Blue lotus, a flower favored highly in ancient Egypt, is a subtle psychoactive that induces feelings of tranquility and euphoria, and can give waking life the trance-like quality of a dream. It can also making our dreaming life more vivid, and potentiate our ability to lucid dream.
Blue lotus is a natural sedative that promotes mental, physical and emotional well-being in a variety of ways. On Trinfinity, Kathy J. Forti writes that blue lotus contains the natural anti-spasmodic nuciferan and aporphine, “which will give you feelings of calming euphoria,” making it a “natural anti-anxiety and stress reliever.” She also notes that it’s been reported to have aphrodisiac qualities, and to remedy erectile dysfunction.
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If you have difficulty achieving restful sleep, this flower’s meditative effects can help usher you into a more nourishing, blissful sleep. Users have reported experiencing clearer, more colorful dreams, as well as enhanced dream recall.
It can be brewed as a tea, steeped in wine, smoked, or taken as an extract, oil, or tincture.