1~Turtle (I)

Another cycle of 260 Days begins

260-day Wall Calendar for Cycle 15 pdf
Jul 7 2023 to Mar 22 2024

Today on theAbysmal Calendar (Jul 7 2023) marks day 1~I (Turtle) on the 260-Day Calendar. This Calendar organizes the days by measures of 13 as denoted by the number, as well as 20 glyphs indicated by the Roman numeral. Today, 1~I (Turtle) is the first day of the 16th 260-day cycle since the first 1~I (Turtle) on Oct 30 2012.

The image above indicates the 13 glyphs for this period: Turtle, Wind, Night, Web, Serpent, Death, Deer, Rabbit, Moon, Coyote, Raccoon, Mushroom, Tobacco.

Traditionally among the Maya, Zapotec, Mexica, and other Indigenous Peoples, there are celebrations, observances, and rituals to accompany these various times. As theAbysmal Calendar continues to develop in the Eastern Woodlands of North America, one hopes that these days suggest appropriate celebrations in kind. More feasting and dancing, beloveds.

Northern Map Turtle, floating like an island

11~XIX (Storm)

260 days after the death of QE2

For those of us following theAbysmal 260-day Calendar, today marks 11~XIX (Storm), which falls 260 days after the previous 11~Storm, Sep 8 2022, the day of Queen Elizabeth II’s death.

Her death signifies more than a change in the monarchy, but also the end of an era. The manner in which the royal family has held so much of the world in thrall is over, and the matrix, as it were, is falling to pieces.

There’s a lot to celebrate come Sep 9, the day of our liberation. There’s even more to celebrate between now and then.

The Full Moon (Jun 3rd) for example.

Beloveds, let’s gear up for the end of the world.

Harmonic Time

more updates to theAbysmal Pages

theAbysmal Calendar system continues to yield all manner of regular progressive patterns, particularly as regards the 7-day week and the interplay between the 365-days of the year and the 260-day calendar.

theAbysmal Harmonies illustrates some of the more compelling structures inherent in these calendars.

the Scintillating Year

a riff on the 256-day calendar

There’s a new page regarding the Scintillating Year.

Unlike the fixed 256-day calendar, which does not apply to the Leap Day, the Scintillating 256-day calendar does. This means that every 4 years, the colours of the days of the year shift by 1, which also effects the glyphs of the 260-day calendar.

Calendar Glyph Table

comparing glyphs from 260-day calendars

	theAbysmal 260-day calendar	Maya tzolkin	Nahua tōnalpōhualli	New Age dreamspell
I	turtle	waterlily	caiman	dragon
II	wind	wind	wind	wind
III	night	night	house	night
IV	web	net	lizard	seed
V	serpent	serpent	serpent	serpent
VI	death	death	death	worldbridger
VII	deer	deer	deer	hand
VIII	rabbit	Venus	rabbit	star
IX	moon	water	water	moon
X	coyote	dog	dog	dog
XI	raccoon	monkey	monkey	monkey
XII	mushroom	rain	grass	human
XIII	tobacco	young maize	reed	skywalker
XIV	bear	jaguar	jaguar	wizard
XV	goshawk	eagle	eagle	eagle
XVI	fisher	wax	vulture	warrior
XVII	earthquake	earth	earthquake	earth
XVIII	mirror	flint	knife	mirror
XIX	storm	rainstorm	rain	storm
XX	sun	sun	flower	sun

comparison of meaning assigned to 20 glyphs in four different calendar systems: theAbysmal, tzolkin, tōnalpōhualli, and dreamspell.