Blue Lotus
£25.00
Pure Organic, sustainably sourced Blue Lotus Flowers and stamens (Nymphaea Caerulea)
Sold in 50g bags
Please note that we have sadly had to increase the price of this product. We are still the cheapest around but supply issues and currency rates have taken their toll and forced our hand.
Nymphaea Caerulea (Blue Lotus) was held in very high esteem by the ancient Egyptians. It was worshipped as a visionary plant and was a symbol for the origins of life. The Egyptians believed that the world was originally covered by water and darkness. A Blue Lotus sprang up from the water and opened its petals to reveal a young god, a Divine Child. Light streamed from the Divine Child to banish universal darkness. This child god was the Creator, the Sun God, the source of all life. When the Pharao known as King Tut was entombed, his body was covered in Nymphaea Caerulea flowers.
TRADITIONAL USES: The Sacred Blue Lily of the Nile was found scattered over Tutankhamen’s body when the Pharaoh’s tomb was opened in 1922. Many historians thought it was a purely symbolic flower, but there is mounting evidence that suggests that ancient Egyptians used the plant to induce ecstatic states, stimulation, and visions, as well as as a medicine (Voogelbreinder 2009, 247).
Azru is an Egyptian mummy who was donated to the Manchester Museum in England, in 1825. Living on the Nile in 2700 B.C., Azru was royalty – a noblewoman of Thebes, later called Luxor (a former capital of Egypt), and a chantress for Khonsu, the moon god. The main temple at Karnak is dedicated to him. Three times a day, Azru came bearing food as well as wine fortified with Nymphaea caerulea tincture; she fetched garments for the gods, the priests, and the Pharaoh; and she danced and sang for the royal court. She had wealth and her own home with servants, where she stayed until summoned to the temple. Her mummy was the first to undergo mass spectroscopy. There was no evidence of any narcotics or painkillers in her body. But researchers did find phytosterols, bioflavonoids, and phosphodiastrates, all compounds found in Nymphaea caerulea (Schuster 2001).
There is evidence to suggest that Egypt was a very sexually oriented society based on their pictures, writings, and religious beliefs. This evidence also suggests that Blue Lily was traditionally and effectively used to relieve pain, increase memory, improve circulation, promote sexual desire and create a feeling of euphoria and ecstasy without the use of narcotics. It is Nymphaea caerulea which was used in ancient Egypt as an essential key to good health, great sex, and rebirth. Because of the mythological, astral, representational and artistic significance of the water lily, it has been suggested that the elite priesthood of ancient Egypt used the blue lily for its narcotic effects to produce a state of shamanic ecstasy (Ratsch 1998, 398-399).
The blue lily was well represented in ancient Egyptian art and lore; for example, a portrait of Tutankhamen shows his head emerging from a blue lily flower. In one variation of the ancient Egyptian story of Horus (the god of light) and Seth (the god of chaos), the lily flower appears as a symbol of the divine, all-seeing eye. Seth rips out Horus’ left eye and buries it in the sand, whereupon it is transformed into a lily flower (Emboden 1989).
Ancient Egyptian women wore blue lily buds and flowers as fashionable head and hair adornments. Traditionally, both the living and the dead were bedecked with garlands made from the plant. The garlands in the grave of Pharaoh Ramses II were made almost entirely of blue lily leaves. The flower was first cited in the Egyptian Book of the Dead as follows: “[It is] that lily flower which shines in the earth.” Another incantation from the same text mentions the desire of Ani to “transform himself into the sacred blue water lily so that his body might have new birth and ascend daily into heaven” (Dassow 1994).
Since the blue lily is often portrayed in ancient art and hieroglyphics alongside mandrake (Mandraga officinarum) and poppy flowers (Papaver somniferum), it is possible that these images represent an iconographic recipe – a psychoactive ritual drink consisting of lily buds, mandrake fruits, and poppy capsules has been suggested by academics and researchers. Nymphaea caerulea was recently identified as the “Tree of Life” that is found in much of the mythology and artwork of the Middle East, and it has also been proposed as a potential identity for the sacred Soma of the Aryans (Emboden 1989).
Source: http://entheology.com/plants/nymphaea-caerulea-blue-lily-blue-lotus/
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Elisabeth-Kristine Ripp –
great product, thank you
Katie –
How described, many thanks
Georgina Louise –
Lovely product!
James Hatton –
Beautiful
Emily –
Nice product. Arrived in good time and in good condition. Purchased this to help with lucid dreaming. I have had interesting dreams with this. Not reached lucid dreaming yet.
Ryan –
Used in tea alongside damiana and gave a very restful nights sleep. Also influenced the vividness of dreams.
Relaxing when used as/in a herbal blend for smoking too.
Shannon Hardcastle –
Excellent service. Product arrived next day. I bought for lucid dreaming, which has not happened. I used different amounts each time a made a tea. The blue lotus tastes like perfume flowers, I added a little honey but all depends on preference. I will continue using it until it runs out and see if anything happens
Peter –
Best value and best service 👌
Oriana –
I’m so incredibly amazed and happy with this service and this product. My order came next day which I wasn’t expecting but very pleased about how quick it came. Unfortunately I received the wrong item so I emailed the company and they responded so fast and where extreamly helpful and lovely and fixed my order straight away. They sent me out the correct item the very next day and where so nice to talk and to and communicate with.
It was the first time Iv ever tried Blue Lotus and I’m amazed by it. The first time I made a tea and it put me to sleep for 11 solid hours with beautiful dreams and I didn’t not wake up once (previous to this before I tried it I had been suffering with sleep insomnia waking up multiple times) so this was the rest I have needed for a long time and blue lotus helped me. I also had an amazing third eye activation where I could feel it pulsating when I closed my eyes and it made me feel extremely relaxed and calm and put me into a deep meditative state. I have also smoked it and it had the same effect just not as strong as with the tea you can add more of it but with smoking your limited to how much you can put in the paper, however I still got an amazing calm feeling of smoking it and strong effects. I’m so much so impressed by this company and product that I have been recommending it to my mum, sister and other family members and friends to buy. And I recommend to everyone else to!
Sarah –
Lovely product which arrived quickly.
It was really nicely packaged and I appreciated the beautiful oracle card that was tucked inside.
Thank you 😊
Amelya –
Lovely product, very relaxing effects and some interesting dreams.
Auri –
I’m very happy with the product and have noticed that it has a very relaxing effect when brewed as a tea alone with mugwort. I have not had any lucid or vivid dream though whilst using it.
Viran Patel –
Really enjoying this at the moment. I am using this as a tea and I have the most vivid dreams in the night – it’s amazing. I usually don’t remember my dreams in the morning but I find that I’m actually more involved in the dream and therefore it sticks to my mind when I wake up. It doesn’t cause and “high” effects for me, I think I need to try and have some tea during the day and see how I feel. In any case, it makes for a lovely tea.
Thanks, guys!
Shane –
Beautiful flower. Gives great peaceful euphoria and a great dream-like state if you consume enough. Dreams are enhanced and even had some lucid ones. It has a reverse tolerance; first time consuming was nice, but taken daily effects increase from my experience. When going to sleep, I see beautiful colours behind closed eyes in a dark room too.
Very fast delivery and quality product, can’t go wrong with Shnuff!
Helen Ruth Pretty –
I ordered blue lotus tea on one day and it was with me on the next – fantastic service and a hand written note from Matthew.
Alexandra –
Super fast delivery!
Lovely product.