entity_id,canonical_name,greek_name,tradition,entity_type,category,primary_domains,tags,cult_scope,primary_period,evidence_confidence,review_status,inclusion_basis,earth_association_score,chthonic_flag,serpent_flag,short_note,entity_class
ENT_ALV_CEM,Cem (the gathering),,Alevi,Ritual category,Ritual category,core communal worship ceremony,,devotional,,B,candidate_verified_name,Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release),0,0,0,"The central Alevi-Bektashi communal worship gathering led by a dede, modeled on the primordial Kirklar assembly; includes the semah. Publicly attested ritual category (interiors not modeled). Shankland; Birge.",ritual
ENT_ALV_MUHARREM,Muharrem / Matem (Alevi mourning),,Alevi,Ritual/devotional category,Ritual/devotional category,mourning observance for Husayn and the Imams,,devotional,,C,candidate_verified_name,Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release),0,0,0,"The Alevi twelve-day Muharrem mourning fast (matem) commemorating Husayn's martyrdom at Karbala and the Twelve Imams, ended by Ashura. Publicly attested observance; Shankland.",ritual
ENT_ALV_SEMAH,Semah,,Alevi,Ritual category,Ritual category,turning ritual dance within the cem,,devotional,,B,candidate_verified_name,Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release),0,0,0,"The ritual turning movement performed during the cem, understood as imitating the turning of the Forty and the cosmos. UNESCO-recognized; publicly attested. Birge.",ritual
ENT_BAPTISM,Baptism,,Christian,Ritual category,Ritual Category,baptism; washing; initiation; repentance; rebirth,,Christian,,A,candidate_verified_name,Christian ritual category,1,0,0,Christian baptismal/initiation category.,ritual
ENT_CHILDBIRTH_DANGER,Childbirth Danger,,Cross-traditional,Ritual/medical abstraction,Abstraction,childbirth danger; infant danger; maternal danger; reproductive threat,,Comparative,,A,candidate_verified_name,cross-traditional danger category,2,0,0,"Cross-traditional abstraction for danger to mothers, infants, and childbirth.",ritual
ENT_CROSS,Cross,,Gnostic,Symbolic/ritual category,Ritual Category,cross; boundary; salvation; separation; restoration,,Christian/Gnostic,,A,candidate_verified_name,Christian/Gnostic symbolic category,0,0,0,Cross as Christian/Gnostic symbolic and theological category.,ritual
ENT_DIO_ECCLESIASTICAL_HIERARCHY,The Ecclesiastical Hierarchy,ἡ ἐκκλησιαστικὴ ἱεραρχία,Christian/Theurgic,Sacramental hierarchy,Earthly hierarchy,the church as image of heaven; sacraments; clergy and initiate orders,,pan-Christian,,A,candidate_verified_name,Pseudo-Dionysian corpus,0,0,0,"The earthly hierarchy that images the celestial one: three sacred rites and two triads of ministers and initiates by which the soul is purified, illuminated, and perfected toward God.",ritual
ENT_DIO_SACRAMENT_ILLUMINATION,Illumination (Photismos / Baptism),φωτισμός,Christian/Theurgic,Ritual category,Sacrament of initiation,baptismal rebirth; enlightenment; entry into the hierarchy,,liturgical,,A,candidate_verified_name,Pseudo-Dionysian corpus,0,0,0,"Baptism understood as ""illumination"" (photismos), the divine birth that opens the initiate to every other sacred rite; the first of the Dionysian theurgies (theourgiai).",ritual
ENT_DIO_SACRAMENT_MYRON,Consecration of the Myron (Chrism),μύρον,Christian/Theurgic,Ritual category,Sacrament of consecration,consecration; the fragrant ointment; perfecting anointing,,liturgical,,A,candidate_verified_name,Pseudo-Dionysian corpus,0,0,0,"The consecration of the holy ointment (myron/chrism), a perfecting theurgy that sanctifies both altar and initiate.",ritual
ENT_DIO_SACRAMENT_SYNAXIS,Synaxis (the Eucharist),σύναξις,Christian/Theurgic,Ritual category,Sacrament of communion,gathering into unity; communion; the sacrament of sacraments,,liturgical,,A,candidate_verified_name,Pseudo-Dionysian corpus,0,0,0,"The Eucharistic ""gathering"" (synaxis), called by Dionysius the sacrament of sacraments, uniting the divided initiate to the One; the centre of Christian theurgy.",ritual
ENT_INTERCESSION,Intercession,,Cross-traditional,Ritual/devotional category,Ritual Category,intercession; prayer; mediation; heavenly aid,,Comparative,,A,candidate_verified_name,cross-traditional devotional category,0,0,0,Cross-traditional abstraction for intercession and heavenly mediation.,ritual
ENT_JEU_FIRE_BAPTISM,Baptism of Fire,,Gnostic,Ritual/devotional category,Ritual category,,,,PER_GNO_2ND_4TH,A,reviewed,,,,,"The baptism of fire of the Books of Jeu: a purificatory rite, administered by Jesus and sealed by the Virgin of the Light, that forgives sins and prepares the soul for ascent and admission into the Kingdom (Treasury) of the Light.",ritual
ENT_JEU_SEALS,Seals of the Light,,Gnostic,Ritual mechanism/category,Ritual category,,,,PER_GNO_2ND_4TH,A,reviewed,,,,,"The seals (sphragides) of the Jeuian rites: sacred sigils, with numbered tokens and names of power, by which the initiate authorises passage so that the archons of each aeon withdraw.",ritual
ENT_JM_GEMATRIA,Gematria,,Jewish Mystical,Number-hermeneutic practice,Kabbalistic number-hermeneutics,"['exegesis', 'number', 'divine names', 'angelology']",,devotional,,B,candidate_verified_name,Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release),0,0,0,"The Kabbalistic technique in which Hebrew letters equal numerical values, so words sharing a sum share hidden meaning; numbers thereby carry divine and angelic significance. The ten sefirot are themselves the numerical emanations of the divine.",ritual
ENT_MAN_JORDAN,Jordan,,Mandaean,Ritual river/category,Ritual Category,living water; baptism; ritual purification; Jordan,,Mandaean,,A,candidate_verified_name,Mandaean ritual category,5,0,0,Jordan/living water as ritual baptismal category.,ritual
ENT_MARTYRDOM,Martyrdom,,Cross-traditional,Ritual/social category,Abstraction,martyrdom; witness; sacred suffering; death for truth,,Comparative,,A,candidate_verified_name,cross-traditional martyrdom category,2,1,0,Cross-traditional abstraction for martyrdom and sacred witness.,ritual
ENT_MITH_CORAX,Corax (Raven),,Mithraic Mysteries,initiatory_grade,concept,first grade of initiation,,devotional,,B,candidate_verified_name,Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release),0,0,0,"First/lowest of the seven Mithraic grades, under the tutelage of Mercury; attested in the grade-lists (Jerome, Ep.107) and the Felicissimus mosaic at Ostia. Clauss ch.10.",ritual
ENT_MITH_HELIODROMUS,Heliodromus (Sun-Runner),,Mithraic Mysteries,initiatory_grade,concept,sixth grade of initiation,,devotional,,B,candidate_verified_name,Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release),0,0,0,"Sixth Mithraic grade, the Sun-Runner/courier of the Sun, under Sol; depicted with radiate crown, torch and whip. Clauss ch.10.",ritual
ENT_MITH_LEO,Leo (Lion),,Mithraic Mysteries,initiatory_grade,concept,fourth grade of initiation,,devotional,,B,candidate_verified_name,Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release),0,0,0,"Fourth Mithraic grade, the Lion, under Jupiter; honey rather than water used in its purification (Porphyry, De antro 15). The first 'participating' grade. Clauss ch.10.",ritual
ENT_MITH_MILES,Miles (Soldier),,Mithraic Mysteries,initiatory_grade,concept,third grade of initiation,,devotional,,B,candidate_verified_name,Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release),0,0,0,"Third Mithraic grade, the Soldier, under Mars; Tertullian (De corona 15) describes the miles refusing the offered crown. Clauss ch.10.",ritual
ENT_MITH_NYMPHUS,Nymphus (Bridegroom),,Mithraic Mysteries,initiatory_grade,concept,second grade of initiation,,devotional,,B,candidate_verified_name,Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release),0,0,0,"Second Mithraic grade, the (grammatically masculine coinage) 'male bride', under Venus; attested in the Ostia grade-mosaic and Jerome's list. Clauss ch.10.",ritual
ENT_MITH_PATER,Pater (Father),,Mithraic Mysteries,initiatory_grade,concept,seventh/highest grade of initiation,,devotional,,B,candidate_verified_name,Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release),0,0,0,"Seventh and highest Mithraic grade, the Father, under Saturn; leader of the local congregation (pater patrum at the apex). Clauss ch.10.",ritual
ENT_MITH_PERSES,Perses (Persian),,Mithraic Mysteries,initiatory_grade,concept,fifth grade of initiation,,devotional,,B,candidate_verified_name,Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release),0,0,0,"Fifth Mithraic grade, the Persian, under Luna (the Moon); attested in the Ostia grade-mosaic and Jerome's list, evoking the cult's claimed Persian origin. Distinct from the Greek Titan Perses (ENT_PERSES_TITAN). Clauss ch.10.",ritual
ENT_MITH_TAUROCTONY,Tauroctony,,Mithraic Mysteries,ritual,concept,"bull-slaying cult-scene, iconography",,devotional,,B,candidate_verified_name,Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release),0,0,0,"The central cult image: Mithras slaying the bull, attended by dog, serpent, scorpion, raven and the torchbearers; the icon of nearly every mithraeum and focus of astral interpretation. Clauss ch.7; Beck.",ritual
ENT_MONASTICISM,Monasticism,,Christian,Ritual/social category,Ritual Collective,monasticism; rule; ascetic life; communal discipline,,Christian,,A,candidate_verified_name,Christian monastic category,3,0,0,Christian monasticism and ascetic communal life.,ritual
ENT_POSSESSION,Possession,,Cross-traditional,Ritual/medical category,Abstraction,possession; spirit occupation; exorcism; affliction,,Comparative,,A,candidate_verified_name,cross-traditional ritual/medical category,3,0,0,Cross-traditional abstraction for possession and spirit occupation.,ritual
ENT_PRAISE,Praise,,Cross-traditional,Ritual category,Ritual Category,praise; hymnody; worship; liturgical utterance,,,,A,,,,,,,ritual
ENT_PRAYER,Prayer,,Cross-traditional,Ritual/devotional category,Ritual Category,prayer; invocation; petition; devotion,,Comparative,,A,candidate_verified_name,cross-traditional devotional category,0,0,0,Cross-traditional abstraction for prayer and devotion.,ritual
ENT_PURIFICATION,Purification,,Cross-traditional,Ritual category,Ritual Category,purification; cleansing; preparation; ritual purity,,Comparative,,A,candidate_verified_name,cross-traditional ritual category,1,0,0,Cross-traditional ritual abstraction for purification and cleansing.,ritual
ENT_SAM_PASSOVER,Samaritan Passover Sacrifice (Pesach on Gerizim),,Samaritan,Ritual,Ritual,Annual paschal lamb sacrifice on Mount Gerizim,,devotional,,B,candidate_verified_name,Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release),0,0,0,"The living Samaritan Passover sacrifice on Mount Gerizim is the most distinctive surviving Israelite blood-sacrifice; publicly attested annual ritual. Modeled only at the level of public observance, not ritual interiors.",ritual
ENT_SCAPEGOAT,Scapegoat,,Israelite/Second Temple,Ritual category,Ritual Collective,scapegoat; ritual removal; sin-bearing; wilderness,,Biblical ritual,,A,candidate_verified_name,biblical ritual category,4,0,0,Ritual scapegoat category associated with removal of sins to the wilderness.,ritual
ENT_SOL_ARS_NOTORIA_NOTAE,The Notae of the Ars Notoria,,Solomonic Magic,Revealed art,Ritual figures,infused knowledge; memory; the liberal arts; visual contemplation; angelic transmission,,regional,,A,candidate_verified_name,"Angel/spirit of the early-medieval Latin Solomonic magic tradition (Ars Notoria, Liber Juratus, Liber Razielis)",0,0,0,"The notae are the complex diagrammatic figures, inscribed with names of angels and verba ignota, contemplated while reciting the orationes; presented as a heaven-sent art by which knowledge of the sciences is infused.",ritual
ENT_SOL_BEATIFIC_VISION_OP,Operation of the Beatific Vision (Liber Juratus),,Solomonic Magic,Revealed art,Ritual operation,vision of God; angelic ascent; purification; consecration; divine names,,regional,,A,candidate_verified_name,"Angel/spirit of the early-medieval Latin Solomonic magic tradition (Ars Notoria, Liber Juratus, Liber Razielis)",0,0,0,"The central operation of the Sworn Book is a regimen of purification, prayer and consecration culminating in the operator's attainment of the beatific vision (the direct sight of God) mediated by angels.",ritual
ENT_SOL_SEMIFORAS,The Semiforas / Schemhamphoras Names (Liber Razielis),,Solomonic Magic,Revealed art,Divine names,divine names; the ineffable Name; power over creation; astral and angelic operations,,regional,,B,candidate_verified_name,"Angel/spirit of the early-medieval Latin Solomonic magic tradition (Ars Notoria, Liber Juratus, Liber Razielis)",0,0,0,"The Latin Liber Razielis transmits the Semiforas (a Latinization of Shem ha-Mephorash, the 'explicit Name'), powerful divine names revealed to Adam and the patriarchs conferring authority over creation and the angels.",ritual
ENT_SUF_DHIKR,Dhikr,,Islamic/Sufi,Ritual/devotional category,Ritual category,,,,PER_ISL_CLASSICAL,A,reviewed,,,,,"The remembrance and invocation of God (often through the divine names), the central Sufi spiritual practice for polishing the heart and realising the divine presence.",ritual
ENT_SUF_SAMA,Sama,,Islamic/Sufi,Ritual/devotional category,Ritual category,,,,PER_ISL_MEDIEVAL,A,reviewed,,,,,"Spiritual audition: listening to music and poetry (and, in the Mevlevi turning, sacred dance) as a means of inducing ecstasy and remembrance; a contested but widespread Sufi practice.",ritual
ENT_THEURGIC_ASENT,Ascent,,Late Antique Ritual,Ritual/cosmological process,Abstraction,ascent; anagoge; return; elevation,,Theurgic/Hermetic/Gnostic,,A,candidate_verified_name,ritual/cosmological process,0,0,0,Ritual or contemplative ascent toward divine realms.,ritual
ENT_THEURGY,Theurgy,,Late Antique Ritual,Ritual category,Ritual Category,divine work; ritual ascent; union; purification,,Theurgic,,A,candidate_verified_name,theurgic ritual category,1,0,0,"Ritual practice aimed at divine union, ascent, or participation.",ritual
ENT_VAL_APOLYTROSIS,Apolytrosis,,Valentinian,Ritual/devotional category,Ritual category,,,,PER_GNO_2ND_4TH,A,reviewed,,,,,"Apolytrosis (""redemption""/release): the Valentinian sacrament of liberation that seals the pneumatic for ascent through the powers, closely bound to the bridal chamber (Irenaeus AH I.21).",ritual
ENT_VAL_BRIDAL_CHAMBER,Bridal Chamber,,Valentinian,Ritual/symbolic category,Ritual Collective,bridal chamber; union; sacrament; restoration,,Valentinian,,A,candidate_verified_name,Valentinian ritual-symbolic entity,1,0,0,Valentinian ritual/symbolic category of union and restoration.,ritual
ENT_VF_ANGEL_NUMBERS,Angel Numbers,,Contemporary Folklore & Vernacular Religion,Divinatory practice,New Age numerology / sign-reading,"['divination', 'guidance', 'synchronicity', 'reassurance']",,devotional,,B,candidate_verified_name,Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release),0,0,0,"Sincere devotional/divinatory engagement: seeing repeating digits (111, 222, 444, 1111) is read as a direct message from one's guardian angels; people pause, interpret the number's meaning from published correspondences, and adjust action or take comfort accordingly. Codified by Doreen Virtue (Angel Numbers, 2005) within New Age numerology and exploded on Gen Z TikTok as a mass vernacular practice. A reading practice oriented toward the New Age angels, hence aligned_with them.",ritual
ENT_VF_MANIFESTATION,Manifestation,,Contemporary Folklore & Vernacular Religion,Ritual category,Law of Attraction practice,"['intention', 'attraction', 'desire', 'ritual technique']",,devotional,,B,candidate_verified_name,Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release),0,0,0,"A ritual/practice category with structured techniques (scripting, vision boards, affirmations, the 3-6-9 method, gratitude lists) directed at 'the Universe' to obtain desired outcomes. Documented as a mass contemporary practice by Burton (Strange Rites) and rooted in New Thought via The Secret; the petitionary action is directed at and embodies trust in the Universe.",ritual
ENT_WIC_WHEEL_OF_YEAR,The Wheel of the Year (Eight Sabbats),,Wicca,Ritual,ritual,"seasonal festival cycle, solar/agricultural calendar",,devotional,,B,candidate_verified_name,Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release),0,0,0,"The eightfold ritual calendar of Wicca — the four 'greater' (Samhain, Imbolc, Beltane, Lughnasadh) and four 'lesser' (solstices/equinoxes) sabbats — enacting the cyclical relationship of the God and Goddess. A core practiced ritual cycle.",ritual
ENT_YRS_JAM,Jam (ritual assembly),,Yarsan,Ritual category,Ritual category,ritual; communal worship,,devotional,,C,candidate_verified_name,Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release),0,0,0,"The communal ritual assembly (jam/jamkhana) central to Yarsan worship, with the votive offering and music; only its public form is modeled here (Mir-Hosseini).",ritual