Consciousness lowering- the reading of, hearing of or participation in things which reconfirm the way one already feels and wishes to keep on feeling which is often confused with consciousness raising. When a Republican watches Fox news and says, see I always thought things were like that, or when Klan members go to Klan meetings, these are obvious example of consciousness lowering. Similar ones are when a Christian on their way to baptism or some religious initiation reads C.S. Lewis and wrongly credits him with “opening his eyes”. In leftist circles the same thing applies though leftists deny this. A feminist who continues fueling her views on a diet of Mary Daly and Gloria Steinem or an atheist who continually reads Richard Dawkins is no better. All are engaged in the steady campaign to stay steady, that is mired, in the same thinking and the next step after consciousness lowering is being lowered into bed and putting all consciousness to sleep.