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.

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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 0505Open / public

Pseudo-Dionysian Apophatic Mysticism

Christian Mysticism Religious tradition

Public geography: Global, transnational, diaspora, textual, or doctrinal context; no single country
Period / origin: Historical; period varies
Evidence status: Cluster-level source

Broader geographic contextGlobal, transnational, diaspora, textual, or doctrinal context; no single country

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Atlas 0506Open / public

Victorine Mysticism

Christian Mysticism Religious tradition

Public geography: Global, transnational, diaspora, textual, or doctrinal context; no single country
Period / origin: Historical; period varies
Evidence status: Cluster-level source

Broader geographic contextGlobal, transnational, diaspora, textual, or doctrinal context; no single country

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Atlas 0507Open / public

Cistercian Mysticism

Christian Mysticism Religious tradition

Public geography: Global, transnational, diaspora, textual, or doctrinal context; no single country
Period / origin: Historical; period varies
Evidence status: Cluster-level source

Broader geographic contextGlobal, transnational, diaspora, textual, or doctrinal context; no single country

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Atlas 0508Open / public

Bonaventurian / Franciscan Mysticism

Christian Mysticism Religious tradition

Public geography: Global, transnational, diaspora, textual, or doctrinal context; no single country
Period / origin: Historical; period varies
Evidence status: Cluster-level source

Broader geographic contextGlobal, transnational, diaspora, textual, or doctrinal context; no single country

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Atlas 0509Open / public

Cloud of Unknowing Contemplative Tradition

Christian Mysticism Lineage / school

Public geography: Global, transnational, diaspora, textual, or doctrinal context; no single country
Period / origin: Historical; period varies
Evidence status: Cluster-level source

Broader geographic contextGlobal, transnational, diaspora, textual, or doctrinal context; no single country

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Atlas 0510Open / public

Ignatian Spiritual Exercises

Christian Mysticism Practice / discipline

Public geography: Global, transnational, diaspora, textual, or doctrinal context; no single country
Period / origin: Historical; period varies
Evidence status: Cluster-level source

Broader geographic contextGlobal, transnational, diaspora, textual, or doctrinal context; no single country

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Atlas 0511Scholarly / historical only

Alumbrados / Spanish Illuminism

Christian Mysticism Historical religion / cult

Public geography: Global, transnational, diaspora, textual, or doctrinal context; no single country
Period / origin: Medieval–early modern
Evidence status: Cluster-level source

Broader geographic contextGlobal, transnational, diaspora, textual, or doctrinal context; no single country

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Atlas 0512Scholarly / historical only

Egyptian Jewish Pietists / Jewish Sufism

Jewish Mysticism Historical religion / cult

Public geography: Global, transnational, diaspora, textual, or doctrinal context; no single country
Period / origin: Medieval–early modern
Evidence status: Cluster-level source

Broader geographic contextGlobal, transnational, diaspora, textual, or doctrinal context; no single country

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Atlas 0513Initiatory

Shattariyya Sufi Order

Islamic Mysticism & Esotericism Order / organization

Public geography: Broad regional context; no country assigned
Period / origin: Historical; period varies
Evidence status: Cluster-level source

Broader geographic contextBroad regional context; no country assigned

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Atlas 0514Not applicable

Shaykhism

Islamic Mysticism & Esotericism Philosophical / theological school

Public geography: Broad regional context; no country assigned
Period / origin: Historical; period varies
Evidence status: Cluster-level source

Broader geographic contextBroad regional context; no country assigned

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Atlas 0515Scholarly / historical only

Bábism

Islamic Mysticism & Esotericism Historical religion / cult

Public geography: Broad regional context; no country assigned
Period / origin: Medieval–early modern
Evidence status: Cluster-level source

Broader geographic contextBroad regional context; no country assigned

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Atlas 0516Open / public

Renaissance Hermetism

Western Esotericism & Initiatory Religious tradition

Public geography: Global, transnational, diaspora, textual, or doctrinal context; no single country
Period / origin: Historical; period varies
Evidence status: Related-entry source

Broader geographic contextGlobal, transnational, diaspora, textual, or doctrinal context; no single country

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Atlas 0517Open / public

Ars Notoria / Notory Art

Western Esotericism & Initiatory Practice / discipline

Public geography: Global, transnational, diaspora, textual, or doctrinal context; no single country
Period / origin: Historical; period varies
Evidence status: Cluster-level source

Broader geographic contextGlobal, transnational, diaspora, textual, or doctrinal context; no single country

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Atlas 0518Open / public

Hermetic Society of Anna Kingsford and Edward Maitland

Western Esotericism & Initiatory Order / organization

Public geography: Global, transnational, diaspora, textual, or doctrinal context; no single country
Period / origin: Historical; period varies
Evidence status: Cluster-level source

Broader geographic contextGlobal, transnational, diaspora, textual, or doctrinal context; no single country

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Atlas 0519Open / public

Guénonian Traditionalist / Perennialist School

Western Esotericism & Initiatory Lineage / school

Public geography: Global, transnational, diaspora, textual, or doctrinal context; no single country
Period / origin: Historical; period varies
Evidence status: Cluster-level source

Broader geographic contextGlobal, transnational, diaspora, textual, or doctrinal context; no single country

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Atlas 0520Not applicable

Plotinian Contemplative Neoplatonism

Western Esotericism & Initiatory Philosophical / theological school

Public geography: Global, transnational, diaspora, textual, or doctrinal context; no single country
Period / origin: Historical; period varies
Evidence status: Related-entry source

Broader geographic contextGlobal, transnational, diaspora, textual, or doctrinal context; no single country

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Atlas 0521Scholarly / historical only

Andanian Mysteries

Historical Religions & Mystery Cults Historical religion / cult

Public geography: Greece
Period / origin: Hellenistic and Roman periods
Evidence status: Directly cited

Country links · under reviewGreece

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Atlas 0522Scholarly / historical only

Mysteries of Despoina at Lycosura

Historical Religions & Mystery Cults Historical religion / cult

Public geography: Greece
Period / origin: Classical/Hellenistic–Roman periods
Evidence status: Directly cited

Country links · under reviewGreece

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Atlas 0523Open / public

Oracle of Trophonius Descent and Incubation

Western Esotericism & Initiatory Religious tradition

Public geography: Broad regional context; no country assigned
Period / origin: Archaic–Roman periods
Evidence status: Directly cited

Broader geographic contextBroad regional context; no country assigned

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Atlas 0524Open / public

Proclean Theurgy

Western Esotericism & Initiatory Practice / discipline

Public geography: Historical or contested polity; no modern country assigned
Period / origin: 5th century CE; later reception
Evidence status: Directly cited

Broader geographic contextHistorical or contested polity; no modern country assigned

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Atlas 0525Open / public

Carpocratian Gnosticism

Christian Mysticism Lineage / school

Public geography: Historical or contested polity; no modern country assigned
Period / origin: 2nd century CE
Evidence status: Directly cited

Broader geographic contextHistorical or contested polity; no modern country assigned

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Atlas 0526Open / public

Naassene Gnostic Tradition

Christian Mysticism Lineage / school

Public geography: Historical or contested polity; no modern country assigned
Period / origin: 2nd–3rd centuries CE
Evidence status: Directly cited

Broader geographic contextHistorical or contested polity; no modern country assigned

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Atlas 0527Open / public

Origenist Contemplative Exegesis

Christian Mysticism Lineage / school

Public geography: Broad regional context; no country assigned
Period / origin: 3rd century CE onward
Evidence status: Directly cited

Broader geographic contextBroad regional context; no country assigned

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Atlas 0528Open / public

Evagrian Contemplative Tradition

Christian Mysticism Lineage / school

Public geography: Egypt
Period / origin: 4th century CE onward
Evidence status: Directly cited

Country links · under reviewEgypt

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