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name: nymphaea caerulea plant
image: SS3_chicagodetroit_ancient_greek_nymphaea caerulea.PNG
archetype: Chicago Detroit
swag_score: 4
date_added: "2025-01-10"
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# nymphaea caerulea plant

## Visual Elements

a small stem of blue flower, pompom shaped.

## Cultural Context

The blue lotus was sacred in ancient Egypt, depicted in tomb paintings and temple art as a symbol of rebirth and altered consciousness. It contains mild psychoactive alkaloids and was likely used in ritual contexts, making it one of the earliest documented entheogens.

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## Justification

One of the oldest entheogens documented in human art. The blue lotus ties the collection's psychoactive thread all the way back to Egyptian tomb paintings. Paired with the Greek ancestor lineage.
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**Dominant Colors:** blue, green
**Archetype:** chicago detroit
**Ancestor:** [greek](../../../core-lore/ancestors/greek.md)
**Swag Score:** 4
**Date Added:** 2025-01-10