Lotus: My Soul Honors Yours
In floriography, the lotus represents a love that rises above desire, and a spirit untainted by its trials. The lotus begins its journey buried deep in mud, unseen and unformed. But it does not cling to the dark. It reaches upward through water—slowly, silently—until it bursts into bloom in the open air. Unstained by the murk it came from, it rises clean, luminous. In this, it mirrors a love that is not bound by possession, touch, or longing. A love that has transcended the body, and now simply is. It does not ask, does not hunger, does not burn. It radiates. 🌿 Lore across time: In sacred texts, the lotus is the symbol of cosmic womb, the origin of life and all becoming. In Ancient Egypt, the lotus (Nymphaea caerulea) closed each night and reopened at dawn, believed to echo the soul’s journey: rest, renewal, and rebirth. It stood for virtue—growing from mud, yet never soiled by it. May this bloom remind you: you are not what you’ve endured—you are what you rise into.