theAbysmal Calendar’s web of time
It’s been a curious 20 years since this mess began. It’s no less messy for all of that.
theAbysmal Calendar is better described as a series of synchronized calendar systems that are harmonized with other world calendars. As a result, following theAbysmal over the years has rewired how my brain experiences the flow of time.
the Gregorian Calendar is the Datrix, and theAbysmal Calendar is the red pill (although there are lots of other red pills, as it were).
theAbysmal Binary Year, coloured as per the Prismatic Year
theAbysmal Years
Generally, there are two ways to arrange a 365-day year: a leap day creates a calendar year fixed to the seasons (i.e. Solstices & Equinoxes); no leap day creates what is called a “vague year”, which I prefer to call a “wandering year”.
The Fixed Year always begins on Jun 22 (Jun 21 is the Leap Day).
The Wandering Year begins one day earlier every 4 years.
Within each 365-day year, there are several variations that synchronize with one another: 364+1, 363+2, 362+3, 361+4, 360+5. It’s possible to have these arranged as continuous periods of time, i.e. 364-, 363-, 362-, 361-, and 360-day years. These will begin one day earlier every four years like the 365-day Wandering Year, however, they will further fall behind by 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 days relative to the 365-day year. These are referred to collectively as the Scattering Years.
Using Jun 22 2012 as our starting point, we get the following new years:
| Type of Year | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 Leap Year | 2017 |
| 365 Fixed | Jun 22 | Jun 22 | Jun 22 | Jun 22 | Jun 22 | Jun 22 |
| 365 Wandering | Jun 22 | Jun 22 | Jun 22 | Jun 22 | Jun 21 | Jun 21 |
| 364 Scattering | Jun 22 | Jun 21 | Jun 20 | Jun 19 | Jun 17 | Jun 16 |
| 363 Scattering | Jun 22 | Jun 20 | Jun 18 | Jun 16 | Jun 13 | Jun 11 |
| 362 Scattering | Jun 22 | Jun 19 | Jun 16 | Jun 13 | Jun 9 | Jun 6 |
| 361 Scattering | Jun 22 | Jun 18 | Jun 14 | Jun 10 | Jun 5 | Jun 1 |
| 360 Scattering | Jun 22 | Jun 17 | Jun 12 | Jun 7 | Jun 1 | May 26 |
Furthermore, we’ve got the 2 symbolic calendars, i.e. the 256- and 260-day calendars. These are generally synchronized with the 365-day year. The colours generated by the 256-day calendar are consistently assigned to the 20 glyphs of the 260-day calendar: i.e. green Turtle, blue Wind, red Night, yellow Web, etc.
There is a variation, where every four years, the Leap Day is assigned a colour from the 256-day calendar, such that the glyphs then change colours every four years, i.e.
green Turtle, blue Turtle, red Turtle, yellow Turtle over the course of 16 years. This is called the Scintillating Year.
Finally, the 360 shades of colour assigned to the days of the year is referred to as the Prismatic Year.
to Sum Up
Fixed Year: 365 days + Leap Day (1/4 years – 1/128 years)
Wandering Year: 365 days, no Leap Day
Scattering Years: 364, 363, 362, 361, 360 days, no skip days, no Leap Day
Scintillating Year: 256 days + Leap Day
Prismatic Year: 365 colourful days
Rethinking Time 