"There is always soma, delicious soma, half a gramme for a half-holiday...two grammes for a trip to the gorgeous East,.." Aldous Huxley, From Brave New World Where did the author obtain this word? What exactly is Soma? A visual representation can be seen below in the diagram presented. The drawing is called Soma. In a spiritually poor kingdom Soma must be a drug to make us happy. In fact this substance is produced in our bodies. Notice there are ten horses pulling this chariot. The use of chariot and wheels, and horses are often found in esoteric texts. An important aside is that in early days of Egypt the chariot, we are told, did not exist until 16 century BC when the Hyksos arrived. Perhaps the chariot was not used as a tool for warfare until then. The horse and donkey were used quite often to refer to mental states. To aid people in dealing with abstract concepts paintings, words, and music were employed for the mind to focus on. Soma is also associated with the moon. See image below: In fact the association of the moon implies that this Soma depends on a cyclic rhythm of a minimum and a maximum level. This means that Soma has a variable concentration depending on how the moon appears to us in the sky. It is related to a cycle of time. Like a lunar calendar would provide information as to the amount of Soma was present. Notice there is mention of the direction East in Brave New Worlds. East is the location of the Pineal Gland in the brain. Such an allusion as always in pop literature is to allow people to wake up from their deep sleep. The texts from where Huxley obtained his information was the Rig Veda. This text is constructed into a series of 10 books called Mandalas. Each of these Mandalas has hymns that vary from 80 to 192. Throughout the text you will find Soma discussed. The English translation was published in 1896 by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Yet the work on translating the text begun around 1815. The current date to when the text was written is 1500-1200 BC (BCE). It probably is even older. As the texts for its sources are not known. To gain its full effect it would be best to sung in the original text. Soma is spinal fluid. The fluid or Soma is produced in four ventricles located in the brain. Inside a ventricle are cells called Ependyma. The actual cells can shown in a 400 x magnification below Imagine then that art, music, and voice were used in the maintenance of glandular function, and to repair the body when damaged. The image below relates the phases of the moon, and the zodiac, and the seven planets. The Sun is included as planet. These are not physical planets but used in neuroendocrinology.
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