a magazine that aims to raise the political 'consciousness' of teenagers [=to make teenagers more aware of political issues]
a crisis that has faded from the public 'consciousness' [=that the public no longer remembers or thinks about]
She experienced a brief loss of 'consciousness'. = She 'lost consciousness' [=became unconscious] briefly.
(..) OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA TACTICAL OPERATIONS COMMAND. Got him! I got him! Sit down here! Sit, sit! Did you lose consciousness? I'm okay, really. I'm fine. Sitrep, please. Location of targets? Male MUTO was spotted thirty miles off the Farallon Islands. (..)2014 Godzilla