Is the Whole Universe a Conscious Entity?

Are animals the wholes, or do we extend that to the whole universe in a cosmosychis sense? Also, this is the view i have defended at some times, that, er, ta, the whole universe is a isa, is a conscious entity. Are there sort of top down holes bigger than animals? I guess might be the oroofananim. Do you know Bill gramme's work on agency? are you familiar with this? Have you got time for a few quests? A couple of question? Yess. So there's cover here already. People want to ask, just put a cue and then your question.