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Atlas of Religious and Esoteric Lineages

Five thousand religious, mystical, Indigenous and esoteric lineages from around the world — what they are, where they came from, and where to read more.

Source-linked and transparently qualified. Editorial standards and correction criteria are public.

Created and maintained by Ayara and Kyle Jonathan B@KJB_and_AYARA

Entries: 5,000
Candidate geography relations: 7,326
Candidate country vocabulary: 162

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Atlas 0057Initiatory

Stella Matutina

Oceanian & Circumpolar Order / organization

Public geography: United Kingdom, New Zealand
Period / origin: 1903–mid-20th century
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesUnited Kingdom, New Zealand

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Atlas 0163Community-bound / restricted

Māori mātauranga, whare wānanga and tohunga traditions

Oceanian & Circumpolar Lineage / school

Public geography: New Zealand
Period / origin: Precolonial origins; living and revitalized
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesNew Zealand

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Atlas 1465Community-bound / restricted

Māori Matariki and Puanga new-year traditions

Oceanian & Circumpolar Umbrella tradition

Public geography: New Zealand
Period / origin: Historically documented; living and nationally revitalized
Evidence status: Cluster-level source

Candidate countriesNew Zealand

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Atlas 1466Community-bound / restricted

Māori tangihanga mortuary traditions

Oceanian & Circumpolar Rite / ceremony

Public geography: New Zealand
Period / origin: Historically documented; living and adapting
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesNew Zealand

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Atlas 1535Scholarly / historical only

Smaragdum Thalasses Temple at Whare Ra

Western Esotericism & Initiatory Order / organization

Public geography: New Zealand
Period / origin: 1912–1978; historical
Evidence status: Related-entry source

Candidate countriesNew Zealand

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Atlas 1947Community-bound / restricted

Māori pōwhiri encounter and welcome tradition

Oceanian & Circumpolar Rite / ceremony

Public geography: New Zealand
Period / origin: Historically deep; living
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesNew Zealand

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Atlas 1948Community-bound / restricted

Māori haka composition and transmission lineages

Oceanian & Circumpolar Lineage / school

Public geography: New Zealand
Period / origin: Historically deep; living
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesNew Zealand

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Atlas 2032Initiatory

Grand Lodge of New Zealand

Western Esotericism & Initiatory Order / organization

Public geography: New Zealand
Period / origin: Founded 1890; active
Evidence status: Related-entry source

Candidate countriesNew Zealand

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Atlas 2038Institution-specific

Theosophical Society in New Zealand

Western Esotericism & Initiatory Order / organization

Public geography: New Zealand
Period / origin: National section formed 1896; active
Evidence status: Related-entry source

Candidate countriesNew Zealand

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Atlas 2044Institution-specific

Anthroposophical Society in New Zealand

Western Esotericism & Initiatory Order / organization

Public geography: New Zealand
Period / origin: Established 1933; active
Evidence status: Related-entry source

Candidate countriesNew Zealand

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Atlas 2101Institution-specific

Southern Star Abbey, Kopua

Christian Mysticism Order / organization

Public geography: New Zealand
Period / origin: Founded 1954; present OCSO listing
Evidence status: Related-entry source

Candidate countriesNew Zealand

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Atlas 2425Open / public

Te Pīhopatanga o Aotearoa

Oceanian & Circumpolar Order / organization

Public geography: New Zealand
Period / origin: Contemporary Māori Anglican ecclesial institution documented through its current official site
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesNew Zealand

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Atlas 2426Community-bound / restricted

Parihaka prophetic community of Te Whiti and Tohu

Oceanian & Circumpolar New religious movement

Public geography: New Zealand
Period / origin: Nineteenth-century prophetic community with a contemporary papakāinga identity documented; unchanged organization is not inferred
Evidence status: Classification contested

Candidate countriesNew Zealand

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Atlas 2427Scholarly / historical only

Rua Kēnana’s Iharaira community at Maungapōhatu

Oceanian & Circumpolar New religious movement

Public geography: New Zealand
Period / origin: Early twentieth-century historical religious community
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesNew Zealand

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Atlas 2428Scholarly / historical only

Te Hāhi o te Wairua Tapu

Oceanian & Circumpolar New religious movement

Public geography: New Zealand
Period / origin: Early twentieth-century historical church documented in the cited reference
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesNew Zealand

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Atlas 2433Scholarly / historical only

Te Hāhi o te Ruri Tuawhitu o Ihowa

Oceanian & Circumpolar New religious movement

Public geography: New Zealand
Period / origin: Early twentieth-century historical church documented in the cited reference
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesNew Zealand

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Atlas 2437Open / public

Te Hui Amorangi ki Te Waipounamu

Oceanian & Circumpolar Order / organization

Public geography: New Zealand
Period / origin: Established in 1992; current episcopal body documented by its parent church in 2026
Evidence status: Related-entry source

Candidate countriesNew Zealand

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Atlas 2439Institution-specific

Te Takawai Māori Anglican theological network

Oceanian & Circumpolar Order / organization

Public geography: New Zealand
Period / origin: Contemporary Christian-studies collaboration documented through its parent church
Evidence status: Related-entry source

Candidate countriesNew Zealand

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Atlas 2933Community-bound / restricted

Eripitana Ringatū meeting house

Oceanian & Circumpolar Sacred site / complex

Public geography: New Zealand
Period / origin: 20th century–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesNew Zealand

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Atlas 2936Community-bound / restricted

Tongariro Māori sacred mountain landscape

Oceanian & Circumpolar Sacred site / complex

Public geography: New Zealand
Period / origin: Ancient–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesNew Zealand

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Atlas 2948Community-bound / restricted

Hiona St Stephen’s Church

Oceanian & Circumpolar Sacred site / complex

Public geography: New Zealand
Period / origin: 1860s–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesNew Zealand

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Atlas 2949Community-bound / restricted

Rātana Pā religious center near Whanganui

Oceanian & Circumpolar Sacred site / complex

Public geography: New Zealand
Period / origin: 1920s–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesNew Zealand

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Atlas 2950Community-bound / restricted

Rongopai meeting house

Oceanian & Circumpolar Sacred site / complex

Public geography: New Zealand
Period / origin: 1888–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesNew Zealand

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Atlas 2951Community-bound / restricted

Te Tokanganui-a-Noho wharenui

Oceanian & Circumpolar Sacred site / complex

Public geography: New Zealand
Period / origin: 1873–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesNew Zealand

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