Winter 2026 Newsletter
- The Stewards
- Jan 3
- 3 min read
I am growing to love the stillness of winter;
the cold sun hugging the horizon,
a bright and distant star.
The trees dream their slow dreams
passing whispers through root and fungal thread
while I count what remains of the harvest.
Another year etched in the bone.
The silence asks nothing, gives nothing
and I hold memories cupped in my hands like flames.
Juno
Events - upcoming events for the Wilderness Between and friends
The finalized details on all WB events are on Meetup. Note that events may not be posted as of this newsletter as locations and times are being finalized by event organizers.
The next Planning Council Meeting for Apr-Jun events will be held on March 15, 2026.
In keeping with the spirit of growth and our purpose as a collective organization, we would like to hear from members who have skills they would like to share or events they would like to lead. If you feel called to do so, please visit the page on our website and fill out the form there.
Sacred Actions Study Group: Yule
Sun, Jan 4 · 3:00 PM
Online
Book Discussion: How to Winter
Wed, Jan 7 · 7:00 PM
Online
Twilight Walk
Sun, Jan 25 · Time TBD
Huntley Meadows
Imbolc Hike
Sun, Feb 1, 10:00 AM
Riverbend Park
Sacred Actions Study Group: Imbolc
Sun, Feb 15 · 3:00 PM
Online
Twilight Walk
Sun, Feb 22 · Time TBD
Location TBD
Ostara Celebration
Sat, Mar 21 · Time TBD
Location TBD
Sacred Actions Study Group: Ostara
Sun, Mar 29 · 3:00 PM
Online
Upcoming Major Holidays
Since we now have had several years of consistent holiday cycles, we are publishing the dates for the cycle of holidays for 2026 in advance. Dates are for planning purposes only and subject to change - please check Meetup for final dates and locations closer to the event.
Imbolc | Hike | 2/1/26 |
Ostara | Gathering | 3/21/26 |
Beltane | Ritual Workshop | 5/1 - 5/3/26 |
Litha | Goods and Gear Swap | 6/20/26 |
Lughnasadh | Camping/Cookout | 7/31 - 8/2/26 |
Mabon | Camping/Gathering | 9/17 - 9/20/26 |
Samhain | First Frost Walk | 11/1/26 |
Yule | Sunrise Hike | 12/20/26 |
Friends of WB
Sacred Space/Between the Worlds Conference
Feb 19-22, College Park
https://www.sacredspacefoundation.org/
Frederick CUUPS Wildling Masquerade & Pagan Pride Fundraiser
Sat Mar 28 · 7:00 PM
https://frederickcuups.com/event/the-wildling-masquerade-pagan-pride-day-fundraiser/
https://frederickcuups.com/events/
The Firefly House (https://www.meetup.com/thefireflyhouse/)
Stone Circle Council (www.stonecirclecouncil.org)
Reading Nook - featured book recommendations
Caitlin
How To Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy by Jenny Odell
As a chronic over-subscriber who constantly flirts with overwhelm and burnout, the past few years have been an exercise for me in being more discerning with what I choose to do and giving myself periods of rest. I picked up How To Do Nothing expecting that it would help me learn to be comfortable with, as the title implies, doing nothing. It turns out that doing nothing looks a lot like doing something to Odell.
The central premise of the book is to be intentional with where we place our attention. To ‘do nothing’, says Odell, involves two pieces. “The first half of “doing nothing” is about disengaging from the attention economy; the other half is about reengaging with something else” (pg xxviii). For this second half, she points to bioregionalism, which asks us to identify as citizens of our bioregions and act as stewards of the local ecology. Deliberately removing our attention and energy from the corporate machine and redirecting to a slower, more intentional engagement with the living world around us echoes many of the sentiments expressed by the druid community, and I found it interesting to hear it expounded upon from a different perspective.
WB Online
Website: https://www.wildernessbetween.org/
Discord: https://discord.gg/aa8svMNp
Contact Caitlin via Meetup or Discord if you have something you would like to share with the community and we will include it in the next newsletter.
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