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In 1934, Teilhard, a geologist, paleontologist, and priest by training, suggested a new term for the scientific study of consciousness, a subject which he himself had been pursuing in relative isolation for several decades. In naming this emerging field of study hyperphysics (from the Greek ῠ̔πέρ or hupér meaning “beyond or above”) Teilhard indicated that this science should be an extension of physics above and beyond its normal physical science subject matter. His intent was that this new discipline, hyperphysics, should encompass the study of both matter and spirit in order to construct an integral model of the physics and dynamics of consciousness within this evolving cosmos.