actually, thinking about it last night. I think physical and metaphysical are the same state, not different states. like oil and water are both liquids, but don't mix, physical and metaphysical are both part of the same 'chemical' state, but don't mix. So to separate the two as different is the wrong perspective, yes they are different, but they are more or less equivalent if you look at them as belonging in the same category together, rather than in different categories.
Which brings you back to the circuit of watcher and watched. physical and metaphysical. They're not separate, they're the same.