Blue Lotus

LATIN NAME:

Nymphaea caerulea

COMMON NAMES:

Blue Water Lily, Blue Egyptian Water Lily, Sacred Blue Lily, Blue Egyptian Lotus

FAMILY:

Flowers

NOTE:

Middle

PLANT PARTS USED:

The Flowers

ORIGIN:               

India

THE PLANT:

Blue lotus is extracted from the majestic mauve-colored flowers of the Nymphaea caerulea, native to Egypt and Indian subcontinent. Considered as one of the most rare and precious extracts, Blue Lotus Absolute is an intoxicatingly alluring floral masterpiece and a mesmerizing anointing elixir for meditation. Blue lotus is actually not a Lotus, but a water lily.

CULTURAL MEANING:

The lotus has long been regarded as sacred by many of the world’s religions, especially in India and Egypt, where it is held to be a symbol of the Universe itself. In India, the Hindus hold the lotus seed to be especially sacred because the seed contains perfectly formed leaves, providing a complete template for the adult plant. This is believed to be Divine form passing from the abstract into tangible reality. The eight-petaled lotus used in Buddhist mandalas speaks to cosmic harmony. The thousand-petaled lotus represents spiritual illumination. The Blue Lotus in Buddhism is the symbol of the victory of the spirit over the senses, of intelligence and wisdom, of knowledge. It is generally represented as a partially opened bud, whose center is unseen, the embodiment of the “perfection of wisdom”. The Blue Lotus of the Nile was the most sacred of plants, prized above all others. The plant was associated with the sun god Ra as the bringer of light.

SCENT DESCRIBTION:

An aquatic floral note, light and airy.

AROMATHERAPEUTIC EFFECTS:

Known as the most hypnotic of the lotuses, Blue Water Lily continues to be a treasured ethereal spirit tonic to this day. Blue Lotus Absolute Oil is a wonderful meditation aid, opening Chakras (specifically the Third Eye) and dispelling negative emotions and thoughts, aiding one on their spiritual path. 

BLENDING RECOMMADATIONS:

Bergamot No. 06, Neroli No. 27, Magnolia No. 23, Osmanthus No. 30, Rose Otto No 35, Sandelwood No. 36, Hvid ingefærlilje No. 17, Ylang Ylang No. 41