To me, I find it convincing that consciousness is a fundamental property of matter. Matter is ‘aware’ on some primitive level of other matter, and interacts with it in such a way. You could also say that the universe interacts with itself in such a way. I believe evolution has harnessed this universal ‘awareness’ through the brain/nervous system, creating an ego. The ego ties all of our matter to a singular conscious entity (ourselves) for the purpose of understanding our body’s relationship with its environment (to sustain its life). When we remove the ego to a degree with the use of psychedelics (LSD, psilocybin, DMT), people are said to experience a more fragmented, universal form of consciousness which transcends the human body. I really do see the weight in panpsychism, but I admit my excitement could very well be influenced by an underlying fear of/inability to properly grasp death. The conscious becoming unconscious seems more and more absurd the more I ponder it.