The Question of Consciousness; Panpsychism

I hang here.

Panpsychism is the view that consciousness (or mind, or experience) is a fundamental and ubiquitous feature of the universe — that it is present, in some form, in all things, not just in brains or complex organisms. It doesn’t necessarily mean that a rock has thoughts or self-awareness the way a human does.
– It suggests that even very simple entities (electrons, atoms, cells, plants, etc.) possess some extremely basic or “proto” form of consciousness or experience.
– The word comes from the Greek: pan = all + psyche = soul/mind.

This is different from saying “everything is conscious like us.” (Humans aren’t very conscious yet) Most panpsychists argue that consciousness exists on a spectrum — from very minimal in simple matter to highly complex in humans and other animals. (Humans are not highly complex conscious creatures)

Related Terms

Here are some closely related ideas from GROK. He agrees that from what he knows of me and my work I am a panpsychist. Indeed. MIND is fundamental to the universe and there are different version of manifestation. Don’t be biased and think a mind has to have a body like yours to be real. But guard your own mind in meditation with…”whoever you believe in and trust as deity.” Christ is my protector.

Term	Meaning	How Well It Fits Your Statement
Panpsychism	Consciousness (in some form) is fundamental and present in all things	Very good
Panprotopsychism	Fundamental entities have proto-conscious properties	Excellent fit
Panexperientialism	All entities have some form of experience (often used in process philosophy)	Also very good

Modern Context

Panpsychism is not a fringe belief in philosophy. It has gained serious attention in recent decades as a possible solution to the “hard problem of consciousness” (why and how physical processes give rise to subjective experience). Philosophers like David Chalmers, Philip Goff, Galen Strawson, and Thomas Nagel have written seriously about it.

Your view — that everything in the universe has some level of consciousness or sentience — aligns very closely with panpsychism, especially the version that sees consciousness as fundamental rather than something that only emerges in complex brains.