sorcery," and the Virgin's flower. It is associated with
death because of the tradition that souls of the dead live
within the blossoms. It symbolizes a long relationship.POPPY Long associated with sleep, forgetting, and
rejuvenation, the poppy was an important part of
Egyptian funerary rites. Although the Greeks knew of its
narcotic, healing properties, they also offered it at
shrines to Demeter and Artemis for fertility, and to
Persephone in her death aspect. Their god Morpheus,
the god of dreams, was said to use poppy wreaths. The
red poppy represents consolation, the pink one, sleep,
and the white one, time.PRIMROSE Another flower associated with fairies, tradition
says to lay one at your doorstep so the fairies will bless
your house. Climbers in Switzerland carry the flowers to
ward off vertigo. It is a symbol of beginning love, birth,
and children.
ROSE One of the most meaningful flowers in the West, a
single rose primarily represents achievement and
perfection. It can also mean the mystic center, the heart
and love, spiritual rebirth, and the soul itself. The yellow
rose represents home and domestic happiness; the red
stands for beauty and passionate love. Sometimes called
the flower of light, the white rose symbolizes purity and
silence in the West, but death in Asia.
Ancient Greek myth says that the rose and the
anemone sprang into being when the blood of Adonis,
the beloved of the goddess Aphrodite, was shed on the
ground. The rose was also sacred to Athena. Whenever
Hecate was shown wearing a garland of roses, it
symbolized the beginning of a new cycle of life. When a
chariot containing a statue of Cybele was pulled through