How The Narcotic Blue Lotus Seduced Ancient Egypt | Private Lives Of The Pharaohs | Timeline

In the tombs that ancient Egyptians prepared for their deaths, they left a record of how they lived more than 3,000 years ago, today. But the full meaning of many of the images remains a mystery. In almost every Egyptian tome one image stands out - the blue lotus.
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[@paulcohen6727]

This is interesting; Homer mention's in his writings a brief adventure just after escaping from the cyclops, a visit to the land of the lotus eaters. In it, he says some of the men traveling back to Greece came under the influence of a narcotic. It caused them to lose their desire to go home and to want to just stay there and to stay stoned by eating lotus plants. They had to be bound and taken back to the ship by force.

[@Kyle_Warweave]

Duh… I guess you never asked yourself why Marge has blue hair?

[@andrewgrace8646]

this man's over here contributing to the conversation, and I'm just here like "damn, that sample looked like fresh meat... I wonder what mummy jerky would taste like? I bet Jeff Bezos has some."

[@darkhorseman8263]

That was opium.

[@Kyle_Warweave]

@@darkhorseman8263 Or scopolamine.

[@adreabrooks11]

@@darkhorseman8263 Opium comes from poppies, not loti. Very different flowers.

[@gypsyflame1111]

Blue Lotus is actually an Egyptian water lily (Nymphaea caerulea): mild entheogen & aphrodisiac - used in tea, wine infusion & essential oil as a lovely fragrance.

[@jeniferjohnson7827]

I used to wear the frangrence my former boyfriend would buy it for me in the early 90s I ask all the time no one seems to have it anymore? Do you know where to get it. A favorite

[@_c_y_p_3]

Very interesting! Thanks, I had read about it before but didn’t know it was verified active.

[@nickidaisydandelion4044]

@@jeniferjohnson7827 All natural real Lotus oil is extremely expensive. I had been tricked before. Lots of perfume oil makers and essential plant oil makers create fake Lotus oil. Some of those are even synthetic scents.

[@gyllenspetzfamily7993]

​@@jeniferjohnson7827contact perfume makers in the Arab states, they still use it I think.

[@KATKattalestv]

So obviously the word "Nymphomanic" derives from the plant.💜😻

[@sonniquickpianoimprov2231]

The lotus flower blooms and grows in mud. It blooms and seeds at the same time, the only flower that does that. It is prevalent in sects of Buddhism representing the simultaneity of cause and effect. When a cause is made the effect is also inherently there.

[@jacquelinelion9879]

@@sjb3460 Exactly.

[@SuperVlerik]

Actually, the Buddhist Lotus and the Blue Lotus are very different species. And loads of plants bloom and bear seeds at the same time.

[@asdf9890]

Thank you, very interesting.

[@kgs2280]

Which could have been the catalyst for John Lennon’s song about “Instant Karma”, since the Beatles went to India to study Buddhism and meditation.

[@kmdn1]

I've been thinking a lot about cause and effect. I've always thought it was linear, as in something happens causing an effect. I'm realizing that this is not how it actually works and the two are reciprocal and not a one way street. Never in my wildest dreams would I have believed that cause and effect do not equal before and after, but they are interchangeable, meaning the passage of time doesn't go in one direction. I don't understand HOW but the more I experience and begin to understand about the world the more this appears to be true.

[@TheDowntownHermit-xj6rq]

Thank You Lady Azru, For your service to science and humankind. We are indebted to you.

[@erstwhile3793]

I clicked on this because it’s about blue lotus, a plant I’ve used in infusions many times. I was super curious what this investigation might have added to our understanding of this beautiful, fragrant plant. How puzzling to hear them discuss the blue lotus as a rare plant, difficult to come by. You can order organically and respectfully grown lotus blossoms for tea making, online. They’re a bit pricey, but not extravagantly so. They’re supposed to help with mental clarity and lucid dreaming, is what I read about them. Obviously, not everything on the internet is factual, but there’s plenty of cross-validation that at least traditionally, anyway, the blue lotus was believed to hold these properties in some Buddhist cultures. Frankly, I love the fragrant scent and color of the tea the blossom makes, but did not find it to have any properties related to lucid dreaming, my reason for purchasing some blue lotus in the first place. To the person who complained it was too bitter: it can be bitter on the first infusion, or if infused too long. Pouring the hot water over it, infusing for one minute, then discarding the infusion and re-infusing the blossom with fresh water, solves the bitterness issue, if you have it.

[@catherineshelef3377]

What a wonderful inside! Thank you very much, interesting info!🙏

[@daviddawson1718]

It also helps to add cane sugar or honey.

[@TheDowntownHermit-xj6rq]

Or in alcohol (Wine) as a tincture. Add water to dilute it.

[@franklinminer]

Check out the documentary called Sacred Weeds Blue Lotus

[@pamjean2308]

Put an alarm on when u sleep so u will wake up and remember ur dream

[@anitapeura3517]

The Nymphaea group of water lilies generally includes the blue lotus of Egypt as N. caerulea but this is disputed by some - the genetics are complicated. Given this program was made around 2000, they should be able to do a much better analysis of it today. As I understand it, the Romans caused the local extinction of the blue lily with the popular craze for this plant after Cleopatra became such a celebrity there. No party would be without it across the Roman world, they used it like the Egyptians, over their hair, in wine, etc.

[@zombiasnow15]

Leave it to the Romans

[@fariesz6786]

blue lotus is in good company with sylphium and who knows what else

[@pagen5219]

Fascinating Video. Respect to the woman mummy being examined in front of all of us.

[@pathfinderwellcare]

Thank you. May she forgive our transgressions and rest in peace.

[@roxcastaneda]

I have no problem with medical research. She is dead and her spirit has left a long time ago. She doesn’t care about her body. I wouldn’t care.

[@ariadneschild8460]

​@@pathfinderwellcarethe Egyptian's whole religion centred around rebirth. Azru's goal was to live again in the afterlife so its a bit rude to wish her eternal rest. Js.

[@cocoaorange1]

I feel the same way.

[@Hotmomdotcommm]

❤❤

[@roxcastaneda]

I think it’s wonderful everything that they could learn from the mummy. Congratulations for the great investigation and the video.

[@franklinminer]

Someone already did this back in the 1990’s called Sacred Weeds as well as a documentary called cocaine mummy where a Egyptian Mummy in Germany tested positive for traces of coca leaf and tobacco of course right after this the museum moved the mummy to the back and refused further testing and research denying the results

[@devonmiller7052]

Blue lotus does have narcotic effects if a strong tea is made out of it. I personally have tried it. I think it also stimulates the pineal gland which makes you more spiritually perceptive.

[@HarvestMoon2049]

Did you come down okay afterwards?

[@nancy-su9zk]

Wow. How did you come to try the tea? In Egypt? Did you find the tea did bring you to a spiritual experience?

[@StankyCoyote]

They just had to boil the tea and drink it. It’s not like we don’t drink dandelion tea in the US. Especially Natives. But please fix the phonographic inaccuracies and some of the out of date analytical findsb

[@StankyCoyote]

@@AvaAdore-wx5gg don’t take it literally. We have dandelions in Mississippi. The Southern people make tea. I’m from the South. We have different culture than the North. Look at my last name. It is Scottish. Mississippi is a British colony (of many).

[@akeleven]

Where did you get it. They act like it's rare.

[@syd_santon]

It’s crazy how disconnected we are to our spiritual truth, plants, the Earth, our bodies, and our past that this is even an interpretation. I appreciate their try. I am sure it is symbolism of the kundalini awakening, pictures of tantric like practices, and awakening the 100 petal lotus on the crown chakra. I’m sure the plant was used as a part of the ritual which is so beautiful, and makes so much since, because of the synchronicity of awakening the 100 petal lotus (crown chakra). And, it also being an aphrodisiac awakening the kundalini energy. The wisdom that every ancient people practiced is LITERALLY almost identical. But, in a materialistic world most people are so detached from the esoteric wisdom of our ancestors, and how incredibly intelligent they were in knowing themselves and their place in the cosmos.

[@Arkansas1989]

All you have to do is read the Bible if you really want spiritual truth but the truth is the last thing people really want to hear

[@warrens1764]

Hello friend. I see you!

[@jimbob3030]

@@Arkansas1989 How convenient for you that you have found the spiritual truth common to your time and location, the people who lived for the couple hundred thousand years before your truth were also certain they had found the truth. Amazing how this works.

[@Arkansas1989]

@jimbob3030 the truth found me

[@sigourneyyoung8793]

Interesting thoughts!!

[@scottdiamond74]

3:08 This mummy is smiling. It's weirdly satisfying to look at. 😊

[@knowledgeseeker-yy1ix]

macabre

[@NinjaGrrrl7734]

​@@knowledgeseeker-yy1ixsexy

[@700SieteSiete]

I know, imagine if all corpses looked smiling, maybe ppl wouldn't be as afraid of death as some are.

[@annacrowell7837]

I find her beautiful ❤

[@user-rw3ck]

Fun fact: Kamala is one of the 10 Mahavidyas (the Bestower of Divine Bliss) whose symbol is the Lotus. Kamala literally means “She of the Lotus”.

[@ladywisewolf3942]

Well, that explains a lot. 😏

[@cannotfindmyshoes3]

Thankyou, I appreciate that information because it's a subject that interests me very much...but I was a bit dissapointed about the "fun" part of it. It's really not very funny, y'know... There's hardly any fun about it. Please try harder next time. 💟

[@francescodelalorca1066]

Mahav.. quoi ?

[@sergio-eu3tc]

In Lebanon and neighbouring countries we drink our coffee in small ‘lotus’ shaped mugs with blue lotus drawing on it ☕️

[@marykf3325]

What a fascinating and wonderful documentary. Thank you for posting it.

[@cannotfindmyshoes3]

I "second" that comment !

[@wendytaylor5320]

Fascinating and very enlighting enjoyed the documentary very much thank you

[@rebeccaLV]

this was so enlightening, TY for how detailed the narrative is. no reason here to idealize ancient living...even lives of the pharoahs

[@ntcbhyde]

Your meticulously crafted video is truly commendable. It not only leads us into the mysterious world of Ancient Egypt but also provides us with a profound understanding of the impact of the Blue Lotus in the society of that time. The rich and detailed information in your video reflects your passion and effort towards this topic.

[@meretsteiner3124]

👏🏾

[@asdf9890]

It’s an old documentary, not a KZbin creator.

[@alikhat1647]

I’m convinced there are YT approved bots that can be added to a video giving positive feedback to boost the video in the algorithm. I see these types of comments on a lot of videos, where I never used to see these types of comments.

[@franklinminer]

Yawn🥱an Ethnobotanist already did a video about this back in the 1990’s called Sacred Weeds and of course the Egyptologist was in denial as usual because he didn’t want his version of history to change because he would be wrong about everything he writes lecturers and preaches to others

[@OnekamaProducts]

Now i want to try the blue lotus.. along with other herbs the ancients highly regarded

[@Fido-vm9zi]

I'm about to go online & see if I can find lotus tea.

[@TVBasil]

​@@Fido-vm9ziI've Googled it extensively. The "blue lotus" sold online--and everywhere else--is actually purple lotus. Because blue grows slowly and produces few flowers. Long ago, people figured out that it's more profitable to grow purple and call it blue. Consequently, no one sells the true blue.

[@gleann_cuilinn]

When people spend their lives suffering and never quite attaining all of their hopes and dreams I think one would have to believe in an afterlife of youth and vigor and dancing.

[@devonmiller7052]

Why do you assume they were all suffering?

[@AlexaDollxo]

@@devonmiller7052life in Egypt was terrible

[@AlexaDollxo]

@@devonmiller7052they were also inbreed

[@devonmiller7052]

@AlexaDollxo only the royal family was. Also, learn how to spell inbred

[@SuperVlerik]

@@AlexaDollxo The royal families were inbred. Not sure the rest of the population would have been.

[@user-kd3dg9vv2z]

Excellent work. This was an eye-opening documentary.

[@rafaelramos1486]

Really very profesional video.Congradulations and tespects to the researche teams and colaborators

[@mohammedsaysrashid3587]

It was an enjoyable and informative video about blue Lotus 🪷 flowers' importance inside ancient Egyptian civilization.. thank you for sharing...

[@cancel1913]

Beautiful and informative documentary. Well done indeed!

[@user-lb6mw5px6g]

Great video. I really enjoyed it.

[@SewardWriter]

I keep this stuff in my tea cabinet. It does a number on insomnia.

[@Dancestar1981]

Wow probably work for helping those with adhd sleep

[@debbralehrman5957]

Very interesting thank you.👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@lmb888]

So intently done. And done well. Bravo.

[@jorgegustavoortiz7717]

Amazing Documentary...

[@rkh7904]

❤ A fascinating insight into the life of ancient Egyptian culture.10/10.

[@drpepperr]

Mmmm

[@aspirefreeman5749]

🌟💜🌟

[@janettemasiello5560]

Always interesting !

[@cjs8332]

33:47 Perhaps, the blind were encouraged to be musicians, to give them a sense of purpose in Egyptian society. It would have been much easier to find their way around an instrument than to master other, more spatially-aware professions. Just a thought...

[@ladywisewolf3942]

You know, I have studied Egyptology and this is the first time I have heard of the blind musicians. And since there were so many of them ( a statistical improbability) I'm wondering if they weren't similar to the eunuchs of the old middle east harems who volunteered to be castrated in order to serve in the royal harems. Perhaps these musicians volunteered to be blinded in order to become a "royal musician" and perform at these sexual parties, with the participants knowing that they could never disclose what was seen. I know it seems extreme by our standards but in the ancient world, this would have been considered a high honorable position and guarantee of a secure good life. Just a thought.

[@willchris3894]

Good point,Jose feliciano to me is living proof of how good a blind musician can be 🙏🏼

[@cheerdiver]

Was Kubrick trying to tell us something in Eyes Wide Shut? @@ladywisewolf3942 I think so.

[@theahollett8758]

I used blue lotus once. I smoked it with marijuana. I used marijuana extensively in my youth and the results of this combination was not like marijuana. It seemed a vision but it was also a feeling, unmistakable and slowly transforming. I am not familiar with hallucinogenic substances so I do not know if this was an hallucination. I believe my eyes were open for at least part of it. - At first there seemed to be a lotus on my head, opening. And opening and opening, with more and more petals, it seemed a hundred or more - before a second lotus, higher up, maybe two inches or three started opening. And again, petals kept opening, and opening, there seemed hundreds of them. Then there was one more, again highe but smallerr, like tiers on a cake. And again the lotus kept opening more and more petals. This was not a fast process, it seemed like a crown but the tiers were amazingly beautiful. They got progressively smaller in diameter but the number of petals stayed overwhelming. I have seen this image I am trying to describe, somewhere. I cannot remember where. But I am assuming it was from my Buddhist studies in the 1970s. I do not know the meaning. To me blue lotus is a spiritual stimulant of some kind. My scant research into Egypt's funeral texts showed me that they did rituals similar to the Tibetan ritual after death where the bindu and tigle meet. I cannot remember that either. But it seemed to me that they were performing sacred rituals for ascension before and during death, just as the Tibetans do today.

[@larrym2434]

You were a temple dancer in a previous life. This is the only explanation.

[@mindhunter00789]

placebo affect

[@Uhhuh1015]

I think I seen exactly what you’re talking about in a doc recently. If I find the name of the vid I’ll let you know, but I recall it being said how it’s basically the fabric of life and. Something of a pattern we usually see in 2d in this ancient culture but that its not meant that way

[@KasDlonewolf]

Your sahasrara or crown chakra opened up through many levels of your body: not just the gross, but also the subtle body and the causal body. Sounds like a beautiful experience.

[@gabrielWachong]

alright, but lets all take a mommetn to appreciate how happy that mummy looks 🙌🙌

[@jonie429]

Intriguing title. And the explanation didn't disappoint. Interesting and well excuted through out. I enjoyed watching. Thank you for making this.

[@annemaria5126]

Very informative! Thank you.

[@mikeross14]

Did anyone, Chop it up,mince it into powder and pour contents into A Glass of Egyptian Wine? No! We couldn't do that! It would be too simple a test to try that for a month! See if anyone had a trip? Or Health improved? No We got to MRI the Mummy!

[@653j521]

Modern science frowns on experimentation on yourself.

[@keithdunn926]

I tried a drink from Healthfood store ( it claims to contain blue Lotus) I liked It ( mild euphoria) I like it enough to buy it every day ( yet it does seem somewhat rare.

[@malcolmrickarby2313]

@@653j521that’s where modern science has failed humanity on many occasions. Stomach ulcers were caused by stress until a future Nobel laureate gave himself ulcers and then cured them. 🤔

[@sakura613]

​@@keithdunn926What's the drink called please?

[@WeighedWilson]

Would the best way to test it be to replicate the way it was used? You can't duplicate the effectiveness of motor oil by pouring it on the seat. You have to put it in the engine to get the desired effect. Make the concoction that the Egyptians used and then do your chemical analysis. I suspect the lotus flowers on the heads of the pictograms symbolized that the individual was under the influence. Maybe similar to the halo of stars in a children's cartoon when a character is bonked on the head.

[@amazinggrace5692]

I wish the docs had worn masks around the mummy.

[@heenanyou]

Yes! And worn masks and gloves. One was touching the tissue specimen with his bare hands. Ugh!

[@dannymack1196]

Great video. I really enjoyed it. 👍🏻😎

[@konsumterra1]

i think this case is overstated

[@williamkimzey8486]

This is an excellently enlightening production. So mature in its relevant depth.

[@franklinminer]

It’s already been done back in the 1990’s called Sacred Weeds

[@franklinminer]

It’s already been done back in the 1990’s called Sacred Weeds

[@greengold7648]

This is a water lily and not a true Lotus. Lotus grow out of water and mud reaching over four feet above the water or mud line. Their stems are tall and the leaves and blossoms are quite different in form. Additionally, I've never seen a blue-colored Lotus. They are red, pink, white, etc., but not blue. Lotus are native to Asia.

[@SuperVlerik]

Thank you!

[@greengold7648]

@@SuperVlerikYou are very welcome!

[@smartaMartini]

27:53

[@GrandmaCathy]

Oh wow. I thought Lotus were water Lillie’s.

[@dannyho6786]

whatever, stop geeking out !

[@roivosemraiva]

Excellent presentation of life back in Egyptian times. Some of those diseases are still with us today after 4,000 years ago. i stumbled upon this channel , by coincidence . Now i'm staying for more historic content. The Blue Lotus was indeed used for Blood Flow, mild pain reduction ,and as a Phytosterol benefits.

[@LiciaSpeaks]

beautiful knowledge

[@MultiPetercool]

Homer referred to a people known as “The Lotus Eaters” in The Odyssey.

[@lindawellner5415]

Lotus born meaning and the utpala lotus are well known in eastern and Buddhist literature

[@PAULLONDEN]

Thanks ! ...That was interesting.

[@moonkey5]

thank you, is quite interesting

[@deniceeverham9467]

The blue lotus also appears in Tibetan Tankas

[@aspirefreeman5749]

🌟The feeling of this video “sacred knowledge and wisdom.” Everything has been hidden from humans true spirituality. Our ancient past this is a discovery. I see no disrespect with examining this avatar to bring us towards fullness of who we are. Some comments look at this in a way where ones doesn’t explore overall benefits of humanity. I found this video so moving and brought me more wisdom to this Spiritual path. To observe this delicate respectful viewing in a negative context ……is to identify with this human experience only within a construct of lower emotions. So much gratitude. Truly amazing research. The Blue Lotus. Beautiful. 🌟💜🌟

[@davidson46100]

Spirituality is not hidden, but must be exercised and lived, or like the muscles will atrophy.

[@angelgray717]

carry on artwork of Egypt!!!

[@danielmorse4213]

Amazing

[@DeborahRosen99]

9:16 "The mummy came into the Manchester museum in 1825. She was given to the museum by two private individuals, together with two wooden coffins." Wait just a minute here. What's the provenance? Which private individuals? How did they obtain this mummy and the coffins? 1825 is in a timeframe that saw worldwide desecration and looting of antiquities without any care for archaeological value (beyond treasure) or for proper provenance. Riich white Europeans came, looked, and took what they wanted because grabbing up antiquities was the cool thing to do, and they used the logic that "Well, the people living there now can't care for them properly." Ironically, this is how so many antiquities have been lost, damaged, mutilated or destroyed - and what was essentially privatized grave-robbing also destroyed precious subtle clues that could have told us much more. Until the Manchester museum can provide proof of provenance on the mummy - who is, after all, the corpse of a once-living woman named Asru, ripped out of the grave that she and her people expected that her body would remain in forever - they should consider themselves to be in receipt of stolen goods and accessory to grave robbery. This is a problem widespread and rampant in museums worldwide - in fact, the bigger and more prestigious the collection, the fewer questions were asked about the acquisition of the items involved. And really, the practice of keeping corpses, or parts thereof, in storage for "academic study and dissection" (or worse, public display) is an absolutely ghoulish.

[@astrialindah2773]

If wisdom regarding the life style of that person is available through their remains, and their remains are mummified, which means preserved.... I don't understand where you think the harm is? After all if they were not embalmed and mummified, then their bodies would be destroyed by worms... And we would never be able to learn anything from them😮 .

[@TheSoundsage]

Really good points- it is something how blasé the vast majority are about digging up other people's remains- doesn't do much for their karma, that's for sure (see what happened to the Earl of Carnarvon, George Jay Gould, A.C. Mace and some of the others breaking into Tut's tomb)

[@haroldmorris5901]

It's refreshing to read something from someone who understands empathy and Collective Empathy.

[@nancysmith2389]

If the Europeans hadn't gotten fascinated with relics you would never have learned to translate the hieroglyphics. Same with the Aztec writing.

[@haroldmorris5901]

@@nancysmith2389 If the Europeans which included Greeks, Romans, and Conquistadors, weren't so murderous and avaristic there would be no need for anyone to attempt to decipher anything.

[@shelseaturner9062]

From my perspective as an herbalist, I’d doubt it was viewed as a panacea and viewed more of a plant that can be useful in many different ways of therapeutic effects and applications. Egyptians had/have a huge range of plants to work with. I use it occasionally, it’s highly sedative in a strong tea.

[@ashleyobrien4937]

just cos you smoke weed doesn't make you a herbalist.....(kidding)

[@SuperGuanine]

Thanks!

[@josephcarbone5379]

Thank-you

[@DavidMichaelCommer]

I suppose this is pedantic, but isn't it really a blue water lily that is being referenced throughout this? Lotus leaves are larger and they grow above the water, not on the surface of the water like a water lily.

[@kristimccarthy8480]

It seems to me that's Difference between the plants, are An incredibly important Pc of information. Possibly the difference between Life and death For the user.

[@celiabrickell2500]

This is what happens when in common names are used instead of scientific nomenclature

[@ladywisewolf3942]

I think you may be getting it confused with "Lily of the Nile" a blue lily-like plant that grows next to water on long stalks. I have grown it myself and it's found all over California. It's not the same as a blue lotus, which you are right, is a true water lilly.

[@Phyto.]

And this ladies and gentleman is why scientific nomenclature is used instead of common names. Nymphaea nouchali var. caerulea = the Egyptian Blue Lotus, even though it is not a true lotus (i.e. from the genus Nelumbo).

[@amnaiqbal242]

It is isn't it! I kept on thinking oh the poor slaves didn't get the petals right or whatever but aaaaaaaaa

[@zacharybrooks1729]

There’s a few tea rooms here in south Florida that serve blue lotus tea 🪷 The psychoactivity comes from apomorphine. Although it’s nothing like morphine. I loved it for post workout, art inspiring elixir Usually drinking it with kava & kratom. For me , it brightens up the colors in the world , really relaxes my body, has great aphrodisiac properties, increases sensitivity with a clear euphoric and wavy feeling

[@jojolafrite90]

And they act all mysterious about it... I'd love to have friends like you here.

[@zacharybrooks1729]

@@jojolafrite90 let’s be friends then !! I’m sure we’d enjoy good conversation about different healing properties Of many herbs. Are you in Florida ?

[@Maitsev]

Isnt it because of Kratom?

[@taram6152]

Hiiiii from Port Townsend, WA 🌊💙

[@johnpayne3988]

piritual meaning of the lotus flower 0:04 the lotus flower is a symbol of 0:06 spiritual growth and Enlightenment in 0:08 many cultures particularly in Buddhism 0:10 and Hinduism 0:13 it is often associated with the idea of 0:15 rising above difficulties and reaching a 0:17 higher level of understanding and 0:19 consciousness 0:22 the way that the lotus flower grows is 0:24 particularly significant 0:27 it emerges from muddy and murky water 0:29 symbolizing the struggles and challenges 0:31 that we face in life 0:34 but as it grows it rises above the water 0:37 and blooms into a beautiful and radiant 0:39 flower 0:42 this represents the transformation that 0:44 occurs when we overcome these challenges 0:46 and reach a higher level of 0:47 consciousness 0:51 in many spiritual Traditions the lotus 0:53 flower is also seen as a symbol of 0:55 Purity and divine Beauty 0:57 [Music] 0:59 it represents the potential for 1:01 spiritual growth and Enlightenment that 1:02 exists within all of us and serves as a 1:05 reminder to strive for this higher level 1:06 of understanding and consciousness 1:10 in addition you can also use the lotus 1:13 flower in your daily life as a reminder 1:15 of your spiritual path and practice 1:17 [Music] 1:19 for example you can wear the lotus 1:21 flower as a pendant or other piece of 1:23 jewelry or display it in your home or 1:25 workspace as a symbol of your spiritual 1:27 journey 1:28 [Music] 1:30 so the next time you see a lotus flower 1:32 take a moment to reflect on its 1:34 spiritual meaning and the potential for 1:36 growth and transformation that it 1:37 represents 1:38 [Music] 1:40 thank you for watching 1:42 [Music] This is the true meaning of the blue lotus flower. One day hopefully, these scientist will wake up to the real truth and make real progress in deciphering Egyptian hireroglyphs. They should read the book titled; Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda and other true esoteric books to find their answers on ancient Egypt. P.S. With an open mind of course.

[@jonesrdh7170]

A potential cardiovascular stimulant doesn't do anything to protect them from infection. It just covers up symptoms of lethargy and possibly pain. That's quite a stretch

[@jonesrdh7170]

@@ConontheBinarian I don't know personally, I'm just going off of what they are reporting in the video

[@TheDejael]

Fascinating. There is an ancient connection between ancient Egyptian culture and ancient Indian culture of the Indus Valley and mainland India, in their philosophies of life and death, spirituality, meditation and a multiplicity of gods.

[@thisnthat7760]

They are the same people, the Bible spoke of two types of Egyptians, the curly haired and the straight haired.

[@amnaiqbal242]

Well they were contemporaries so I guess they had like a whole lot of empty land and discovering things in common. There's also the river situation but no lilies grew along the Indus river banks

[@crazyjimheath]

awesome

[@justworship0570]

Hello from Dagestan

[@kolapyellow7631]

In Asia i saw other colors, pink, purple, red, they're very beautiful and delicious when cooked. 😊😊😊😊

[@IrisRainbowMagick]

I read a historical fiction about Rome ma y years ago & it was the first time i read of lotus eaters & blue lotus

[@user-rz9jm1mf6i]

Nice

[@acevtol]

They probably got the parasite from wading through the mud picking the lotus

[@Dancestar1981]

From Egyptian Snails I believe in the water

[@aspirefreeman5749]

I swear not many actually watched this video. Lol.

[@aucuneideejsp8891]

Very interesting research relating to parasitic diseases, ill fated by the water landscape. Undoubtedly, birth & rebirth were centered around the Nile.

[@willchris3894]

Yes I agree with you, I would hazard a guess that the blue lotus or whatever plant it was,was used as a vermifuge possibly distilled the way wormwood was distilled to make absinthe and people got a taste for it like they did absinthe

[@SocksPropaganda]

I'm watching this while smoking a bowl of blue lotus!😂 if you guys don't know, it's very cheap and totally legal to buy them online and try the lotus for yourself. It's really not that strong tho.

[@KittyCatSpartan117]

That’s grand! you smoke weed? If so, how would you compare the effects?

[@ylnodnaenoeht]

❤ the fact the mummy has a smile

[@Octopossible]

I think it should be essential to include the date of publication somewhere in the description. From the equipment, this dates back to around 2000. It's certainly not a new report.

[@richardokeefe7410]

Something is seriously weird here. We are told that it is difficult to find the plant. But in 2023 it is grown pretty much everywhere it *can* grow (6 hours of sunlight, the water doesn't freeze). I can obtain the dried flowers with the greatest of ease, and living plants by travelling to another city. We are also told that the researchers couldn't find alkaloids. Yet "The psychoactive effects of the flower are attributed to two aporphine alkaloids, apomorphine and nuciferine." And people can buy blue lotus extract in a form they can vape. I found an article about the effects in the journal Military Medicine.

[@ericgrumbles447]

This documentary is more than 20 years old. The world was dramatically larger and less accessible back then in terms of both access to the global information collective and integration of scholarly disciplines across cultural and sociopolitical boundaries.

[@richardokeefe7410]

@@ericgrumbles447 Ah I thought it might be old, looked for a date and didn't see one.

[@gyuhyejeong3221]

A quite interesting vidio. Lotus flowers and water lilies are different from each other. You can easily tell them apart by whether the leaves are split and whether they float on the water or have stems extending out from the water. What the researchers collected were water lilies. In nature, there are also real blue lotuses, too.

[@Phyto.]

And this ladies and gentleman is why scientific nomenclature is used instead of common names. Nymphaea nouchali var. caerulea = the Egyptian Blue Lotus, even though it is not a true lotus (i.e. from the genus Nelumbo).

[@kadinmay]

@@Phyto.where’d you learn so much about plants Phyto?

[@Phyto.]

@@kadinmay Been interested in (and growing) plants my whole life, + I have a BSc in Plant & Soil Sciences, and a MSc in Plant Ecophysiology/Horticultural Science :)

[@lmb888]

Sustaining and remembrance.

[@kolapyellow7631]

It has sweet fragrance. 😊😊😊

[@lindawellner5415]

Check out the Amitabha Temple in Hue Vietnam

[@jessicalynnwaite822]

I love Blue Lotus so much, I named my MedSpa BLUE LOTUS💙

[@mayorofduckburg5189]

Visually, the unopened flower looks phallic as well

[@reginaldwelkin]

I don't know much about that phytosterol graph, but wouldn't that spike on the right of the Kew sample, that corresponds to the blip on the Stapleton sample, suggest a possible major difference? Their properties could vary vastly just because of how much more the Kew sample had of that particular substance, right?

[@larrym2434]

I noticed the blip on the right side of the chart that you mention. Considering that the Kew sample came from a garland that had other species of flowers in it, it might also be possible that the blip was caused by juice or sap from another species of flower that dried onto the sample that was given by the Kew garden.

[@mhenry4248]

This video is pretty old. Look at the computers. Wonder what the findings would be with todays technology

[@dwrjr27]

Apomorphine, one of the active molecules in Blue Lotus, can be made by heating Morphine in an acid. It doesn't act as an opioid, but at t he same time it is strong enough to get people off of opiates with minimal withdrawal symptoms. I think it was William S. Burroughs who was the first to figure this out. Probably the best thing for anxiety and sleep that i have found as well. Using it to get off of Kratom.

[@TombRaider666]

Very cool. I’m still on Kratom how much do you take a day that it’s giving you withdrawals?

[@dwrjr27]

@TombRaider666 When I was taking about 10 grams a day or less I quit several times without getting withdrawals, or it was very minimal. Probably take 40-60 grams now, on days that I take 200x blue lotus tincture the only time I need to take kratom is to sleep, maybe 5-7 grams. Bought 4 bottles of 200x hope to completely get off of kratom soon. Smoking blue lotus doesn't have the same effect as the tincture, and somehow it's stronger, doesn't help reduce cravings for kratom though.

[@benhudson4014]

​@@dwrjr27that's a lot of kratom my friend do you notice side effects ie: darkening of your skin, weight loss, and some mental disregulation?

[@FountainBeee]

Originating from Australia 🌿

[@ScuitarRects]

The bigger question is, What/why/how did two private individuals have the body?

[@xotacara]

Black market baby!! That’s very common with ancient artifacts. Many missing pieces to collections and answers to questions we will never know because they were purchased illegally. Many times they are scared to let researchers have access in fear of getting in trouble for having the items in the first place.

[@KerrieRedgate]

There is a misunderstanding here. These depictions in the Egyptian artworks are of a blue *waterlily*, not a lotus. They are quite distinct flowers and are often confused. They have very differently shaped petals and centres. In regard to vibrational flower essences (not oils), the waterlily frequencies can indeed stimulate sexual energy and are used therapeutically for people with blocks to their sexual expression. However, the lotus flower essence (from all colours of lotus) is a spiritual stimulant, which means these two flowers work at the opposite poles of the central column of the energetic system.

[@debraharvey6872]

Thank you for the wonderful information 😊

[@KerrieRedgate]

@@debraharvey6872 You’re most welcome. It’s also interesting that water lilies sit on the surface of the water, whereas lotuses have long stems that rise up into the air above the water. The Aum Himalaya flower essences of India have both of these essences. FES of California have the Lotus; and Australian Bush Flower Essences have the “Red Lily” (a lotus) for grounded spirituality. Also for spiritual awakening, the beautiful Sacred Datura flower essence is available from Desert Alchemy in Arizona. Being pure vibrational frequencies (the consciousness imprints of the plants), flower essences contain none of the toxic substances from the actual physical plant and are self-adjusting with our own consciousness, so are much safer, and more effective long-term, than ingesting plant substances.

[@Phyto.]

And this ladies and gentleman is why scientific nomenclature is used instead of common names. Nymphaea nouchali var. caerulea (a water lily) = the Egyptian Blue Lotus, even though it is not a true lotus (i.e. from the genus Nelumbo).

[@debraharvey6872]

@@KerrieRedgate Thank you so very much 💜

[@larrym2434]

@@Phyto. You're fighting the good fight, Phyto.

[@SandraNelson063]

Sort of an all round helper. That smelled nice. Why wouldn't people use it?

[@user-vd3lv9fw3c]

My giant lotus tattoo was Not for this representation. Lol. But if it brings me good luck with new beginnings- so be it.

[@bribri1657]

What if lotus was used in a mixture for prolonging life? That could be why it was offered to these beings.

[@SuperVlerik]

Fascinating bit of archaeo-sleuthing, but how can the producers feel so confident in generalizing the health of an entire civilization based on studying a single mummy? Seems a stretch....

[@KATKattalestv]

So was thereno Blue Lotus available that the documentary filmmakers could have had tested and actually have the answer to whether or not it was indeed a Narcotic.💜😻

[@damnbrosky]

funny but looks like there been almost no flowers available those days in 90', now you can buy it everywhere, for example this video pops up on my recommendation list while I was drinking blue lotus tea

[@lmb888]

Handled with true care and seen in every way. Ain't life grand.

[@lmb888]

Wow.

[@shantishanti1949]

They just make it up as they go along don’t they. 😂😂

[@user-sv5de9jd4b]

The smartest monkey 🐒 still don't know 😂❤

[@HorizonsleatherBlogspot2012]

It's a bit strange that the Egyptians were the first people, as best we can surmise, to use a word for the color blue. All previous humans described the color blue as a wine red or dark hue, and the color blue appears to have been picked up after the ancient times, not previous. It is therefore theorized that humans couldn't see the color blue at one time.

[@nancysmith2389]

Really? They couldn't see the sky or water? Pretty sure that isn't true.

[@pushpinderchhatwal7602]

NEEL, NEELA, NEELAM, NEEL KANTTH, All have blue in reference to BLUE. This is INDIC & possibly older than egyptian. You might've meant that the color blue is new for your reference in western languages perhaps?

[@bstone1946]

Colors are not naturally divided up; color is a continuum: each blending into the next on the spectrum. Where you put the divisions depends on how the people around you divide them up. The ancient Mayans, for example, had a word for green-blue, rather than separate words for the two of them. Makes sense. Water reflects the blue sky and rains down upon the earth and makes it bring forth green plants. Children may see all the different colors humans can see, but they have to learn the words for them, as well as the way the people in their culture divide them up. As a small child, I thought Grandma's grey cat was black and that my parents had black hair. As late as age 7 (I can remember this), I would tell people that my parents' hair looked black, but they said it was really dark brown. I had yet to learn how to divide up black, brown, and grey. I was shocked, as a middle-aged adult, to see home movies featuring Grandma's cat, Smokey, who was definitely grey, not black. In my memories, Smokey is still black. This is a common phenomenon. A friend's children named their grey cat "Blackie" for the same reason.

[@StarOnTheWater]

It was one of the later colours to be specified in the evolution of language but humans were always able to distinguish the wavelength. 😄 actually for a long time blue and green were just one category. Quite similarly latest color to be named in the english language is orange, because it's rather rare it just used to be referred to as "red" until oranges arrived in Europe. That's why we say people have "red" hair, even though it's actually more like orange... that's doesn't mean people could not see the difference, they just didn't have a different name for it. We can easily name 15 different shades of green even though they are all "green".

[@sergioreyes298]

46:40 Aziz, light!!!

[@drpepperr]

Just because a drug has a long relationship with humanity doesn't mean it's a great or powerful drug. I'm a big fan of ayahuasca, but agnostic about this lotus.

[@TraditionalAnglican]

It sounds like it’s effects were the same as Ecstasy/MDMA/“Moly”.

[@jadefamousartist5242]

Hi From The Sky 💫

[@Adventurousavacado.]

Hello from my house on the ground 🤚🤚🤚🤚🤗

[@panamablack9671]

👽👽

[@TheGigashadow]

You are? Did you smoke it?

[@stephenpmurphy591]

Hello from the foggy Redwood forests.

[@malcolmrickarby2313]

Welcome back 🌝

[@greengold7648]

@25:28 White Lotus at the right rear frame of the pool behind the giant water lily Victoria regia (amazonica).

[@lmb888]

High Priestess healer... Before life comes death. They are to be revered, remembered. Flowers, nature, scent were meant to be a path.

[@BarryHolsinger]

Were the village walls always only a few feet tall? No wooden or even fabric separations?

[@tecraman8100]

They weren't. The walls crumbled away over time

[@lostcat9lives322]

Presumably, wood and fabric rotted away .

[@stephanieann9770]

It is not a narcotic.