Security as a Spatial Unconscious: A Formal Theory Linking Safety, Unconscious Accessibility, and Creativity

We develop a formal, testable theory that reconceptualizes psychological security as a spatial property of the unconscious: the unconscious accessibility field (Ω) that quantifies the degree to which elements of the external world are incorporated into an individual's unconscious processing. Security—operationalized as a continuous variable S∈[0,1]—modulates the spatial profile (decay) of Ω and thereby alters the allocation of cognitive resources between defensive maintenance and creative processing. We provide a mathematically precise model linking S to Ω, derive consequences for creative output under simple but plausible assumptions about environmental perturbations, and outline empirical paradigms, measurement strategies, and parameter estimation methods for testing the theory. We situate the model with respect to prior frameworks (field theory, predictive processing, the extended mind, and psychodynamic notions of boundary), clarify conceptual differences from Jungian collective unconscious and pathological omnipotence, and discuss implications for interventions that aim to enhance creativity via safety-related manipulations.