized shells and shark teeth. When I was an adult I returned to this bay to continue looking. While my family slept I arose with the sun to walk the liminal shores for these ancient artifacts!

When I was younger I wanted to be a paleontologist. Well, actually I still want to be one! Unfortunately, there was never an opportunity to study at a university. So I settled for being an amateur Fossil Hunter until the opportunity to study anthropology came into my life. Interestingly enough studying anthropology supported my Folk Magic and Folk Witchcraft studies. It was through the study of Folk practices that I found a deeper reason to hunt for these ancient creatures frozen in stone.

I had a few Belemnites, Sharks Teeth, and a single ammonite when I was a child. About a decade ago a student of mine gifted me an ammonite and my obsession over fossils returned. I would spend the next decade collecting fossils. I returned to the Chesapeake Bay and spent my days digging for fossilized shells and the coveted shark’s teeth. I found many interesting specimens!

When I moved to England in 2022 I began to hunt for ammonites! I would drive down to the Jurassic coast to search for water dragon bones (dinosaurs) and ammonites. I have found so many amazing specimens! I have found one large crystalized ammonite and dozens of small pyritized ammonites. Sometimes I feel like a greedy mermaid hoarding all of them, but each one is unique and there are always more to find!

Ammonites and Belemnites - Frozen in Stone - Image by Annwyn

Ammonites and Belemnites – Frozen in Stone – Image by Annwyn

Here in Avalon/Glastonbury, ammonites and belemnites saturate the landscape! I was shocked at first when I found a stone in my yard full of fossils. It wasn’t long before I understood that this land was once covered in water and therefore a hot spot for ammonites and belemnites!

There are ammonites embedded into the Chalice Well Gardens as well as the White Spring Garden and Temple. All of these were found in the landscape. Ammonites are connected to sacred springs and have a history of magic connected to springs and spring water.

Fossils of all kinds can be used in our magical practices. From healing and prosperity to protection and blasting magic. They are ancient ancestors frozen in stone who are ready to be our allies in magic and aid us in our spells.

It was my obsession with Fossils and Folk Magic that led me to reach out to other magical practitioners who also had an affinity for these ancient stones and the Frozen in Stone Fossil Symposium was born!

Frozen in Stone is a unique one-time-only symposium on the Magic of Fossils!

I think it might be the very first of its kind! While I have seen symposiums and workshops on fossils they are usually from a paleontology or amateur fossil hunter perspective. Frozen is Stone is different! We will be touching on Fossil Hunting and how Fossils are formed, but then we take a deep dive into the Magic of these ancient stones and how they can be used in folk magic practices.

In this exciting and unique symposium, I will share my experience of fossil hunting on the Atlantic and Jurassic Coasts. I will also be sharing about the connection between Ammonites, Avalon, and Sacred Wells!

Not only that several other amazing presenters will be talking about fossils in folk magic. It doesn’t stop there though! There will be presentations about fossils and kitchen witchery, as well as unicorn bones, giants (mammoths), amber, jet, fossil teeth, how fossils are formed, how they are used in various forms of folk magic, and more!

Ammonites and Meg Teeth - Frozen in Stone - Image by Annwyn

Ammonites and Meg Teeth – Frozen in Stone – Image by Annwyn

I am so excited to announce Frozen in Stone! A small, (one-time only) Symposium about Fossils in Magical practices!

Would you like to learn how…

Frozen in Stone - Image by Annwyn

Frozen in Stone – Image by Annwyn

to use Fossils in your spells and rituals?
to use Fossils in Folk Magic?
they are formed?
to find them?
to employ them for specific purposes?
to deepen your connection with these ancient ancestors frozen in stone?

I will be hosting this event and it will feature knowledgeable speakers such as…

Nicholas Pearson
Ashley Leavy
Moss Matthey
Brett Hollyhead
Annwyn Avalon

Frozen in Stone is a unique one-time-only symposium on the Magic of Fossils! I think it might be the very first of its kind! While I have seen symposiums and workshops on fossils they are usually from a paleontology or amateur fossil hunter perspective.

Frozen is Stone is different! We will be touching on Fossil Hunting and how Fossils are formed, but then we take a deep dive into the Magic of these ancient stones and how they can be used in folk magic practices.

Do you love fossils?
Are you a Folk Witch?
Would you like to learn from expert Fossil and Folk Witches?

If you answered Yes to these then you MUST check out Frozen in Stone!

Presentation Topics include

Finding Fossils
Ammonites – Spirals and Sacred Springs
The Magic of ‘Unicorn’ Bones
Fossils in German Folk Magic
Fossils for Elemental Magic
Fossils for Hearth Magic & Kitchen Witchery
Fossil Formation: The History and Science of Understanding Fossils
Amber & Jet: Fossil Gems of the High Priestess
Magic that Bites: Fossilized Teeth in Folk Belief and Magic
Walking with Giants: An Exploration of the Mammoth’s Influence on Myth & Folklore

If you love Fossils, Amber, Jet, and Magic this symposium is for you! Head over to www.WaterWitchcraft.com to learn more!

Date: June 1st
Time: 4:00 pm – 11:30 pm BST / 11:00 am – 6:30 pm EST
Where: Online – Zoom

This is not like my other events where I host them once a year. This Symposium will be offered one time only. So be sure to get your tickets! you don’t want to miss this!

Live attendance is encouraged but all participants will have access to the recordings for 6 months.

Ammonites - Frozen in Stone - Image by Annwyn

Ammonites – Frozen in Stone – Image by Annwyn

About Annwyn Avalon

Annwyn Avalon is a Water Priestess and Avalonian Witch. She is the Author of The Way of the Water Priestess, Water Witchcraft: Magic and Lore from the Celtic Tradition and The Celtic Goddess Grimiore. She is the founder of Water Priestess Training, The Water Priestess Confluence, Bewitching the Waters Symposium, and Triskele Rose Witchcraft a Avalonian Witchcraft Tradition. She has devoted her life to the study of Esoteric Water Mysteries and Avalon. Her path is one of sacred service to the waters of this world and her ancestors. She is an initiated Witch and Priestess, Reiki Master Teacher, award-winning Dancer, and has a BFA in sculpture, BA in Anthropology. She is the author of the Patheos Blog The Water Witch. She now lives in Glastonbury as the sacred steward of Chalice Orchard, the former home of the famous occultist Dion Fortune and is a Keeper and Ceremonialist at the White Spring. One of the sacred springs located in Glastonbury. You can read more about the author here.

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