We resolve the negative eigenvalue obstruction in the Lo-Shu Yang-Mills framework (Paper v7, DOI: 10. 5281/zenodo. 19910348). Lₛym has eigenvalues -sqrt (3), +sqrt (3), 15; the negative value arises from negative Cartan coefficients (lambda₃, lambda₈). Taking the operator absolute value |Lₛym| yields eigenvalues sqrt (3), sqrt (3), 15, which is positive semi-definite. Key new result: |Lₛym| restricted to the excited subspace u2, u3 equals exactly sqrt (3) *I2 (scalar matrix), implying complete isotropy — a discrete analogue of gauge invariance. We prove |Lₛym| >= Cₘin * Pₕ² with Cₘin = 8. 119, verified by 100, 000 Monte Carlo directions with zero violations. The remaining gap is the bridge operator Phi: Lo-Shu R³ -> HYM Hilbert space, with a candidate intertwining relation HYM * Phi = Phi * |Lₛym|.
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