The Rose – Love, Healing, Symbolism and Alchemy

by Anja Heij

 
When someone gives you red roses you know what it means: Love. Some say it means love and respect, but most of the times it means love and desire. The rose, this wondrous Lady of Flowers, is attributed to femininity. The red rose belongs with Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love and lust. The white rose symbolizes the pure, innocent and unselfish love of Mother Mary. It is whispered that the rose is a symbol for the garden of Eros, the female flower, her genitalia.