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 0553Open / public

Ṣafaviyya Sufi Order

Islamic Mysticism & Esotericism Order / organization

Public geography: Iran
Period / origin: 13th–16th centuries as an order; dynastic legacy thereafter
Evidence status: Directly cited

Country links · under reviewIran

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Atlas 0554Community-bound / restricted

Bayramiyya Sufi Order

Islamic Mysticism & Esotericism Order / organization

Public geography: Historical or contested polity; no modern country assigned
Period / origin: 15th century–present in descendant branches
Evidence status: Directly cited

Broader geographic contextHistorical or contested polity; no modern country assigned

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Atlas 0555Open / public

Bahá’í Mystical and Devotional Tradition

Christian Mysticism Lineage / school

Public geography: Global, transnational, diaspora, textual, or doctrinal context; no single country
Period / origin: 19th century–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

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

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Atlas 0556Varies by lineage

Mullā Ṣadrā’s Transcendent Philosophy

Islamic Mysticism & Esotericism Lineage / school

Public geography: Historical or contested polity; no modern country assigned
Period / origin: 17th century–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Broader geographic contextHistorical or contested polity; no modern country assigned

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Atlas 0557Open / public

Jābirian Alchemical Corpus

Islamic Mysticism & Esotericism Lineage / school

Public geography: Historical or contested polity; no modern country assigned
Period / origin: chiefly 9th–10th centuries; later reception
Evidence status: Directly cited

Broader geographic contextHistorical or contested polity; no modern country assigned

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Atlas 0558Open / public

Lullian Art / Ars Magna

Christian Mysticism Religious tradition

Public geography: Broad regional context; no country assigned
Period / origin: late 13th century onward
Evidence status: Directly cited

Broader geographic contextBroad regional context; no country assigned

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Atlas 0559Open / public

Brunian Art of Memory

Western Esotericism & Initiatory Religious tradition

Public geography: Italy
Period / origin: late 16th century onward
Evidence status: Directly cited

Country links · under reviewItaly

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Atlas 0560Open / public

Sworn Book of Honorius / Liber Juratus

Western Esotericism & Initiatory Lineage / school

Public geography: Broad regional context; no country assigned
Period / origin: 13th–14th centuries onward
Evidence status: Identity not independently verified

Broader geographic contextBroad regional context; no country assigned

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Atlas 0561Open / public

Book of Abramelin Ritual Tradition

Jewish Mysticism Lineage / school

Public geography: Broad regional context; no country assigned
Period / origin: 18th-century manuscripts; 19th century–present reception
Evidence status: Directly cited

Broader geographic contextBroad regional context; no country assigned

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Atlas 0562Open / public

Arbatel of Magic Tradition

Christian Mysticism Practice / discipline

Public geography: Switzerland
Period / origin: first printed 1575; later reception
Evidence status: Directly cited

Country links · under reviewSwitzerland

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Atlas 0563Community-bound / restricted

Cyprianic Grimoire Traditions

Western Esotericism & Initiatory Practice / discipline

Public geography: Global, transnational, diaspora, textual, or doctrinal context; no single country
Period / origin: early modern period–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

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

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Atlas 0564Open / public

Faustian Grimoire Traditions

Western Esotericism & Initiatory Legendary / claimed order

Public geography: Global, transnational, diaspora, textual, or doctrinal context; no single country
Period / origin: 16th–19th centuries; modern reception
Evidence status: Directly cited

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

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Atlas 0565Community-bound / restricted

Sixth and Seventh Books of Moses Tradition

African & Afro-Diasporic Lineage / school

Public geography: Broad regional context; no country assigned
Period / origin: 18th/19th century print tradition–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Broader geographic contextBroad regional context; no country assigned

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Atlas 0566Open / public

Bavarian Illuminati

Western Esotericism & Initiatory Order / organization

Public geography: Broad regional context; no country assigned
Period / origin: 1776–1785; later mythic reception
Evidence status: Directly cited

Broader geographic contextBroad regional context; no country assigned

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Atlas 0567Open / public

Rite of Strict Observance

Western Esotericism & Initiatory Rite / ceremony

Public geography: Broad regional context; no country assigned
Period / origin: c. 1751–1782
Evidence status: Directly cited

Broader geographic contextBroad regional context; no country assigned

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Atlas 0568Open / public

Independent Order of Odd Fellows

Western Esotericism & Initiatory Order / organization

Public geography: United States
Period / origin: 1819–present in its American form
Evidence status: Directly cited

Country links · under reviewUnited States

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Atlas 0569Open / public

Order of the Eastern Star

Western Esotericism & Initiatory Order / organization

Public geography: United States
Period / origin: mid-19th century–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Country links · under reviewUnited States

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Atlas 0570Open / public

Knights of Pythias

Western Esotericism & Initiatory Religious tradition

Public geography: United States
Period / origin: 1864–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Country links · under reviewUnited States

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Atlas 0571Open / public

Église Gnostique of Jules Doinel

Christian Mysticism Order / organization

Public geography: France
Period / origin: founded 1890; successor churches thereafter
Evidence status: Directly cited

Country links · under reviewFrance

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Atlas 0572Open / public

Holy Order of MANS

Christian Mysticism New religious movement

Public geography: United States
Period / origin: 1968–1988 under the original name; successor bodies afterward
Evidence status: Directly cited

Country links · under reviewUnited States

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Atlas 0573Open / public