I see a turtle on a Lilly pad of water, I see it drinking water and looking into the water. It’s as if it notices itself as it looks at its reflection, and in that moment it perceives. Consciousness is the ability to perceive. This requires separation. It needs to be separate and individual to have a place of perception to start with. It needs a place to start; This is me, this is who I am, this is what I am. To be conscious of something you first need identity.  What is the difference between soul and consciousness? Consciousness is something that grows, expands, and it is capable of…