The Ancestral Library is a dedicated space within the Worldwide Library Project and the Ancestrix.org Initiative with a clear mission: to gather, preserve, and share the most significant spiritual, religious, and philosophical texts ever recorded in human history. This collection seeks to protect the diverse heritage of human spirituality, embracing wisdom across all cultures, belief systems, and epochs—without discrimination or exclusion.
From the earliest known writings of Sumerian civilization to modern spiritual movements, including the Dead Sea Scrolls, Gnostic gospels, Mormon scriptures, New Era teachings, and Indigenous sacred narratives, the Ancestral Library respects and celebrates the full spectrum of humanity’s search for meaning, connection, and transcendence.
This digital library is structured to serve as a global open-access archive, allowing individuals, researchers, and communities to explore the profound teachings of the world’s wisdom traditions. Every text included here has played a fundamental role in shaping human understanding of life, nature, the cosmos, and the inner journey
Timeline of Fundamental Spiritual and Religious Texts
(Chronological Reference of 100+ Foundational Works from Humanity’s Spiritual)
| Era / Century | Text / Collection | Culture / Origin |
|---|---|---|
| c. 2600 BCE | Sumerian Temple Hymns | Sumerian |
| c. 2500 BCE | Pyramid Texts | Ancient Egypt |
| c. 2000 BCE | Epic of Gilgamesh | Mesopotamia |
| c. 1700 BCE | Rig Veda | Ancient India (Vedic) |
| c. 1500 BCE | Book of the Dead | Ancient Egypt |
| c. 1400 BCE | Avesta (Gathas) | Zoroastrian Persia |
| c. 1200 BCE | Torah (Pentateuch) | Hebrew Scriptures |
| c. 1100 BCE | Shang Oracle Bones | Ancient China |
| c. 1000 BCE | Psalms of David | Israelite Kingdom |
| c. 800 BCE | I Ching (Book of Changes) | Zhou Dynasty, China |
| c. 800 BCE | Upanishads | Vedic India |
| c. 600 BCE | Dhammapada | Early Buddhism |
| c. 600 BCE | Tao Te Ching | Laozi, China |
| c. 500 BCE | Analects of Confucius | China |
| c. 500 BCE | Tripitaka (Pali Canon) | Theravāda Buddhism |
| c. 450 BCE | Avestan Yasna | Zoroastrianism |
| c. 400 BCE | Bhagavad Gita | Hinduism |
| c. 300 BCE | The Dead Sea Scrolls | Second Temple Judaism |
| c. 250 BCE | Book of Enoch | Judaic (Ethiopian Orthodox) |
| c. 200 BCE | Daozang Texts | Daoism, China |
| 1st Century CE | The New Testament | Early Christianity |
| 1st Century CE | Nag Hammadi Gnostic Gospels | Egypt |
| 2nd Century CE | Gnostic Gospel of Thomas | Early Gnosticism |
| 3rd Century CE | Corpus Hermeticum | Greco-Egyptian Hermeticism |
| 4th Century CE | Bardo Thodol (Tibetan Book of the Dead) | Tibetan Buddhism |
| 4th Century CE | Pistis Sophia | Gnosticism |
| 5th Century CE | Manichaean Kephalaia | Persia |
| 5th Century CE | Kalachakra Tantra | Vajrayana Buddhism |
| 6th Century CE | Qur’an | Islam |
| 7th Century CE | Hadith Collections (Sahih al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim) | Islam |
| 8th Century CE | Sefer Yetzirah (Book of Creation) | Kabbalah, Jewish Mysticism |
| 9th Century CE | Popol Vuh | Maya Civilization |
| 9th Century CE | Shan Hai Jing (Classic of Mountains and Seas) | Daoism, China |
| 10th Century CE | The Book of Kells | Celtic Christianity |
| 11th Century CE | Beowulf | Northern European Pagan-Christian |
| 12th Century CE | Kitab al-Aqdas | Bahá’í Faith |
| 12th Century CE | Zohar (Kabbalistic Text) | Jewish Mysticism |
| 13th Century CE | Secret of the Golden Flower | Daoist Inner Alchemy |
| 13th Century CE | The Ladder of Divine Ascent | Eastern Orthodox Christianity |
| 14th Century CE | The Cloud of Unknowing | Christian Mysticism |
| 15th Century CE | Codex Borgia | Mexica (Aztec) Cosmology |
| 16th Century CE | Florentine Codex | Nahua, Mesoamerica |
| 16th Century CE | Guru Granth Sahib | Sikhism |
| 17th Century CE | Book of Mormon | Latter-day Saints Movement |
| 18th Century CE | Teachings of White Buffalo Calf Woman | Lakota Sioux |
| 18th Century CE | A Message from the Hopi Elders | Hopi Nation |
| 19th Century CE | Bahá’í Writings (Tablets, Hidden Words) | Bahá’í Faith |
| 19th Century CE | Rastafari Kebra Nagast | Ethiopian Orthodox-Rastafari |
| 19th Century CE | The Book of Miracles (Augsburg) | European Christian Visionary |
| 20th Century CE | A Course in Miracles | Modern Spirituality |
| 20th Century CE | The Urantia Book | Modern Cosmological Theology |
| 20th Century CE | The Gospel of the Holy Twelve | Essene Christianity Revival |
| 20th Century CE | The Arcturian Teachings | New Era Cosmic Teachings |
| 20th Century CE | Sacred Pipe Teachings of Black Elk | Oglala Lakota |
| 20th Century CE | The Peace Prophecies of the Iroquois | Haudenosaunee Confederacy |
| 21st Century CE | Teachings of the Kogi Mamos | Sierra Nevada, Colombia |
| 21st Century CE | Grandmothers’ Council Teachings | International Council of Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers |
| 21st Century CE | Teachings of the Q’ero Nation | Andes, Peru |
| 21st Century CE | Maya Forest Healing Texts (Revived) | Maya Communities |
| 21st Century CE | Interfaith Earth Charter | Global Spiritual Ecology |
This evolving list will continue to grow as we document, recover, and support community-approved contributions, ensuring that Maya wisdom remains accessible while respecting the spiritual and cultural sovereignty of Maya peoples.
The Mayan Library is not just a digital repository; it is a living bridge between ancestral memory and modern humanity, promoting bioregional respect, spiritual literacy, and cultural resilience for generations to come.