537. But how does something "without contrast" become "rich in contrast'? How does the "unlimited" become "limited"? How does something "invisible" become "visible"? How does something "immaterial" become "material'? At this point we must refer to what we have already observed, which is that such phenomena do not actually happen at all. Those we may think have happened are, as we said, "illusions". If we take the description "three metres", then it is expressing a limitation. We can see that this limitation is neither a realistic nor an actual limitation because "the unlimited", in other words "something No. 1", is still present and contained within the "three metres". That this is indeed the case is corroborated by the fact that one can continue to divide up those "three metres" again and again indefinitely. The "three metres", or any other type of measurement, can be divided into two halves. Each of these halves can again be divided into two more halves, and so on. It is true that, in the end, the divisions become so microscopic that they cannot be performed by hand, but of course, that does not mean it is theoretically impossible. Nothing in any form can be found that does not consist of two halves. And as no half can be found that does not theoretically consist of two further halves, and so on, then it becomes obvious that "the unlimited" is present in everything, quite regardless of size or measurement.
      But if "the unlimited" is present in every object, then no true or absolute size actually exists. In this way the minutest speck of dust contains the same infinity as the "three metres", or any other form of measurement. What we call "size" is therefore, in the absolute sense, a "concealment" of "infinity" or the absolute "something No. 1".
      Just as we have to realize at this point that infinity is present in every dimension, thereby making all concepts of size illusory, then we see that it is also present in all other forms of manifestation, for these will in themselves also be only expressions of limitation, whether of colour, light, weight, consistency, mass, or whatever otherwise may be said of a thing. As each of these things constitutes a contrast to something else, they too express "limitation". But as a limitation is identical with a form of size, and infinity is present in every dimension, making it illusory, then everything in existence in the form of the latter phenomena – that is colour, light, weight, etc. – is, without exception, illusions.
      So everything existing in the world of form and the senses, everything that exists as experiences, events, characteristics – in short, everything that presents itself as "something created" – can be seen as identical with – not the absolute reality – but with a world of illusion which, by virtue of its identity as an "illusion" becomes just exactly the background or contrast on which the absolute reality (something No. 1) can be experienced, seen and substantiated. Without this "illusory something" it would be impossible to sense or experience its opposite, the "absolute something".