Consciousness

is regarded to comprise qualities such as subjectivity, self-awareness, sentience, and the ability to perceive the relationship between oneself and one's environment. It is a subject of much research in philosophy of mind, psychology, neuroscience, and cognitive science.  [Wiki] 

Consciousness ....

God, the ultimate consciousness, is forever expanding and evolving.  We as Spiritual Beings having a human experience anchor God’s expanding consciousness in the physical domain through the choices and actions of our evolving bodies, emotions and thinking.  In this way, each individual person contributes to God's evolving expression in this Universe.