Online, products branded as the blue lotus promise calm moments and psychedelic trips. But they're far different from what ...

In ancient Egypt, the lotus was closely associated with the sun god Ra and the concept of rebirth. The hieroglyphic symbol for the lotus, known as "Sesen," was believed to represent the ...

Flowers have been used for centuries to convey hidden meanings and spiritual significance. They're even used to remember ...

In these texts, perfume, whether natural or manufactured, remains a significant symbol of desire ... Nefertem embodies the lotus, whose fragrance Re, the sun god in ancient Egypt, inhales every ...

The ancients revered the blue lotus, and saw it as an omen that order would follow chaos, rising, as it does, from murky waters, bringing light, colour and mystery with it. A noted symbol of rebirth, ...