Fossil Bryozoans

Composed of the fossilized skeletons of freshwater aquatic invertebrates, the fossil bryozoan is a symbol of Mother Earth’s ancestral wisdom. This stone connects you to your personal history and your roots, and on a larger scale, to the legend of your ancestors and the origins of life on our planet.

It's invaluable when you're facing existential doubts: if you're wondering what your place is in this world, or if you're struggling to find a purpose or meaning in life, when you're asking yourself why you're here and what to do.

Associated with the first chakra—the root chakra—and the element of Earth, the fossilized bryozoan is a grounding stone. With its help, we can restore harmony between body and mind. This stability will strengthen our roots.

By reconnecting with our ancestral memory, we discover the threads of analogy; the memory of Mother Earth fuels our creativity and gives wings to our creative potential, enabling us to reinterpret and draw inspiration from our surroundings.

Through its connection between the living and the dead and its ability to communicate with spirits, legends dating back to ancient times attribute to it the power to reveal well-kept secrets, while attracting good fortune and warding off negative energies.

Mineralogy

Bryozoans are composed of calcium carbonate, either calcite or aragonite, depending on their origin—with aragonite skeletons being the most recent, dating from -145 to -66 million years ago. This change is believed to have occurred due to changes in the chemistry of seawater. They are partly responsible for the formation of coral reefs and other limestone formations.