Popular. The most primitive and well known is the popular or mythological knowledge, in which comprehension of the world is passed through "word of mouth", from generation to generation, without any questioning of the validity or veracity of this information.

Religious. Religious knowledge has as a foundation in absolute truths regarding the nature of the universe, supposedly revealed by a divine being through human intermediaries. This way of thinking is sustained by the principle of belief, where, it's necessary the unquestionable acceptance of the ideas it spreads, utilizing for this, a process of dogmatization. A religious posture may result in the inhibition of questioning, critical analysis of personal perceptions, constraining any form of evolution of the individual's world views and stagnating internal growth.

Philosophical. Philosophy searches for knowledge through the critical observation, reflection and speculation on different aspects of reality and existence. Although it's an inquisitive discipline, it's focused only on the theoretical construction of knowledge. There is no possibility for practical experiences, which characterizes it equally conservative to other disciplines, making it possible to culminate into false knowledge that is strictly closed in its own conceptions of the world.

Scientific. The most recent form of knowledge on earth is science. Emerging approximately 450 years ago, it is characterized by the production of relative truths, or in other words, affirmations about reality that are temporarily valid untill proven otherwise. Its main pillar is the observation of phenomena, formulation of hypothesizes and experimentation. In this context, knowledge can always evolve, because the experience becomes conclusive evidence over theory.

All sciences are molded by a paradigm, or elementary principals, so that it can develop its acitivities. However, this same paradigm may consequently restricting the horizon of investigation.

In this manner, conventional science limits itself today to the Cartesian-Newtonian (mechanicist or physicalist), that understands all reality as a result of only physical and biological laws. But that aside, it can be considered the most sophisticated form of knowledge attained by human society till today.

Consciential. With the purpose of overcoming this limitation, the Consciential Paradigm utilizes the scientific mindset in its approaches, however, extending beyond the material universe.

Through personal experience, the researcher can prove for himself the existence of multiple dimensions, beyond the five basic senses. This new reference leads the consciousness to encounter its true essence and comprehend itself as a consciousness, independent from the physical body, existing in a continuous evolutionary process.

Conscientiology is a science directed towards self-research, the study of the consciousness by itself. It's not connected to any mystical, religious, sectary, or dogmatic principle whatsoever.