The Atlas of Realms & Places gathers the sacred geographies of the Royal Art, the Tale of the Exiled Prince, and the Western Mystery Tradition.
It can be read in two ways: • Archetypal geography — the generic inner landscapes of the Tale: Kingdom, Wasteland, Forest, Tower, Road, Gate, Garden, Cave, Mountain, Sea. • Traditional geography — the named sacred places of Hebrew, Christic, Arthurian, Hermetic, Masonic, Rosicrucian, Templar, classical, and mythic tradition.
Companion page: The Kingdom & Its Domains is the focused architectural map of the Royal Art’s inner Kingdom. That page interprets the major rooms, grounds, and quest landscapes as domains of practice, initiation, trial, and attainment. This Atlas remains broader: a reference index of every symbolic place, sacred realm, mythic geography, and initiatory space that feeds the opus.
I. The Archetypal Geography of the Tale
The Kingdom and the Court
The Kingdom The Hidden Kingdom The Restored Kingdom The Kingdom of Heaven The Inner Kingdom The New Earth The City on the Hill The Walled City The White City The Heavenly City The Golden City The Royal Court The Celestial Court The Throne Room The Hall of Judgment The Coronation Hall The Banquet Hall The King’s Chamber The Queen’s Chamber The Council Chamber The Round Table Hall The Hall of Ancestors The Hall of Records
Origin, Paradise, and the Lost Garden
The Garden The Garden of Eden The Garden Restored The Paradise Garden The Philosopher’s Garden The Rose Garden The Orchard The Sacred Grove The Grove of Initiation The Well of Wisdom The Sacred Spring The Fountain of Life The Tree at the Center The Tree of Life The Tree of Knowledge The World Tree The First Home The Lost Home The Remembered Country
Exile and the Fallen World
The World of Exile The Far Country The Outer Lands The Wasteland The Ruined Kingdom The Ruined City The Fallen City The Desolate Plain The Barren Field The Dry Riverbed The Broken Road The City of Iron The City of Glass The Empire The Empire That Never Ended Babylon The Marketplace The False Court The Prison City The Tower of Captivity The House of Bondage
Roads, Gates, and Thresholds
The Old Road The King’s Road The Pilgrim’s Way The Grail Road The Road of Return The Road of Exile The Road through the Wood The Narrow Way The Crossroads The Forked Path The Hidden Path The Pathless Way The Bridge The Bridge of Swords The Drawbridge The Black Gate The White Gate The Hidden Gate The Eastern Gate The Golden Gate The Veil The Threshold The Door of the Heart The Door in the Wall The Portal The Pass The Mountain Pass The Strait Gate The Gate of Death The Gate of Dawn
Forests, Wilderness, and Trial-Lands
The Wilderness The Desert The Enchanted Forest The Haunted Forest The Dark Wood The Green Wood The Wild Wood The Forest of Adventure The Forest of Forgetting The Forest of Temptation The Trackless Waste The Thorn Thicket The Dragon’s Waste The Valley of Shadows The Valley of Dry Bones The Valley of Decision The Vale of Tears The Moor The Heath The Marsh The Fen The Borderlands
Mountains, Towers, and High Places
The Holy Mountain The Mountain of Revelation The Mountain of Transfiguration The Alchemical Mountain The Mountain of Salvation The Mountain of Initiation The Glass Mountain The World Mountain The Axis Mundi The Summit The High Place The Watchtower The Wizard’s Tower The White Tower The Dark Tower The Tower of Babel The Tower of Vision The Tower of Stars The Observatory The Beacon Tower The Lighthouse
Castles, Halls, and Houses of Power
The Castle The Hidden Castle The Grail Castle The Castle of Adventure The Castle of Maidens The Castle of Wonders The Castle of Illusion The Black Castle The White Castle The Red Castle The Glass Castle The Wounded King’s Castle The Fisher King’s Castle The Chapel Castle The Great Hall The Hall of the Grail The Banquet of the King The House of the Father The House of the Master The House of the Wise The House of Healing The House of Memory
Chapels, Temples, and Sanctuaries
The Temple The Inner Temple The Temple of the Heart The Temple of the Holy Spirit The Temple of Light The Chapel The Grail Chapel The Chapel Perilous The Chapel of the Sword The Chapel of the Rose The Sanctuary The Inner Sanctuary The Holy of Holies The Altar The Shrine The Reliquary The Oratory The Hermitage The Monastery The Cloister The Cathedral The Crypt-Chapel
Waters, Islands, and Rivers
The Sea The Sea of Storms The Western Sea The Great Deep The Abyssal Sea The Lake The Lady’s Lake The Sacred Lake The Island The Blessed Isle The Island of Apples The Isle of Healing The Isle of the Dead The River The River of Life The River of Memory The River of Forgetting The Underworld River The River Jordan The Crossing Place The Ford The Harbor The Shore The Well The Fountain The Baptismal Waters
Descent, Death, and the Underworld
The Underworld The Cave of Initiation The Cave of the Heart The Cave of Treasures The Dragon’s Cave The Labyrinth The Maze The Tomb The Empty Tomb The Sepulcher The Crypt The Vault The Sacred Vault The Hidden Chamber The Chamber of Death The Chamber of Rebirth The Abyss The Chasm The Pit The Dungeon The Prison The Grave The Valley of Death
Workplaces of Transformation
The Laboratory The Alchemist’s Laboratory The Forge The Furnace The Athanor The Crucible The Vessel The Workshop The Mason’s Yard The Quarry The Building Site The Temple Works The Architect’s Chamber The Scriptorium The Arcane Library The Hall of Mirrors The Chamber of Reflection The Chamber of Ordeal The Chamber of the Word
II. Hebrew, Biblical, and Patriarchal Sacred Geography
Primordial Places
Eden The Garden of Eden The Rivers of Eden Pishon Gihon Tigris / Hiddekel Euphrates / Perath The Land East of Eden The Land of Nod Ararat The Plain of Shinar Babel Ur of the Chaldees Haran Canaan Bethel Hebron Beersheba Machpelah Egypt Goshen The House of Bondage The Red Sea The Wilderness of Shur The Wilderness of Sin Rephidim Kadesh-Barnea The Plains of Moab
Sinai, Covenant, and Tabernacle
Sinai Horeb The Burning Bush The Mountain of Revelation The Camp of Israel The Tabernacle in the Wilderness The Tent of Meeting The Outer Court The Bronze Altar The Laver The Holy Place The Menorah The Table of Showbread The Altar of Incense The Veil The Holy of Holies The Ark of the Covenant The Mercy Seat The Cloud of Glory The Pillar of Cloud The Pillar of Fire
Israel, Zion, and the Temple
The Promised Land The Jordan Jericho Shiloh Zion Jerusalem The City of David Mount Moriah The Temple Mount Solomon’s Temple The First Temple The Second Temple The Third Temple The Inner Court The Court of the Priests The Court of Israel The Court of the Gentiles The Porch Jachin and Boaz The Sanctuary The Holy of Holies The Altar of Sacrifice The Molten Sea The Chamber of Hewn Stone The Royal Palace The Throne of David The Upper Room of Zion
Exile, Prophecy, and Restoration
Babylon The Rivers of Babylon The Fiery Furnace The Lion’s Den Persia Susa The Road of Return The Rebuilt Temple The Restored City The Valley of Dry Bones The New Temple of Ezekiel The New Jerusalem The Heavenly Jerusalem The City Descending from Heaven
III. Gospel and Christic Geography
Places of Incarnation and Ministry
Nazareth Bethlehem Egypt Galilee The Sea of Galilee Capernaum Cana Bethany Samaria Sychar Jacob’s Well The Jordan River The Wilderness of Temptation The Mount of Beatitudes The Mountain of Transfiguration Mount Tabor Caesarea Philippi The Road to Jerusalem
Jerusalem of the Passion
Jerusalem The Mount of Olives Gethsemane The Upper Room The Cenacle The House of Caiaphas The Praetorium Herod’s Palace The Pavement / Gabbatha The Way of the Cross Via Dolorosa Golgotha / Calvary The Place of the Skull The Cross The Tomb of Joseph of Arimathea The Empty Tomb Emmaus The Road to Emmaus The Sea of Tiberias The Ascension Mountain
Interior Christic Places
The Kingdom Within The Father’s House The Many Mansions The Bridal Chamber The Secret Place The Inner Room The Heart The Temple of the Holy Spirit The Living Vine The Sheepfold The Narrow Gate The Way The Crossroads of Choice The Place of Forgiveness The Place of Atonement
IV. Revelation and Eschatological Places
The Throne Room of Heaven The Sea of Glass The Heavenly Temple The Altar beneath Heaven The Four Corners of the Earth The Seven Churches of Asia Ephesus Smyrna Pergamum Thyatira Sardis Philadelphia Laodicea Patmos The Wilderness Woman’s Refuge The Dragon’s Place Babylon the Great The Beast’s City Armageddon Megiddo The Bottomless Pit The Lake of Fire The New Heaven The New Earth New Jerusalem The River of Life The Tree of Life The Marriage Supper of the Lamb The City with Twelve Gates The City with Twelve Foundations
V. Arthurian and Grail Geography
Camelot, Logres, and the Realm
Camelot Logres Britain of the Quest The Round Table The Great Hall of Camelot The Court of King Arthur The Seat Perilous The Siege Perilous The King’s Road The Forest of Adventure The Wild Wood The Perilous Forest The Waste Land The Wounded Kingdom The Healed Kingdom The Borders of Logres The Marches The Hermit’s Cell The Knight’s Hermitage
Grail Places
The Grail Castle Corbenic Carbonek The Castle of the Grail The Castle of the Fisher King The Castle of the Wounded King The Grail Chapel The Grail Hall The Grail Procession The Chapel Perilous The Grail Table The Hidden Church of the Holy Grail The Castle of Souls The Castle of Wonders The Perilous Bed The Hall of the Bleeding Lance The Place of the Question The Place Where the Grail Appears
Avalon and Faerie
Avalon The Isle of Avalon The Island of Apples The Isle of Glass The Isle of Healing The Lady of the Lake’s Realm The Lake The Fae Realm The Astral Realm The Fae Court The Otherworld Tír na nÓg Annwn The Sidhe Mounds The Hollow Hills The Green Chapel The Green Knight’s Chapel The Dolorous Isle The Chapel in the Forest
Specific Arthurian Places
Tintagel Caerleon Carlisle Winchester Glastonbury Glastonbury Tor The Vale of Avalon Camlan The Field of the Last Battle Joyous Gard Benwick Lyonesse Orkney Northumberland The Castle of Maidens The Castle of the White Stag The Castle of the Strange Adventure The Rock of the Sword The Stone of the Sword The Lake of Excalibur
Wolfram and the Grail Temple
Munsalvaesche / Montsalvat Muntsalvach The Mountain of Salvation The Temple of the Grail The Grail Brotherhood’s Mountain The Grail Hermitage The Grail Realm The Grail Mountain
VI. Templar, Chivalric, and Crusading Geography
Jerusalem The Temple Mount The Al-Aqsa Mosque / Templar Headquarters The Dome of the Rock / Templum Domini The Stables of Solomon The Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem The Holy Sepulcher The Road to Jerusalem The Pilgrim Road The Crusader Road Acre Antioch Tripoli Edessa Jaffa Ascalon Gaza Mount Carmel The Desert Fortresses The Templar Commandery The Preceptory The Chapter House The Armory The Refectory The Chapel of the Order The Knight’s Cell The Vigil Chapel The Field of Battle The Hospitaller House The Castle Keep The Watchtower The Sacred Excavation beneath the Temple
VII. Masonic and Mystery School Geography
The Lodge as Temple
The Lodge The Blue Lodge The Lodge Room The Temple Lodge The Porch of the Temple The Mosaic Pavement The Middle Chamber The East The West The South The North The Altar of Obligation The Volume of Sacred Law The Three Great Lights The Tracing Board The Trestle Board The Working Tools The Rough Ashlar The Perfect Ashlar The Pillars Jachin and Boaz The Winding Staircase The Chamber of Reflection The Candidate’s Preparation Room The Inner Room The Outer Room The Lodge Door The Tyler’s Place The Master’s Chair The Sanctum of the Word
Temple-Building and Royal Arch Places
Solomon’s Temple The Temple Foundations The Quarry The Stone Yard The Building Site The Sanctum Sanctorum The Secret Vault The Royal Arch Vault The Ninth Arch The Subterranean Chamber The Crypt beneath the Temple The Place of the Lost Word The Place of the Recovered Word Enoch’s Vault The Sacred Vault of Enoch The Pillars of Enoch The Pillars of Wisdom The Archway The Keystone The Cornerstone
Initiatory Spaces
The Mystery School The Hall of Initiation The Hall of Instruction The Hall of Silence The Hall of Ordeal The Hall of Memory The Hall of the Masters The College of Adepts The Invisible College The Secret College The School of the Prophets The Academy The Lyceum The Temple of Wisdom The Inner Order The Outer Order The Sanctuary of the Adepts The Vault of the Adepts
VIII. Rosicrucian and Hermetic Brotherhood Geography
The House of the Holy Spirit Domus Sancti Spiritus The Fraternity House The Rosicrucian College The Invisible College The Tomb of Christian Rosenkreuz The Vault of Christian Rosenkreuz The Seven-Sided Vault The Vault with the Eternal Lamp The Temple of the Rose-Cross The Chapel of the Rose-Cross The Garden of the Rose The Mountain of the Rose The Alchemical Wedding Castle The Castle of the Chymical Wedding The Tower of Olympus The House of the Sun The Temple of the Holy Spirit The Temple of the Spiritus Sanctus The Inner Sanctuary of the Rose The Secret Chamber of the Brotherhood The Observatory of the Stars The Cabinet of Wonders The Philosophical Garden
IX. Hermetic, Alchemical, and Magical Geography
Alchemical Places
The Laboratory The Alchemist’s Laboratory The Furnace Room The Athanor The Crucible The Vessel The Retort The Pelican The Alembic The Hermetic Seal The Forge The Workshop The House of Fire The House of Mercury The Cave of Metals The Mine The Mountain of Metals The Philosophers’ Mountain The Alchemical Mountain The Green Lion’s Den The Red Lion’s House The Black Earth The White Island The Red Land The Golden Chamber The Chamber of Conjunction The Wedding Chamber The Tomb of Putrefaction The Bath of Dissolution The Fountain of Mercury The Garden of the Philosophers
Hermetic and Magical Places
Egypt Khem Alexandria The Library of Alexandria The Serapeum Hermopolis The Temple of Thoth The House of Life The Scriptorium of the Priests The Pyramid The King’s Chamber The Queen’s Chamber The Initiation Chamber The Hall of Two Truths The Duat The Solar Barque The Temple of Hermes The Hermetic Library The Magician’s Circle The Sacred Circle The Triangle of Art The Watchtowers The Four Quarters The Temple of the Elements The Astral Temple The Inner Plane Temple
X. Kabbalistic and Celestial Geography
The Four Worlds
Atziluth Beriah Yetzirah Assiah The World of Emanation The World of Creation The World of Formation The World of Action The Astral Plane The Aether The Empyrean The Starry Heaven The Crystal Sphere The Primum Mobile The Celestial Spheres The Planetary Spheres The Zodiacal Circle The Firmament The Throne of Glory The Chariot / Merkavah The Heavenly Palace The Hekhalot The Seven Heavens The Treasury of Souls
Tree of Life Places
Kether Chokmah Binah Chesed Geburah Tiphereth Netzach Hod Yesod Malkuth Da’ath The Middle Pillar The Pillar of Mercy The Pillar of Severity The Abyss The Veil of Paroketh The Veil of the Abyss The Thirty-Two Paths The Lightning Flash The Serpent Path The Garden of Malkuth The Temple of Tiphereth The Crown of Kether
Angelic and Divine Courts
The Divine Council The Celestial Court The Angelic Choirs The Court of the Archangels The Throne Room The Hall of Judgment The Hall of Records The Book of Life The Treasury of Light The Palace of the King The Bridal Chamber of Shekinah The Exile of Shekinah The Restored Dwelling of Shekinah
XI. Underworlds, Shadow Realms, and Infernal Geography
Sheol Hades Tartarus Gehenna The Pit The Abyss The Bottomless Pit The Lake of Fire The Outer Darkness The Valley of Hinnom The Shadowlands The Land of the Dead The Cave of the Dead The Tomb World The Realm of Forgetting Lethe The River Styx Acheron Cocytus Phlegethon The Infernal City The Black Iron Prison The Dungeon of the Ego The Dragon’s Lair The Serpent’s Cave The Labyrinth of the Minotaur The House of Hades The Gates of Hell The Harrowing Place The Place of Descent The Place of Nigredo
XII. Classical, Pagan, and Northern Sacred Geography
Greek and Roman
Olympus Delphi The Oracle of Delphi Eleusis The Eleusinian Telesterion Samothrace The Cave of Zeus The Cave of the Nymphs Arcadia Parnassus The Temple of Apollo The Temple of Athena The Temple of Artemis The Labyrinth of Crete Knossos Hades Elysium The Isles of the Blessed The Asphodel Meadows Hyperborea Atlantis
Celtic and Otherworld
Tír na nÓg Annwn Mag Mell Emain Ablach The Sidhe Mounds The Hollow Hills The Hill of Tara Newgrange Stonehenge Glastonbury Tor The Sacred Grove The Druid Grove The Faery Mound The Otherworld Feast Hall The Cauldron Hall
Norse
Yggdrasil Asgard Midgard Vanaheim Alfheim Svartalfheim Jotunheim Niflheim Muspelheim Hel Valhalla Folkvangr Bifrost Mimir’s Well Urd’s Well The Roots of the World Tree The Halls of the Gods The World Serpent’s Sea
XIII. Royal Art Synthesis Places
The Astral Library of Light The Royal Art The Inner Temple The Temple of the Holy Spirit The Grail Castle The Philosopher’s Stone Chamber The Rose-Cross Chapel The Crown Room The Throne Room of the King The Kingdom Within The Restored Kingdom The New Jerusalem The Heavenly Camelot The Eden Restored The Grail Castle Made World The Temple Rebuilt The Wasteland Healed The King’s Road Completed The Crowned City The World Transfigured The Kingdom of God Remembered