I agree with both Storm and Zenzero. All energy has some form of consciousness. If a rock or a plant or any energy form has an action and a reaction, how is having consciousness any different? Something hurts us, it sends a signal to our body and our body generates a response...pain, ouch! There was an action and there was a reaction. When you drop a rock on the ground it responds does it not? It makes a noise and it might crack in half. Action and reaction. All is "animate" energy and consciousness. If energy did not have at least some form of consciousness, how would it be possible for it to change form of it's own accord? It is the "spirit" that is in all things. But that's my opinion.