What is consciousness?

Conciousness is the perception of intent. Ultimately, consciousness is dependent on the frame of reference that engenders it. Frames of reference have historically been considered to be relative to a given point. That given point was a construction based on the INTERNAL mechanics of the human mind. The conjuction of the Ego-self, the Intellect and the Reactive memory resulted in the selection of self-referencing points of view. Thus, the rational and subjective nature of human consciousness dealt with subjects and objects, that it was aware of, in the perceived reality of the physical universe. Other possibilities were considered by the ego-self to be of philosophical interest only and not to be of any practical importance. The intellect can only compute and define known quantites, while the reactive memory supplies information concerning only those occurances that it can sequentially access. An absolute frame of reference would be one that applied to all situations irrespective of conscious awareness. The existence of an absolute and objective reference would only be possible if a singular and completely objective point of origin existed. This singularity would need to be common to all things if it were to be a frame of reference that applied in all situations and circumstances. The only pre-requisite for such a point of origin would be its ability to be perceived at all locations needing to use it as a point of reference. Perception is a function of sensitivity. Sensitivity depends on the degree to which a system, or item within a system, is able to react to and interact with all other items in its proximity. Proximity refers to the locality where there is potential to use the information generated by the subsequent activity.