April 2026 Newsletter
Second Renaissance Magazine new edition coming soon, join the UK Midsummer in-person gathering, and updates from Over The Mountains and Life Itself Research.
MYTHOS, the Second Renaissance Magazine’s second issue is out in June!
In an age of paradigm shift, myths are never neutral. They shape what we keep, what we remember, what we call sacred. MYTHOS invites you to slow down and reflect on the narratives that form our lives, and the stories we are now ready to reclaim, renew, or leave behind.
The world is changing, you are not alone in sensing it. Curl up on the sofa with MYTHOS and travel through myth retold by writers, visual artists and poets.
Single issue available for pre-order: 45€
Yearly subscription to the Second Renaissance magazine: 40€
(prices include shipping)
Life Itself UK Midsummer 2026 Gathering
Join the Life Itself community on the 17-21 June for a chance to come together in a remarkable landscape: to meet each other, deepen connections, and enjoy being together on the land.
Live music on Saturday night, open to all.
Rates : £295 - £415 (pay-what-you-can options available on request)
Over The Mountains Podcast
This month, Rufus speaks to Robin Hanson, prediction markets expert, author of Overcoming Bias, and creator of Futarchy, about civilisational decline and the importance of cultural adaptiveness for survival. Listen below:
Life Itself Research
The Life Itself Research Collective ran two fascinating research calls this month — Brandon Nørgaard on the Civic Enlightenment Project and Annick de Witt on Worldview Theory. Listen to the full research calls below:
Soon to come: Praxis Ecology Course
After years of running conscious co-living hubs and residencies, Life Itself pioneer Valérie Duvauchelle has been cooking up an online course to help you design your own conscious community.
Valérie is sharing a framework informed by zen to make sense of and design your own community’s structures.
More details to come soon…
In case you missed it
Jim Palmer & Sylvie Barbier discussion
Sylvie joined Jim Palmer’s community to discuss civilisational decline and renewal, radical art, and ancestral lineage. Listen to their discussion here:
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