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Seeds of Renaissance Magazine · Issue #2 · 2026

Mythos

Myth is not the opposite of truth. It is truth’s oldest language.

How myths shape what we call sacred, and what we remember. Art, poetry and essays from 39 artists, writers and thinkers.

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4 spreads
Spread, pages 8 and 9: Jim Palmer's essay beside a forest photograph by Ronja Polzin
pp. 8–9Essay, Jim Palmer · Photograph, Ronja Polzin
Spread, pages 26 and 27: A Phoenix Future? by Rupert Read, with natural-history engravings
pp. 26–27A Phoenix Future?, Rupert Read
Spread, pages 34 and 35: a story by Jérémy Pilain beside a portrait by Lucila Vairo
pp. 34–35Story, Jérémy Pilain · Photograph, Lucila Vairo
Spread, pages 50 and 51: the poem Persephone Descending
pp. 50–51Persephone Descending

About this issue

Our latest issue, Mythos, explores how myths shape what we call sacred and what we remember. It looks at the tension in our inherited narratives, and at how myths become vessels for our moral and psychological orientation. With that comes a quiet dissonance between what happened, what we believe happened, and what we long to become.

In this issue, myth is embodied in art, in poetry shared around firelight rituals, in stories told in film and in memes. Alive, myths shape our way of being; they carry themselves forward through culture, image and memory.

What readers say

“This magazine is a spiritual friend, with many voices. This gives personal power, the power we need to bring about systemic change in the world.”

Monica Antunes

“A sanctuary. A place where small unknown artists who are dedicated to the sacred can be welcomed in their practices.”

Amanda Zamparo
Open call · Issue #3

Eternity

We are gathering art, poetry, essays and images for the next issue.

Deadline 10 January 2027Out March 2027

What it is

More than a magazine. An entry into a movement.

Our yearly publication weaves the art and voices of an emerging cultural paradigm, marrying the artistic, political and spiritual worlds. Subscribers become part of a living community exploring how we might live and relate in a time of profound death, creation and rebirth.

“Another world is not only possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing.” Arundhati Roy
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Contributors

Issue #2 · 39 voices
  • Sylvie Barbier
  • Elegance Block
  • Kevin Bowers
  • Ganga Devi Braun
  • Schuyler Brown
  • Marlo Candìa
  • Vladislav Chabanenko
  • Sophie Charrois
  • Brendan Graham Dempsey
  • Primavera De Filippi
  • Valerie Duvauchelle
  • Elysian Emanaia
  • Avi Brandon Finegold
  • Oliver Hillenkamp
  • Sam Hinds
  • Cheryl Hsu
  • Liam Kavanagh
  • River Kenna
  • Jote Lamar
  • Jessica Libor
  • Rosa Lewis
  • Tany Liu Zhong
  • Nathalie Nahai
  • Guillaume Pascale
  • Layman Pascal
  • Jim Palmer
  • Jérémy Pilain
  • Ronja Polzin
  • Max Pugh
  • Rupert Read
  • Mark Smith
  • Jack Tezam
  • Nick Todhunter
  • Lucila Vairo
  • Wojciech Węgrzyński
  • Jonah Wilberg
  • Lauren Wigmore
  • Amanda Zamparo Franco
  • Naeema Zarif

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