![]() ![]() Oddly enough, if you look around Egypt today, it is rare to find this flower growing anywhere. When they opened Tutankhamun’s tomb, even King Tut’s mummy was covered in this special blossom that has also become known as the Sacred Lily of the Nile. It’s seen everywhere on pillars, thrones, stone altars, papyrus scrolls, and on the ceremonial headdresses of pharaohs. ![]() Among the ancient temples of Egypt, there is hardly a monument to be found that doesn’t prominently display the Blue Lotus flower. It has also been studied for its lymph decongestant properties and its uterine tonifying effects.įrom its emergence as a hybrid of the white lily to its use by the ancient Greeks, the Tibetans, and as far as the Alexandrian empire, eventually Blue Lotus was even celebrated in the Roman outpost known as Londinium. Although often considered a nervous system tonic (nervine), it has a wide spectrum of healing abilities. Blue Lotus (Nymphaea caerulea) is an ethnobotanical treasure that has been revered through the centuries and across the continents as the “Flower of Enlightenment”, a sacred flower best known for its powers of intuition, rejuvenation, and aphrodisia.Ī highly revered plant across the world, particularly in ancient Egypt and by the Maya it has a long recorded history as a heal-all and is revered as our ancestral flower in mythological texts - creation stories. ![]()
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