– updated September 2026
Alexius employs metaphors and examples to show how good it feels to see everything as a symbol of Oneness.
Duality Hack #3.5 from the free eBook Alexius’ Duality Hacks.
When you begin to see your experiences as symbols of Oneness, the world’s apparent differences no longer matter. It feels as if a flock of butterflies has replaced your problems, rendering every moment perfect as it is.
Yet you may have moments when you forget that all experiences symbolise Oneness. Luckily, even forgetfulness symbolises Oneness, so your forgetfulness changes nothing. In other words, you don’t need to be perfect to practise seeing everything as symbols of Oneness.
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You can’t go wrong when you see everything as a symbol of that which is One. Even if you suppress an experience and prevent it from being seen as a symbol of Oneness, you’re still on track, because denial is also a symbol of Oneness.
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Everybody understands that water is a liquid with certain properties, and that the word ‘water’ – formed from the letters w, a, t, e, and r – does not actually make anyone wet or quench thirst. This word is merely a symbol for the real substance. Similarly, when you are aware that there’s no more than Oneness, you see experiences of a world with more than one not as the real thing, but as symbols of Oneness.
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Anxiety is linked to the wish for more – the worry of not achieving what you seek and the fear of losing it if you do. However, when you perceive everything as a symbol of that which is One, you always have enough. This does not mean you can’t look forward to something, but you are not bound to a specific outcome when you see the future as a symbol of Oneness.
Even attachment to a particular outcome is not a problem, as attachment is also a symbol of Oneness. In short, whatever you think, feel, or do, or even what you don’t, symbolises that which is One. This outlook frees you from feeling stuck.
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By perceiving every appearance as a symbol of Oneness, which makes it possible to experience anything, we free ourselves from the limitations of appearances. [Image from the internet]
You never feel stuck when you see everything as a symbol of the formlessness of Oneness, because that renders forms unimportant. This doesn’t mean feelings are gone, but they’re simply interpreted as another symbol of Oneness – not as caused by anything.
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You’re always safe when you see everything in the world as symbols of Oneness, because it takes more than one to be attacked.
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The humidity in this image cannot damage your electronic device because the picture is a simulation. Likewise, nothing in a world with more than one can hurt that which is you because there is no more than that which is One.
Being formless and thus endless, Oneness cannot comprehend that you believe in more than One. Nor does it understand your attempts to alleviate the suffering this belief entails by acquiring more. Thankfully, all you need to undo the addiction to more is to change your purpose for appearing in a world with more than one. If your purpose is to see everything as a symbol of Oneness, then differences no longer make a difference. Hence, you’re relieved from the burden of more.
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Visualise a world with more than one as a film projected onto a movie screen. In this metaphor, the formlessness of Oneness is like the projector – it’s not part of the film shown on the screen. And since the projector views the film as one perpetual present, it is unaware that someone watching it experiences it as unfolding in sequences, and therefore fears when it might end.
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A response to the above movie metaphor could be, »Who has put the film about a world with more than one in the projector?« This question seems to imply the existence of a world with more than one, and thus of the one asking it. But existence is an illusion, since reality is that which is One, and it takes more than one to exist.
This is why there’s no evidence that a world with more than one exists – only interpretations and beliefs about creation, such as an almighty god creating the world in eight days or a Big Bang moulding a universe from nothing. And then there are statements like ‘I think, therefore I am’. But only the brain makes thoughts. Many believe ‘I exist because I can feel something when I touch the body’. However, that is like saying »I am the coat I wear because I can feel something when I touch it«.
No one creates, projects or watches a movie with more than one, as Oneness is formless, thus endless, so there is no more than that which is One. Yet if you see more than one, it’s similar to watching a movie: what seems real is only a projection.
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The fantasy of more than one ends the moment it’s imagined, so when you see something, it’s merely an after-image of that fantasy (see Duality Hack #2.3). Although these after-images do not contain Oneness, their experience is empowered by it, making them symbols of Oneness. Thus, the more you acknowledge differences as symbols of Oneness, the less they seem to support belief in more than one.
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