A living reference atlas

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

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Entries: 5,000
Geographic connections: 7,326
Countries and territories: 162

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Atlas 2430Institution-specific

Edith Kanakaʻole Foundation

Oceanian & Circumpolar Order / organization

Public geography: United States
Period / origin: Documented modern institution; current status should be checked with the institution
Evidence status: Related-entry source

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Atlas 2431Initiatory

Hālau o Kekuhi

Oceanian & Circumpolar Lineage / school

Public geography: United States
Period / origin: Eight-generation lineage documented by its steward foundation; source-dated current leadership is not generalized beyond the page
Evidence status: Related-entry source

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Atlas 2432Institution-specific

Protect Kahoʻolawe ʻOhana

Oceanian & Circumpolar Order / organization

Public geography: United States
Period / origin: Documented modern institution; current status should be checked with the institution
Evidence status: Related-entry source

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Atlas 2434Varies by lineage

Merrie Monarch Festival organization

Oceanian & Circumpolar Order / organization

Public geography: United States
Period / origin: Documented modern institution; current status should be checked with the institution
Evidence status: Related-entry source

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Atlas 2435Community-bound / restricted

Kumulipo public-revival chant lineage

Oceanian & Circumpolar Lineage / school

Public geography: United States
Period / origin: Public revival and transmission project documented in 2025; wider continuity is not inferred
Evidence status: Directly cited

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Atlas 2436Initiatory

Royal Order of Kamehameha I

Oceanian & Circumpolar Order / organization

Public geography: United States
Period / origin: Contemporary organization documented through its current official pages; historical continuity claims are not independently adjudicated
Evidence status: Directly cited

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Atlas 2458Institution-specific

Summum spiritual organization

Modern Spiritual Movements Order / organization

Public geography: United States
Period / origin: Documented modern institution; current status should be checked with the institution
Evidence status: Related-entry source

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Atlas 2460Institution-specific

National Spiritualist Association of Churches

Modern Spiritual Movements Order / organization

Public geography: United States
Period / origin: Documented modern institution; current status should be checked with the institution
Evidence status: Related-entry source

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Atlas 2461Institution-specific

Camp Chesterfield Spiritualist Center

Modern Spiritual Movements Order / organization

Public geography: United States
Period / origin: Documented modern institution; current status should be checked with the institution
Evidence status: Related-entry source

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Atlas 2462Institution-specific

Camp Etna Spiritualist Association

Modern Spiritual Movements Order / organization

Public geography: United States
Period / origin: Documented modern institution; current status should be checked with the institution
Evidence status: Related-entry source

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Atlas 2463Institution-specific

Cassadaga Spiritualist Camp Meeting Association

Modern Spiritual Movements Order / organization

Public geography: United States
Period / origin: Documented modern institution; current status should be checked with the institution
Evidence status: Related-entry source

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Atlas 2464Institution-specific

Morris Pratt Institute

Modern Spiritual Movements Order / organization

Public geography: United States
Period / origin: Documented modern institution; current status should be checked with the institution
Evidence status: Related-entry source

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Atlas 2471Institution-specific

The Family International

Modern Spiritual Movements Order / organization

Public geography: United States
Period / origin: Historical communal movement; reorganized after 2010 as a predominantly online network
Evidence status: Classification contested

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Atlas 2473Institution-specific

Aquarian Foundation Church of Higher Spiritualism

Modern Spiritual Movements Order / organization

Public geography: United States
Period / origin: Documented modern institution; current status should be checked with the institution
Evidence status: Related-entry source

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Atlas 2474Institution-specific

Agasha Temple of Wisdom

Modern Spiritual Movements Order / organization

Public geography: United States
Period / origin: Documented modern institution; current status should be checked with the institution
Evidence status: Related-entry source

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Atlas 2477Institution-specific

UC San Diego Center for Psychedelic Research

Consciousness & Psychical Research Research field / method

Public geography: United States
Period / origin: Documented contemporary research institution or program
Evidence status: Directly cited

Country links · under reviewUnited States

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Atlas 2478Institution-specific

CU Denver Center for Psychedelic Research

Consciousness & Psychical Research Research field / method

Public geography: United States
Period / origin: Documented contemporary research institution or program
Evidence status: Directly cited

Country links · under reviewUnited States

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Atlas 2479Institution-specific

Michigan Psychedelic Center

Consciousness & Psychical Research Research field / method

Public geography: United States
Period / origin: Documented contemporary research institution or program
Evidence status: Directly cited

Country links · under reviewUnited States

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Atlas 2480Institution-specific

USC Center for Psychedelic Science

Consciousness & Psychical Research Research field / method

Public geography: United States
Period / origin: Documented contemporary research institution or program
Evidence status: Directly cited

Country links · under reviewUnited States

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Atlas 2482Institution-specific

Massachusetts General Hospital Center for the Neuroscience of Psychedelics

Consciousness & Psychical Research Research field / method

Public geography: United States
Period / origin: Documented contemporary research institution or program
Evidence status: Directly cited

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Atlas 2483Institution-specific

UCSF Translational Psychedelic Research Program

Consciousness & Psychical Research Research field / method

Public geography: United States
Period / origin: Documented contemporary research institution or program
Evidence status: Directly cited

Country links · under reviewUnited States

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Atlas 2489Institution-specific

Sheppard Pratt Center of Excellence in Psilocybin Research

Consciousness & Psychical Research Research field / method

Public geography: United States
Period / origin: Documented contemporary research institution or program
Evidence status: Directly cited

Country links · under reviewUnited States

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Atlas 2490Institution-specific

Center for Psychedelic Drug Research & Education

Consciousness & Psychical Research Research field / method

Public geography: United States
Period / origin: Documented contemporary research institution or program
Evidence status: Directly cited

Country links · under reviewUnited States

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Atlas 2491Institution-specific

Emory Center for Psychedelics and Spirituality

Consciousness & Psychical Research Research field / method

Public geography: United States
Period / origin: Documented contemporary research institution or program
Evidence status: Directly cited

Country links · under reviewUnited States

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