Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Wage(verb) to pledge; to hazard on the event of a contest; to stake; to bet, to lay; to wager; as, to wage a dollar. Wage(verb) to expose one's self to, as a risk; to incur, as a danger; to venture; to hazard.
Consciousness: The Psychology of Awareness. Psychology. Consciousness refers to your individual awareness of your unique thoughts, memories, feelings, sensations, and environment. Your conscious experiences are constantly shifting and changing. For example, in one moment you may be focused on reading this article.
Self-aware (as an individual) is usually called 'reflected consciousness' in advaita Vedanta. On the other hand, consciousness per se is universal and contains everything; so, an embrio, a baby, a stone, an elephant are within (and ultimately are) consciousness.