A third innate perceptual process that effects our reality, is the quality of Proximity.

• In color blind tests, dots of a particular color, embedded in a matrix of dots of various other colors, are arranged to form a number. If the client can see the color, they will perceive the number. If they are color blind, then the numbers will not be apparent.

• Proximity in time and space is another quality. In the following figure, note that grouping is automatically arranged on the basis of distance.

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• This has particular relevance to the reading process. In Old English words were once printed like this:

  • "NOWISTHETIMEFORALLGOODMENTOCOMETOTHEAIDOFTHEIRCOURNTRYMEN."

• Not a pretty picture.

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