Your personal consciousness is the supply of water you can carry around in a canteen, as if it belonged to you privately, for your exclusive use. With this personal consciousness you think, perceive, feel, and make choices.

The collective consciousness is the supply of fresh water the planet provides for the global tribe of humanity. It is a shared consciousness, common to all human beings, although few have learned how to make full use of it. Those who have experience what is commonly called ESP (extra sensory perception), e.g., telepathy, clairvoyance, astral projection, and remote viewing.

The superconsciousness (also known as Cosmic Consciousness or God Consciousness) is the infinite supply of water falling to planet Earth from the heavens. Totally impersonal, it is readily available to everyone free of charge. Although only rare individuals regularly access this consciousness, those who do experience mystical perceptions, e.g., samadhi, nirvana, enlightenment.