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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

Entries: 5,000
Candidate geography relations: 7,326
Candidate country vocabulary: 162

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Atlas 0193Open / public

Tesla-coil prayer experiments

Western Esotericism & Initiatory Practice / discipline

Public geography: Country-level context could not be assessed from the available record
Period / origin: 20th–21st century
Evidence status: Identity not independently verified

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Atlas 0194Open / public

Aionic/Chronos time-magic motif

Western Esotericism & Initiatory Legendary / claimed order

Public geography: Country-level context could not be assessed from the available record
Period / origin: Unclear; classical names reused in modern settings
Evidence status: Identity not independently verified

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Atlas 0195Open / public

The Celestine Prophecy movement and workshops

Modern Spiritual Movements New religious movement

Public geography: United States
Period / origin: 1993 onward
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesUnited States

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Atlas 0196Open / public

Church of Satan

Christian Mysticism Order / organization

Public geography: United States
Period / origin: 1966 onward
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesUnited States

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Atlas 0197Open / public

Discordianism

Western Esotericism & Initiatory Religious tradition

Public geography: United States
Period / origin: Late 1950s onward
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesUnited States

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Atlas 0198Open / public

The Process Church of the Final Judgment

Christian Mysticism New religious movement

Public geography: United Kingdom
Period / origin: 1960s–1970s, with successor organizations
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesUnited Kingdom

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Atlas 0199Initiatory

Clan of Tubal Cain / Cochrane’s Craft

Pagan & Reconstructionist Lineage / school

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

Candidate countriesUnited Kingdom

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Atlas 0200Not applicable

John C. Lilly’s sensory-isolation and metaprogramming work

Consciousness & Psychical Research Research field / method

Public geography: United States
Period / origin: 1950s–1980s; later influence
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesUnited States

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Atlas 0201Open / public

Robert Anton Wilson’s reality-tunnel and metaprogramming exercises

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 0202Open / public

Ordo Aurum Solis

Western Esotericism & Initiatory Order / organization

Public geography: United Kingdom
Period / origin: Founded 1897 according to order history; publicly documented mainly from the 20th century
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesUnited Kingdom

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Atlas 0203Open / public

Fraternity/Society of the Inner Light

Western Esotericism & Initiatory Order / organization

Public geography: United Kingdom
Period / origin: 1920s onward
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesUnited Kingdom

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Atlas 0204Open / public

Armanen rune occultism and rune-gymnastics

Western Esotericism & Initiatory Religious tradition

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

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Atlas 0205Initiatory

Sabbatic Craft

Pagan & Reconstructionist Lineage / school

Public geography: United Kingdom
Period / origin: Late 20th century onward as a named current
Evidence status: Related-entry source

Candidate countriesUnited Kingdom

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Atlas 0206Open / public

Modern Hekatean devotional and magical traditions

Pagan & Reconstructionist Practice / discipline

Public geography: Global, transnational, diaspora, textual, or doctrinal context; no single country
Period / origin: Ancient antecedents; diverse modern revivals from the 20th century onward
Evidence status: Directly cited

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Atlas 0207Open / public

Modern reception of the Headless/Bornless Rite

Western Esotericism & Initiatory Rite / ceremony

Public geography: Historical or contested polity; no modern country assigned
Period / origin: Ancient manuscript c. 3rd–4th century CE; modern adaptations from the 19th century onward
Evidence status: Directly cited

Country-level context · no forced pinHistorical or contested polity; no modern country assigned

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Atlas 0208Open / public

The “Mithras Liturgy” (PGM IV.475–829)

Historical Religions & Mystery Cults Rite / ceremony

Public geography: Historical or contested polity; no modern country assigned
Period / origin: c. 3rd–4th century CE manuscript; modern scholarly title
Evidence status: Directly cited

Country-level context · no forced pinHistorical or contested polity; no modern country assigned

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Atlas 0209Open / public

Modern Kemetic interpretations of ancient Egyptian personhood

Pagan & Reconstructionist Revival / reconstruction

Public geography: Historical or contested polity; no modern country assigned
Period / origin: Ancient textual concepts; modern synthetic models mainly 19th–21st century
Evidence status: Directly cited

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Atlas 0210Open / public

Contemplative reception of the Corpus Hermeticum

Historical Religions & Mystery Cults Practice / discipline

Public geography: Historical or contested polity; no modern country assigned
Period / origin: c. 1st–3rd century CE texts; later revivals
Evidence status: Directly cited

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Atlas 0211Open / public

Simonianism

Christian Mysticism Historical religion / cult

Public geography: Broad regional context; no country assigned
Period / origin: 1st–4th centuries CE in heresiological sources
Evidence status: Directly cited

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

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Atlas 0212Open / public

Pratyabhijñā (Recognition) school

South Asian Traditions Lineage / school

Public geography: Historical or contested polity; no modern country assigned
Period / origin: 9th–11th century onward
Evidence status: Related-entry source

Country-level context · no forced pinHistorical or contested polity; no modern country assigned

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Atlas 0213Community-bound / restricted

Nāth and Kaula traditions

South Asian Traditions Lineage / school

Public geography: Broad regional context; no country assigned
Period / origin: Medieval period onward
Evidence status: Identity not independently verified

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

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Atlas 0214Community-bound / restricted

Kālīkula traditions

South Asian Traditions Legendary / claimed order

Public geography: Broad regional context; no country assigned
Period / origin: Medieval period onward
Evidence status: Directly cited

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

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Atlas 0215Open / public

Saraha’s dohā literature and Mahāmudrā reception

Buddhist Traditions Textual corpus / teaching

Public geography: Historical or contested polity; no modern country assigned
Period / origin: c. 8th–11th century compositions/transmissions
Evidence status: Directly cited

Country-level context · no forced pinHistorical or contested polity; no modern country assigned

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Atlas 0216Initiatory

Phowa and rainbow-body teachings

Buddhist Traditions Practice / discipline

Public geography: Historical or contested polity; no modern country assigned
Period / origin: Medieval period onward
Evidence status: Composite record

Country-level context · no forced pinHistorical or contested polity; no modern country assigned

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