Structure of the Royal Art Calendar
The calendar is lived through four interwoven cycles, with a fifth layer reserved for future Royal Art-specific observances if they arise naturally:
- Christic Liturgical Cycle — the central narrative backbone: Incarnation, ministry, Passion, Resurrection, Ascension, Pentecost, saints, Marian feasts, and the Kingship of Christ.
- Solar Wheel of the Year — solstices, equinoxes, and the four cross-quarter seasonal festivals.
- Hermetic-Astrological Layer — zodiacal, planetary, decanic, Tarot, angelic, and Goetic correspondences. These deepen the system but are generally not feast days or notification events.
- Alchemical-Initiatory Cycle — Winter/Nigredo, Spring/Albedo, Summer/Citrinitas, Autumn/Rubedo, with a brief Auredo culmination around Christ the King, Advent, the Winter Solstice, and Christmas.
- Royal Art-specific observances — reserved for future additions when genuinely needed; no separate new feasts are currently required.
Winter — Water / Nigredo
- Winter Solstice: Dec 22, 2026 (astronomical threshold in Japan; date varies by year)
- Yule: Dec 21
- Christmas / Nativity of the Lord: Dec 25
- St. Stephen, First Martyr: Dec 26
- St. John the Evangelist: Dec 27
- Mary, Mother of God / New Year: Jan 1
- Epiphany: Jan 6
- Baptism of the Lord: Jan 11, 2026 (movable)
- Tu BiShvat: Feb 1–2, 2026
- Imbolc / St. Brigid's Day: Feb 1
- Candlemas / Presentation of the Lord: Feb 2
- Ash Wednesday / Beginning of Lent: Feb 18, 2026
Spring — Air / Albedo
- St. Joseph: Mar 19
- Spring Equinox: Mar 20, 2026 (astronomical threshold in Japan; date varies by year)
- Annunciation of the Lord: Mar 25
- Palm Sunday: Mar 29, 2026
- Purim: Mar 2–3, 2026
- Passover / Pesach: Apr 1–9, 2026
- Holy Thursday / Last Supper / Grail Vigil: Apr 2, 2026
- Good Friday: Apr 3, 2026
- Holy Saturday / Easter Vigil: Apr 4, 2026
- Easter Sunday: Apr 5, 2026
- Beltane: May 1
- Finding of the Holy Cross (traditional Western observance): May 3
- Ascension of the Lord: May 14, 2026
- Shavuot: May 21–23, 2026
- Pentecost / Feast of the Grail: May 24, 2026
- Christian: descent of the Holy Spirit and birth of the apostolic mission.
- Arthurian/Grail: Pentecost is the traditional feast at which the Round Table gathers and, in major Grail traditions, the Grail appears and the Quest is proclaimed or renewed.
- Royal Art: Spirit descends; the Quest is received; Grace becomes mission.
Summer — Fire / Citrinitas
- Mary, Mother of the Church: May 25, 2026
- Corpus Christi / Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ: Jun 4, 2026 (traditional Thursday observance; some local calendars transfer it to Sunday Jun 7)
- Sacred Heart of Jesus: Jun 12, 2026
- Summer Solstice: Jun 21, 2026 (astronomical threshold in Japan; date varies by year)
- Nativity of St. John the Baptist: Jun 24
- Lammas / Lughnasadh: Aug 1
- Transfiguration of the Lord: Aug 6
- Tisha B'Av: Jul 22–23, 2026
- Assumption of Mary: Aug 15
- Queenship of Mary: Aug 22
Autumn — Earth / Rubedo
- Rosh Hashanah: Sep 11–13, 2026
- Exaltation of the Holy Cross: Sep 14
- Our Lady of Sorrows: Sep 15
- Yom Kippur: Sep 20–21, 2026
- Autumn Equinox: Sep 23, 2026 (astronomical threshold in Japan; date varies by year)
- Sukkot: Sep 25–Oct 2, 2026
- Michaelmas / Archangels Michael, Gabriel and Raphael: Sep 29
- Shmini Atzeret / Simchat Torah: Oct 2–4, 2026
- Samhain: Oct 31
- All Saints: Nov 1
- All Souls: Nov 2
- Christ the King: Nov 22, 2026
Auredo — The Golden Crown and Turning of the Year
A brief culmination rather than a fifth season. Rubedo ripens into Auredo around the Feast of Christ the King and the threshold of Advent: kingship, integration, illumination, the completed Work, and preparation for the rebirth of Light.
- Christ the King: Nov 22, 2026
- First Sunday of Advent: Nov 29, 2026
- St. Nicholas: Dec 6
- Immaculate Conception: Dec 8
- Wild Hunt / Midwinter folklore observance: Dec 9–18
- Hanukkah / Festival of Lights: Dec 4–12, 2026
- Winter Solstice: Dec 22, 2026
- Christmas: Dec 25
Notes
- Spring Equinox and Annunciation are distinct observances, though symbolically linked by balance, fertility, receptivity, and the descent of the Logos.
- Imbolc and Candlemas are distinct observances, though closely linked by returning light, purification, Brigid, and the Presentation of Christ.
- The same principle applies throughout the calendar: inherited feasts retain their own identity while the Royal Art reveals resonances between them.
- Decans, Tarot, angelic and Goetic pairs remain a background correspondence layer, not holidays or primary notification events.
- Fixed-date observances may recur annually. Movable Christian feasts, Jewish holidays, and exact astronomical thresholds must be recalculated for each civil year.