Nobody understands what consciousness is or how it works.
Nobody understands quantum mechanics either.
Could that be more than coincidence?
By Philip Ball, 16 February 2017
http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20170215-the-strange-link-between-the-human-mind-and-quantum-physics
Im meditation I always perceive any level of consciousness above me as Light no matter what level I am on.
Even the Bible states several times, God is Light. (For me, God is higher consciousness)
Neals Bohr the Danish atomic physicist and foe of Einstein that discovered the structure of an atom discovered that when an electron goes from an outer orbital to an inner orbital it gives off a photon or light, just the same as consciousness. (Thus the Holy spirit is seen as Light)
In the first level of human consciousness beyond the physical body there are two counter rotating fields(same as the first orbital around the nucleus) and they travel in opposite directions...
In particle physics, spin to the left creates an organized pattern. The same is true for masculine consciousness. Spin to the right creates a dispersion pattern. Same is true for feminine emotional consciousness....
This barely scratches the surface. The more I read quantum physics the more I understand my meditation experiences exploring consciousness.