Hermits around the web – Hermitary
news, sites, and pages of interest about hermits and solitude
This Guardian piece is an essay by a young British woman who consciously pursues solitude within her urban environment. The title is: “The pursuit of loneliness: how I chose a life of solitude.” The byline is: “Hayley Campbell quit her job and moved into an empty flat. Here she explains the tough but peculiar pleasures of seclusion.”
URL: https://www.theguardian.com/global/2017/sep/17/choosing-to-be-on-your-own
A brief article in Londonist titled “The Sad Story Of The Hermit Of Dulwich,” about an 18th-century hermit Samuel Matthews. He became a hermit when he became a widower, and was described as eccentric and deranged.
URL: https://londonist.com/london/history/the-hermit-of-dulwich
Review article in Nippon.com on the status of Japanese hikikomori.
Brief article about a Filipino hermit Alejandro Abuan, who lived a wandering mountain existence from 1922 to 1937, seen dwelling in caves, befriended by a few people to whom he told his story. For a while he returned to work, then disappeared again.
A thoughtful Quartz article on the benefits of solitude centered on Hannah Arendt titled “Solitude is only a problem when it becomes loneliness.”
URL: https://qz.com/1026870/solitude-is-only-a-problem-when-it-becomes-loneliness/