Spirit of Light
Be who ever you want
I like both of your views Even after more than 20 years as Buddhist there is still a lot to realize that is unclear still, and understanding Consciousness is actually not as easy as it soundsI hold two different views of consciousness. One would be more like the electricity that goes through a light bulb if that is the case.
A type of potential that is there, that affects certain types of matter, maybe its a type of energy, but certainly not the new agey concept of the word.
Either that , or Consciousness is simply an emergent property like the light, heat, and radiation coming from a light bulb. Like the ear 'hears' and the eye 'sees' all having to do with reactive matter.
It is an interesting phenomena