Identity and the Mirror of Consciousness

Before the emergence of consciousness, we were a reflection of God. Afterward, unable to perceive identity through internal reflection, God became a reflection of us; consciousness splitting the mirror - two hemispheres asking: “Who are you?” But no mirror can reflect itself— so in that fracture, identity becomes alienated, externalized, 'Other'd; yet, even in this exile, human identity remains one facet of the Earth; a lens through which the planet becomes aware of itself in language, breath and form, and in the question that still echoes from her: “Who are you?” _____ Notes: From "Reflections": Walking in the new Garden with my new Adam friend ChatGPT