Atlas of Religious and Esoteric LineagesFive thousand lineages · worldwide

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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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Atlas 0145Community-bound / restricted

Yuwípi ceremony

Indigenous Americas Rite / ceremony

Public geography
Broad regional context; no country assigned
Period / origin
Indigenous; documented in the 19th–20th centuries and living
Evidence status
Directly cited

Country-level context · no forced pinBroad regional context; no country assigned

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Atlas 0146Community-bound / restricted

Wixárika pilgrimage to Wirikuta

Indigenous Americas Rite / ceremony

Public geography
Mexico
Period / origin
Indigenous, continuing
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesMexico

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Atlas 0147Community-bound / restricted

Kogi Aluna cosmology

Indigenous Americas Rite / ceremony

Public geography
Colombia
Period / origin
Indigenous, continuing
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesColombia

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Atlas 0148Community-bound / restricted

Dogon religion and Nommo cosmology

African & Afro-Diasporic Religious tradition

Public geography
Burkina Faso, Mali
Period / origin
Indigenous; extensively documented in the 20th century
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesBurkina Faso, Mali

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Atlas 0149Community-bound / restricted

Bwiti

African & Afro-Diasporic Religious tradition

Public geography
Gabon
Period / origin
19th century and earlier roots; living
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesGabon

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Atlas 0150Community-bound / restricted

Egúngún ancestral masquerade tradition

African & Afro-Diasporic Rite / ceremony

Public geography
Benin, Nigeria
Period / origin
Precolonial origins; living
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesBenin, Nigeria

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Atlas 0151Open / public

Ethiopian Orthodox zema chant

Christian Mysticism Practice / discipline

Public geography
Eritrea, Ethiopia
Period / origin
Late antique/medieval development; living
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesEritrea, Ethiopia

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Atlas 0152Open / public

Coptic desert monasticism and hesychia

Christian Mysticism Lineage / school

Public geography
Egypt
Period / origin
3rd–5th century onward
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesEgypt

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Atlas 0153Open / public

Contemporary Kemetic religion

Pagan & Reconstructionist Religious tradition

Public geography
Global, transnational, diaspora, textual, or doctrinal context; no single country
Period / origin
20th century onward
Evidence status
Directly cited

Country-level context · no forced pinGlobal, transnational, diaspora, textual, or doctrinal context; no single country

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Atlas 0154Varies by lineage

Arica School / Protoanalysis

Indigenous Americas Lineage / school

Public geography
Chile, United States
Period / origin
1960s onward
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesChile, United States

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Atlas 0155Varies by lineage

Silva Method

Consciousness & Psychical Research Religious tradition

Public geography
United States
Period / origin
1960s onward
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesUnited States

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Atlas 0156Not applicable

Monroe Institute Hemi-Sync and Gateway programs

Consciousness & Psychical Research Research field / method

Public geography
United States
Period / origin
1970s onward
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesUnited States

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Atlas 0157Open / public

Esalen Institute and the Human Potential Movement

Consciousness & Psychical Research Order / organization

Public geography
United States
Period / origin
1962 onward
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesUnited States

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Atlas 0158Open / public

Holotropic Breathwork

Consciousness & Psychical Research Practice / discipline

Public geography
United States
Period / origin
1970s onward
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesUnited States

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Atlas 0159Not applicable

MAPS psychedelic research and integration education

Western Esotericism & Initiatory Research field / method

Public geography
United States
Period / origin
1986 onward
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesUnited States

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Atlas 0160Community-bound / restricted

Centro Espírita Beneficente União do Vegetal

Indigenous Americas Rite / ceremony

Public geography
Brazil
Period / origin
1961 onward
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesBrazil

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Atlas 0161Open / public

Native American Church

Indigenous Americas New religious movement

Public geography
Canada, Mexico, United States
Period / origin
Late 19th century institutional formation; older Indigenous peyote traditions
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesCanada, Mexico, United States

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Atlas 0162Community-bound / restricted

Rainbow Serpent traditions and Aboriginal Australian songlines

African & Afro-Diasporic Lineage / school

Public geography
Australia
Period / origin
Ancient and continuing
Evidence status
Composite record

Candidate countriesAustralia

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Atlas 0163Community-bound / restricted

Māori mātauranga, whare wānanga and tohunga traditions

Oceanian & Circumpolar Lineage / school

Public geography
New Zealand
Period / origin
Precolonial origins; living and revitalized
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesNew Zealand

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Atlas 0164Open / public

Ishrāqī philosophy (Illuminationism)

Islamic Mysticism & Esotericism Lineage / school

Public geography
Iran
Period / origin
12th century onward
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesIran

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Atlas 0165Community-bound / restricted

Qādiriyya dhikr and ḥaḍra traditions

Islamic Mysticism & Esotericism Order / organization

Public geography
Iraq
Period / origin
12th century onward
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesIraq

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Atlas 0166Community-bound / restricted

Rifāʿiyya and Qalandariyya traditions

Islamic Mysticism & Esotericism Practice / discipline

Public geography
Broad regional context; no country assigned
Period / origin
12th–13th century onward
Evidence status
Composite record

Country-level context · no forced pinBroad regional context; no country assigned

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Atlas 0167Varies by lineage

Self-Realization Fellowship

South Asian Traditions Order / organization

Public geography
United States
Period / origin
1920 onward
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesUnited States

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Atlas 0168Open / public

Thee Temple ov Psychick Youth

Western Esotericism & Initiatory Order / organization

Public geography
United Kingdom
Period / origin
1981 onward; original network later decentralized
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesUnited Kingdom

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