CAPAS Magazine 2025

With this new phase also comes a new editorial plan for the CAPAS magazine, which will now be published annually (for more frequent updates, you can subscribe to our newsletter). For the cover that will accompany the next four years, we have chosen fungi—organisms that flourish at the threshold between life and decay. Fungi break down what has ended, but in doing so, they make space for something new to emerge. In this way, they are a perfect emblem for apocalyptic thinking: endings are rarely absolute; they are also beginnings in disguise. 

The title of this issue, Auguries, gestures towards another kind of threshold. An augury is a sign or omen—something in the present that hints at what the future might hold. The word originates in ancient Rome, where augurs were priests who interpreted the will of the gods by observing the flight of birds, the rustling of leaves, or other natural phenomena. The practice was rooted in the belief that the world speaks to us if we know how to listen. Today, “auguries” are often imagined as warnings of future trouble. Yet, like the apocalypse itself, they are not inherently harmful. An augury can point toward renewal as well as decline, toward beginnings as much as endings. It is an invitation to read the signals around us—and to imagine the many futures they might contain.

The CAPAS team wishes you a stimulating an inspiring read!