Consciousness is intelligent energy. It is this intelligence that makes up everything that we are, experience, and perceive to exist within our Universe. We perceive, create, and experience our reality, and also evolve, through our personal lens of consciousness within this universal experience of consciousness, which draws its intelligence from Cosmic consciousness. Simultaneously we evolve our personal lens and individualised perceptive experience of consciousness, through the embodiment of increasingly higher states (or dimensions) of universal and Cosmic consciousness. Everything is essentially part of one intelligent, Cosmic living consciousness. From within this living oneness is created one and all. It is for this reason that oneness is the most primary and governing Universal Law.
By learning to become more self-aware (conscious) and by developing skills of mastery in consciousness embodiment (through meditation or ascension skills for example), we are able to access and utilize (for our highest benefit) the knowledge and intelligence of the higher universal dimensions. This includes accessing Soul memories and previous levels of Soul knowledge or skill, and working with the unified consciousness energy field of that which we call Source, as the highest governing aspect and intelligence of oneself. This is often referred to as the "higher self". Within this universal, holographic, structure of time and dimensions we, as Souls (consciousness expressions), experience different embodiments of consciousness perception and frequency, from the lowest (third dimensional) to the highest (twelth dimensional).
Every Soul has the potential for direct higher consciousness experience. In meditation, Soul discovery, and consciousness exploration, this often begins with simple questioning; sat in silence one asks: Who is the observer of the thought? And if I am not my constant stream of thoughts then who am I? This can also occur through a catalyst of some sort - an encounter (Soul-contract, Soul partner, Soul family, high-consciousness Soul, etc), a life-changing event or series of experiences, and in each case the theme will be similar; an expansion of awareness - a slight shift in perception, a change in the way oneself, other, nature, and life itself are viewed, and a lessening of the negative egoic constructs of the third dimensional personality. Thereafter begins the increasingly conscious evolution of consciousness within the individual, which we term Soul "awakening". Each person has their own unique lens of consciousness perception and experiences. Each Soul has an original universal Soul blueprint which includes all of the consciousness dimensions of our local universe - as one. This represents the full Soul potential of each individual in terms of its consciousness embodiment. Each Soul also has a unique genetic make-up, previously mastered and inherited Soul-abilities, and Soul lineage, and a personal consciousness record which contains all of their experiences and intelligence gained throughout all of their existences, which can also therefore be potentially accessed within their lifetime.
Personal consciousness often activates energetically and genetically in stages... Each stage of consciousness evolution serves to shift the baseline third-dimensional personality identity into higher and higher states of their own Soul consciousness intelligence, mastery, and embodiment. Some Souls incarnate with more of their higher dimensional consciousness strands activated, and therefore have more corresponding Soul memory and Soul intelligence available to guide them much earlier during their lifetime. Ironically, being an advanced consciousness Soul in a third dimensional reality is often challenging. This relates to the task of integrating higher consciousness embodiment while operating within lower consciousness frequency environments or worlds - and the vibrational contrasts. Advanced high-consciousness Souls, however, often incarnate for this very reason, as pattern busters or lower consciousness transmuters and higher consciousness catalysts, helping to clear generational patterns, and assist with the evolution of entire families as pioneers (quietly or otherwise), creating positive polarity for the planet, and humanity in general. Every Soul that achieves and embodies a higher level of consciousness mastery, contributes to the collective fields... which helps to hold energetic fields of potential which assists others in achieving similar levels of consciousness embodiment presently and in the future. Higher consciousness Souls, when conscious, and activated, can draw upon their knowledge and experience from other lifetimes, and may share them in service for the benefit of the planet and humanity... helping to elevate consciousness generally, as teachers and way-showers, or even quiet contributors. Consciousness evolution, while a part of the universally intelligent momentum of ever-shifting and evolving cycles, is still relative to the individual's Soul consent and participation. Each Soul experiences different timelines of consciousness, which change as they evolve, and has their own trajectory in terms of consciousness progression, which (despite being Soul-guided) is always a choice (consent). And while some may be unconscious, conscious, or even super-conscious, there is no value difference in terms of the Soul.
From a practical perspective, exploring the nature of consciousness, from personal to Universal to Cosmic, may help us to cultivate greater inner peace, discover new levels of emotional healing, liberate ourselves from negative mental programming or subconscious patterns that may prevent us from truly living to our highest potential, navigate Soul and consciousness mastery (ascension and liberation), understand life and our life's journey, utilise mind and body to support our natural evolution, and discover our unique creative/creator potentials.
There is no better place to begin than where we are in the present... and there is no better energy to begin with than Love.
As always, take in what resonates, leave the rest, and return when you feel inspired.