Soma's Real?

Everything in Brave New World has some secret metaphor behind, but we all knew that already. We also all knew that there was some reason that Huxley named the happy drug of his society soma. Well I did some digging and I believe that I found it.

Apparently Huxley experimented with LSD and other psychedelic drugs, and he came to the conclusion that they gave users the same effect attained when mystics or priests fast, pray, and meditate. Also soma is believed to be a hallucinogenic drug used by ancient Indian Vedic cults as a part of their ceremonies. Knowing this information, I believe I understand why Huxley named his drug soma. Soma in the Indian cults was used for the sake of religious enlightenment while soma in the novel was used to pacify the masses and provide as an alternative to religion. Huxley cleverly named his drug soma in order to take advantage of the irony.

Just thought that was interesting and I wanted to share it with you.