The words 'consciousness' and 'released' already have meanings. Things that are dead or ceasing to exist are not 'released', they are dead. Putting these words together like this may make you feel better but actually misleads people as to what you believe is happening in death. If you say to someone 'when I die, my consciousness will be released' you sound like a 'woo-woo' not an atheist.
You can use what words you like but you should be aware about how they will generally be understood - not just by me, but by anyone.
Sparky, have I ever told you that you sound like a "woo woo" for believing in the nonsense you do?
What in the hell is a "woo woo" anyway?
it's a bit of a technical term... Actually, I think I borrowed it from Phed. I think he used it to refer to people who believed in the usefulness of 'alternative medicine'.
Here you go:
Woo-woo (or just plain woo) refers to ideas considered irrational or based on extremely flimsy evidence or that appeal to mysterious occult forces or powers.
Here's a dictionary definition of woo-woo:
adj. concerned with emotions, mysticism, or spiritualism; other than rational or scientific; mysterious; new agey. Also n., a person who has mystical or new age beliefs.
http://skepdic.com/woowoo.htmlNote that the point here was to help you
not sound like a woo-woo. Not to say that you did.