It’s somewhat ironic that the period of history from the late 17th century to the early 19th century is known as the Enlightenment. For surely light is something which enables us to see all the vibrant colours of the natural world. But according to the “enlightened” mind, this is not so.  Rather, we live in a world without any colour. What we perceive as colour is nothing more than a psychological phenomenon – it would be as ridiculous to attribute any objective reality to the colours we perceive as it would be to attribute the quality of ticklishness to a feather. By letting go of naïve beliefs such as the belief that the things around us have inherent qualities such as colour, texture and smell, we become free to see the true nature of reality, a reality in which everything can be understood in mathematical and mechanistic terms.