Hmm. My mind flew right over Brave New World and went for the Rig Veda: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soma https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soma Though, in cont

Hmm. My mind flew right over Brave New World and went for the Rig Veda: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soma https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soma Though, in context, I think your interpretation is likely correct.