tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34970069.post576046863367990585..comments2024-03-28T14:56:04.846-07:00Comments on Biology in Science Fiction: Paris Review Interview with Aldous Huxley: Psychedelic Drugs and EnlightenmentPeggy Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18360669414917755737noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34970069.post-50913634525407877432011-08-20T15:25:34.849-07:002011-08-20T15:25:34.849-07:00Huxley's foresight is incredible!Huxley's foresight is incredible!TIME TRAVELERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14793954678705368044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34970069.post-60146927924264906822011-02-18T19:08:33.602-08:002011-02-18T19:08:33.602-08:00@you are right Peggy,it appears that in his last n...@you are right Peggy,it appears that in his last novel Huxley described the mescaline/Lsd effects which is almost like Soma of Rigveda ..,Arthur Anthony McDonnell ,who was an authority on Rigveda describes soma as having exhilarating power leading to its being regarded as a divine drink bestowing even immortal life...draught of immortality all the warrior gods drank soma to become immortal...Arvind Mishrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02231261732951391013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34970069.post-49667889709063465002011-02-18T12:06:26.646-08:002011-02-18T12:06:26.646-08:00Although Huxley's "soma" sounds almo...Although Huxley's "soma" sounds almost like it had the opposite of soma in the Rigveda. No warrior would want to take a drink that helped him relax. <br /><br />Peyote (mescaline) on the other hand is supposed to provide mystical experiences. It was an extremely popular drug amongst the literary set in the 60s. It's still used by members of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/Peggy Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18360669414917755737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34970069.post-86475951825473334902011-02-18T06:07:39.642-08:002011-02-18T06:07:39.642-08:00Thanks Peggy for this very informative post of my ...Thanks Peggy for this very informative post of my interest...The word 'soma' is extensively used in Rigveda and is a wonder drink most sought after by warriors and priests of veda period and even after that -King of gods in Indian mythology, INDRA drinks it and kill a very mighty demon VRITTASUR.Huxley perhaps had on his mind about this wonder drink when he narrated about the effects ofArvind Mishrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02231261732951391013noreply@blogger.com