[[084_D10.1_SOUL-FIELD-PSI_S|SOUL FIELD]] PSI_S

"Physical" in Theophysics means "part of reality that can be described mathematically." The χ-field is not ordinary matter—it's the informational substrate underlying matter. Ψ_S is a configuration of this substrate, not made of atoms. The soul is real (physical in the extended sense) without being material (made of ordinary matter). This is field-theoretic dualism, not materialism.

Scalar is the simplest field type—spin-0, no internal indices. [[084_D10.1_Soul-Field-Psi_S|D10.1]] uses scalar as the baseline. Complex structure arises from: (1) the field configuration (spatial pattern of Ψ_S), (2) coupling to other fields (moral sign σ, coherence C), (3) temporal evolution. A scalar field with rich dynamics can encode arbitrary complexity. The Higgs field is scalar yet gives mass to all particles. Simplicity of type ≠ simplicity of structure.

This is the hard problem in field form. Theophysics claims: consciousness IS the self-referential information processing encoded in Ψ_S. The field doesn't "carry" consciousness as cargo; the field configuration IS consciousness. When Ψ_S achieves sufficient coherence (Φ > threshold), consciousness emerges. The relationship is identity, not vehicle-cargo.

"Immaterial" in classical theology means "not made of ordinary matter." Ψ_S is not made of ordinary matter—it's a configuration of the χ-field, which is informational, not material. We're translating classical concepts into precise terms, not denying them. Aquinas would recognize his "form" in our "field configuration." The substance remains; the vocabulary updates.

Ψ_S couples to neural fields through the χ-field. The brain is the interface—a transducer between physical fields (electromagnetic, neural) and the soul field. At death, Ψ_S decouples from the body but persists in the χ-field. At resurrection, it recouples to a new body. The coupling mechanism is through shared χ-field substrate, not mysterious dualist interaction.