Editing Rational Culture (section)

== Doctrine ==
Rational Culture emphatically presents the idea that its teachings should be found only in its books and that reading them is the path to "salvation,"<ref>{{Cite conference |last=Neumann |first=Ricardo |date=2007 |title=Cultura racional e letramento |url=https://anpuh.org.br/index.php/documentos/anais/category-items/1-anais-simposios-anpuh/29-snh24 |conference=XXIV Simpósio Nacional de História |location=[[São Leopoldo]], [[Rio Grande do Sul]], [[Brazil]] |publisher=Unisinos}}</ref> described in its writings as "Rational Immunization," with no need for methods other than sequential reading of the books.

=== Religiosity ===

Similar to how the author of Rational Culture distinguishes between "spiritism," dividing it into true and false, the same is done with the term "religion," differentiating it in his work between: true religion and false religion, or religion from above and religion from below. Also, Rational Culture initially denies its religious nature, claiming to be just transcendental knowledge.{{Sfn|Cavalcante Modesto da Silva|2013|p=67}}

=== Astral Planes ===

According to Rational Culture, the world is divided into four [[Spiritual plane|planes]]: the Rational World, Higher Astral, Lower Astral, and Terrestrial Astral.{{Sfn|Cavalcante Modesto da Silva|2013|p=17}}

====Rational World====
Inhabited by rational beings who have always existed in a rational state and readers of Universo em Desencanto,{{Sfn|Cavalcante Modesto da Silva|2013|p=17}} invisible and on other planets.{{Sfn|Cavalcante Modesto da Silva|2013|p=102}} Its inhabitants would be composed of Rational Energy, a pure, clean, and perfect energy.{{Sfn|Cavalcante Modesto da Silva|2013|p=101}} Located above the Higher Astral.{{Sfn|Cavalcante Modesto da Silva|2013|p=103}}

====Higher Astral====
Inhabited by beings who were unable to fully develop their reasoning,{{Sfn|Cavalcante Modesto da Silva|2013|p=17}} who manifest themselves as flying saucers.{{Sfn|Cavalcante Modesto da Silva|2013|p=103}} The Higher Astral plane, located above the Sun, above electric and magnetic energies, is formed by inhabitants generated by "Mediating Energy."{{Sfn|Cavalcante Modesto da Silva|2013|p=103}}

==== Lower Astral ====
Inhabited by beings who did not possess "rational conduct."{{Sfn|Cavalcante Modesto da Silva|2013|pp=17-18}}

==== Terrestrial Astral ====
Inhabited by [[orisha]]s, "the people of the ground and the people of the air."{{Sfn|Cavalcante Modesto da Silva|2013|p=18}}

=== Religions ===
Rational Culture recognizes seven main religions ([[Animism]], [[Brahmanism]], [[Buddhism]], [[Islam]], [[Judaism]], [[Kardecist spiritism|Spiritism]], and [[Christianity]]) responsible for the "confused evolution" and domestication of humanity. The founders of these religions would not be Buddha, Jehovah, or Jesus Christ, but rather beings inhabiting the lower astral.{{Sfn|Cavalcante Modesto da Silva|2013|p=102}}

==== Spiritism ====
Rational Culture discusses [[Kardecist spiritism|Spiritism]] in two ways: true spiritism and false spiritism. According to Rational Culture, true spiritism ceased its activities in 1935 and denies the legitimacy of spiritist mediums from that point onwards.{{Sfn|Cavalcante Modesto da Silva|2013|pp=87-88}}

==== Umbanda ====
Although not recognized by Rational Culture's doctrine: once originating from [[Umbanda]], Rational Culture continued as a branch of it, albeit with a new appearance and altered language, but with the same practices and customs,<ref>SUENAGA, Cláudio Tsuyoshi. Cultura Racional: O desencanto da seita. Revista UFO, Edition 49. https://www.ufo.com.br/artigos/cultura-racional-o-desencanto-da-seita Accessed on June 20, 2014.</ref> characterized by what became known among cult members as the "little room," where mediums incorporated entities and provided consultations for people, both members and non-members. These "little rooms" existed in various locations throughout the country, serving as gathering points for followers. It adopts the color of Umbanda's attire (white){{Sfn|Cavalcante Modesto da Silva|2013|p=123}} and the greeting to {{Ill|Eshu (Umbanda)|lt=eshus|pt|Exu de umbanda}} used in it.{{Sfn|Cavalcante Modesto da Silva|2013|p=124}}<ref name="guia.heu.nom.br">Reference Guide - Exus and Pombas Giras. http://www.guia.heu.nom.br/exu_e_pombas_giras.htm Accessed on June 20, 2014</ref>

It recognizes orishas as "the people of the ground and the people of the air," inhabitants of the Terrestrial Astral.{{Sfn|Cavalcante Modesto da Silva|2013|p=18}}