Egyptian Blue Lotus | Nymphaea caerulea | Organic Dried Flower

Source Also known as the blue water lily, our Egyptian Blue Lotus flowers are imported from a small farm in Sri Lanka where the flowers are grown organically and sustainably using methods past down through the ages.  History This plant originates from North and Central Africa, where it was found along the Nile River in Egypt. For thousands of years it was used by Egyptians and Mayans as part of funerary ceremonies. Shamans would use these sacred blue flowers to reach higher levels of consciousness. It is now cultivated as an ornamental pond plant throughout the world. Mythology In Egypt it was believed that gods had provided humans with Blue Lotus as a way for the soul to leave the body and be among them. The sun-god Ra was born from a Blue Lotus, and in its glory flowers bloom from 8 am to noon. The flower is a symbol of the origins of life, but also represent the death and resurrection of Osiris and thus symbolize eternal life, revival and reanimation. Other Egyptian gods were born f