09/22/2020
Blue Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) or blue lily is a flower that has had a majestic stretch of limelight back through thousands of years of history and across cultures as varied as the Egyptian, Mayan, Syrian and Thai.
It’s a flower of such beauty, intoxicating scent and inebriating effect that it has spread from culture to culture like a virtual wildfire.
And it has rightfully earned it place in the history books as one of the most wonderful and significant flowers we have access to.
Physically, it’s a small, round, blue, flowering species that floats atop lakes or other bodies of water. The flower buds rise to the surface over a period of two to three days. When they're ready, they open in the morning around 9:30am and close in the early afternoon around 3:00pm
The most famous of the ancient societies that revered the blue lotus was that of the ancient Egyptians.
It was basically the ‘party drug’ of Ancient Egypt. Imagine, if you will, secret temple gatherings of elite society - sharing sacred wines specially imbibed with blue lotus extract. These parties, much as the rest of Egyptian society, were sexually themed. The famed aphrodisiac qualities of the blue lotus led no doubt to religiously charged or**es.
The Blue Lotus is a subtle plant and the effects are not as heavy as you might expect from such a legendary substance.
Although you can quite imagine that soaked with some good wine, it would certainly have given a kick to those old Egyptian parties!
The blue lotus high provides a mild sense of tranquillity and euphoria, along with an altered sense of awareness. Its effects famously combine very well with wine, which illuminate the social and euphoric aspect. Or, you can take the blue lotus alone and concentrate on its ability to enhance meditative and introspective practices.
Some users also report a pleasant feeling of warmth around the head and upper body and a dream like feeling – as if the life itself were a waking dream.