I think it would be a good idea if we avoided the use of the word "Consciousness" on this blog, as we all have different ideas of what it means. I personally have no idea what it means (except in a vague medical sense), but sadly that hasn’t stopped me using the word on occasion.
I go along with K’s suggestion that we use the term “Self Awareness” instead. This only leaves us with a couple of slightly smaller questions: What is the “Self”, and what is “Awareness”!

Richard