Sesame Seed

Other names: Sesamum indicum

Element: Fire

Planet: Sun

Zodiac: Aquarius

Ritual uses include: Creativity; Passion; Love; Lust; Success; Fertility

Sesame Seed is a general luck ingredient, and is also an offering material in India where it is associated with both ancestors and with immortality. The seeds are said to absorb the negative karma of ancestors, thus elevating them, particularly during the ceremony of Tarpanam. It is associated with fertility because of the sheer quantity of seeds produced by the plant. Very good for new businesses.