The "real me", out of sight, busy doing god knows what behind the screen — Bitter Crank

Again the concept of "inside/outside" where "/" = skin (or screen). Somehow the real thing is enclosed and hidden. And it sure is. When I think (intellect), I am outside my real self and cannot reach it; but paradoxically by self-alienation that's how I know I am real. But "what am I" surges up (another spatio-geographical concept); is it necessary that I am something that can be referred to as "what"?

Consciousness : Quality or state of being aware especially of something within oneself — Basko

Within oneself sounds geographical, are we talking about a location in space? Or does the word "within" have an archaic sense related to the association of a self with a biological enclosed system (body), the primal idea of space? Internality is a concept that needs some explanation.

I think it makes it easier if you are naturally skeptical: "I don't believe any of the information I'm getting. Fake news could be everywhere. Only the fact that signals are being experienced is incontrovertible. That proves that at least I exist." I get that.
The progress of the argument towards the existence of God is to me more effortful, and the control of matter by the mind via the pineal doesn't seem to be what my mind does at all.