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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Geographic connections: 7,326
Countries and territories: 162

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Atlas 0769Initiatory

Swedish Rite of Freemasonry

Western Esotericism & Initiatory Rite / ceremony

Public geography: Sweden
Period / origin: 18th century–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Country links · under reviewSweden

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Atlas 0770Initiatory

French Rite of Freemasonry

Western Esotericism & Initiatory Rite / ceremony

Public geography: France
Period / origin: 18th century–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Country links · under reviewFrance

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Atlas 0771Initiatory

Adonhiramite Rite

Western Esotericism & Initiatory Rite / ceremony

Public geography: Brazil, France, Portugal
Period / origin: 18th century–present in some jurisdictions
Evidence status: Directly cited

Country links · under reviewBrazil, France, Portugal

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Atlas 0772Scholarly / historical only

Order of the Royal Secret (twenty-five-degree system)

Western Esotericism & Initiatory Rite / ceremony

Public geography: France
Period / origin: 1760s–early 19th century
Evidence status: Directly cited

Country links · under reviewFrance

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Atlas 0773Scholarly / historical only

Egyptian Rite of Cagliostro

Western Esotericism & Initiatory Rite / ceremony

Public geography: France
Period / origin: 1780s
Evidence status: Directly cited

Country links · under reviewFrance

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Atlas 0774Scholarly / historical only

Swedenborgian Rite of Freemasonry

Western Esotericism & Initiatory Rite / ceremony

Public geography: Broad regional context; no country assigned
Period / origin: Late 18th–19th centuries
Evidence status: Directly cited

Broader geographic contextBroad regional context; no country assigned

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Atlas 0775Initiatory

Royal Order of Scotland

Western Esotericism & Initiatory Order / organization

Public geography: United Kingdom
Period / origin: Documented from 1741–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Country links · under reviewUnited Kingdom

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Atlas 0776Initiatory

Holy Royal Arch

Western Esotericism & Initiatory Rite / ceremony

Public geography: United Kingdom, United States
Period / origin: 18th century–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Country links · under reviewUnited Kingdom, United States

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Atlas 0777Initiatory

Mark Master Masonry

Western Esotericism & Initiatory Rite / ceremony

Public geography: United Kingdom, United States
Period / origin: 18th century–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Country links · under reviewUnited Kingdom, United States

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Atlas 0778Initiatory

Cryptic Masonry / Royal and Select Masters

Western Esotericism & Initiatory Rite / ceremony

Public geography: United States
Period / origin: Late 18th–19th century formation–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Country links · under reviewUnited States

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Atlas 0779Initiatory

Masonic Knights Templar

Western Esotericism & Initiatory Order / organization

Public geography: United Kingdom, United States
Period / origin: 18th century–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Country links · under reviewUnited Kingdom, United States

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Atlas 0780Initiatory

Allied Masonic Degrees

Western Esotericism & Initiatory Order / organization

Public geography: United Kingdom, United States
Period / origin: Late 19th century–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Country links · under reviewUnited Kingdom, United States

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Atlas 0781Initiatory

Masonic and Military Order of the Red Cross of Constantine

Western Esotericism & Initiatory Order / organization

Public geography: United Kingdom
Period / origin: Documented modern organization from 1865–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Country links · under reviewUnited Kingdom

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Atlas 0782Initiatory

Royal Ark Mariner degree

Western Esotericism & Initiatory Rite / ceremony

Public geography: United Kingdom
Period / origin: 18th-century antecedents; organized forms from 19th century–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Country links · under reviewUnited Kingdom

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Atlas 0783Initiatory

Order of Knight Masons

Western Esotericism & Initiatory Order / organization

Public geography: Ireland
Period / origin: Degrees attested by the 18th–19th centuries; present organization
Evidence status: Directly cited

Country links · under reviewIreland

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Atlas 0784Initiatory

Order of the Secret Monitor

Western Esotericism & Initiatory Order / organization

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

Country links · under reviewUnited Kingdom

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Atlas 0785Initiatory

Grand College of Rites of the United States of America

Western Esotericism & Initiatory Order / organization

Public geography: United States
Period / origin: 1932–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Country links · under reviewUnited States

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Atlas 0786Initiatory

Shriners International

Western Esotericism & Initiatory Order / organization

Public geography: Global, transnational, diaspora, textual, or doctrinal context; no single country
Period / origin: 1872–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

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

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Atlas 0787Initiatory

Societas Rosicruciana in Canada

Western Esotericism & Initiatory Order / organization

Public geography: Canada
Period / origin: 1876–1889; reconstituted 1997–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Country links · under reviewCanada

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Atlas 0788Initiatory

Fellowship of the Rosy Cross (A. E. Waite)

Western Esotericism & Initiatory Order / organization

Public geography: United Kingdom
Period / origin: 1915–20th century; later custodial continuities
Evidence status: Directly cited

Country links · under reviewUnited Kingdom

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Atlas 0789Scholarly / historical only

Independent and Rectified Rite of the R.R. et A.C.

Western Esotericism & Initiatory Order / organization

Public geography: United Kingdom
Period / origin: 1903–1914
Evidence status: Directly cited

Country links · under reviewUnited Kingdom

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Atlas 0790Initiatory

Ordre Martiniste of Papus

Christian Mysticism Order / organization

Public geography: France
Period / origin: Founded 1888; Supreme Council organized 1891; disrupted during the 20th century
Evidence status: Directly cited

Country links · under reviewFrance

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Atlas 0791Initiatory

Ordre Martiniste Traditionnel

Christian Mysticism Order / organization

Public geography: France
Period / origin: Founded 1931–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Country links · under reviewFrance

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Atlas 0792Initiatory

Ordre Martiniste et Synarchique

Christian Mysticism Order / organization

Public geography: France
Period / origin: Formed 1920–1921; later successor bodies
Evidence status: Directly cited

Country links · under reviewFrance

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