[Consider a god that belongs to the realm of actuality. This god belongs solely to the category of secondness. This god exhibits brute force powers, situating the realm of possibility.

Even though the realm of actuality is dyadic, this god cannot recognize itself, because “what is recognized” would also belong to actuality, and so would also have cause and effect powers. How confusing is that?

Polytheistic religions got around this dilemma by positing hierarchies of gods where lower (more cause and effect) gods were generated by higher (more field effect) gods. Also, these gods were frequently generated as dyads.

The Mazdean double godhead seems to fit the realm of actuality. Ormazd chose good. Ahriman chose evil. One did not cause the other, so the dyad is in contradiction. Conflict will remove that contradiction. One must win.

The deities of ancient Greece and Rome also have the character of actuality. They acted according to their passions. They loved. They hated. The felt pride. They felt shame. Yet, one facet was missing.

Did they ever look in the mirror except in confirmation of “who they were”?

These gods were always busy with their causes and effects. But they did not recognize themselves in the same way that the Father recognizes the Son. These gods could not add up to the One True God.]