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

Start with a topic guide Short reading paths with context and sources.

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

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Geographic connections are still under review.
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Atlas 4886Community-bound / restricted

Tsé Bitʼaʼí Shiprock sacred landscape

Indigenous Americas Sacred site / complex

Public geography: United States
Period / origin: Ancestral–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Country links · under reviewUnited States

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Atlas 4887Community-bound / restricted

Puvungna sacred site

Indigenous Americas Sacred site / complex

Public geography: United States
Period / origin: Ancestral–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Country links · under reviewUnited States

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Atlas 4888Community-bound / restricted

Petroglyph National Monument sacred landscape

Indigenous Americas Sacred site / complex

Public geography: United States
Period / origin: Ancestral–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Country links · under reviewUnited States

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Atlas 4896Community-bound / restricted

Jingle Dress Dance tradition

Indigenous Americas Rite / ceremony

Public geography: Canada, United States
Period / origin: Early 20th century–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Country links · under reviewCanada, United States

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Atlas 4908Institution-specific

North Carolina Piedmont Church of Wicca

Pagan & Reconstructionist Order / organization

Public geography: United States
Period / origin: 1999–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Country links · under reviewUnited States

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Atlas 4910Community-bound / restricted

Huŋkápi making-relatives ceremony

Indigenous Americas Rite / ceremony

Public geography: United States
Period / origin: Precolonial–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Country links · under reviewUnited States

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Atlas 4911Community-bound / restricted

Chief Big Foot Memorial Ride

Indigenous Americas Rite / ceremony

Public geography: United States
Period / origin: 1986–1990
Evidence status: Directly cited

Country links · under reviewUnited States

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Atlas 4912Institution-specific

Panthean Temple

Pagan & Reconstructionist Order / organization

Public geography: United States
Period / origin: 1995–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Country links · under reviewUnited States

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Atlas 4916Community-bound / restricted

Mauna Kea summit shrine tradition

Oceanian & Circumpolar Sacred site / complex

Public geography: United States
Period / origin: 15th-century archaeological evidence–present cultural-resource governance
Evidence status: Related-entry source

Country links · under reviewUnited States

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Atlas 4917Community-bound / restricted