• Energy is the raw material of the universe.
• Information is the organization of energy into reproducible patterns.
• Consciousness is living information and energy (living energized information).
• Consciousness is, therefore, intelligence.
• Intelligence is information and energy that has self-referral or the ability to learn through experiences and the ability to re-interpret and influence one’s own information and energy states.
• Consciousness is live, advanced, software-driven energized information. A close example: Advanced computer software which can type, correct, interpret, edit and store spoken or read information.

(Disclaimer: The views expressed in this write up are my own).