Hermits around the web – Hermitary
news, sites, and pages of interest about hermits and solitude
CBS News correspondent Dean Reynolds offers a 2-minute video on hermits today, interviewing Paul and Karen Fredette of Hot Springs, North Carolina, editors of Raven’s Bread, a newsletter for hermits. A brief story accompanies the video.
URL: story – http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/11/28/eveningnews/main5816436.shtml
URL: video – http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=5816761n&tag=api
The Eleanor Roosevelt College of the University of California, San Diego, offers a course on hermits and eremitism taught by Matthew Herbst, professor of history. Here is the catalog description:
The Hermit: Solitude, Society, and the Search for Meaning
Herbst, Matthew
Location: ERC Conference Room 311
Thursdays, 4:00 p.m. to 4:50 p.m.
Seminar will meet January 8, 15, 22, 29: February 5, 12, 19, 26.What is the connection between community and hermit? Hermits have appeared in societies across the globe from Taoist and Buddhist hermits in the mountains of East Asia to Christian anchorites in deserts and forests, Hindu ascetics in India, and transcendentalists in the American wilderness. The hermit has, at times, represented the highest moral or religious ideals of a society, attracting disciples and admirers alike, while at other times, the hermit has been marginalized and ignored. This class provides students with a general introduction to the eremitical (“hermit”) tradition from a global perspective. Students will be introduced to a variety of literary, artistic, and cinematic depictions by and about hermits.
Item by the Post Star of Glen Falls, New YorkY, about a new book by William J. O’Hern titled Noah John Rondeau’s Adirondack Wilderness Days: A Year with the Hermit of Cold River Flow. Rondeau has been mentioned here before as a popular hermit figure of the Adirondack Mountains of New York. Among features of the book is discussion of Rondeau’s secret code in composing his journals. Includes an interesting photo of the code.
URL: http://www.poststar.com/articles/2009/10/03/ae/today/doc4ac6ab64ec9e0500120503.txt
A new summary of the life of Robert E. Harrill (1893-1972), the “Fort Fisher hermit” of Wilmington, North Carolina, from the Star News. Includes a photo of Harrill and his dog.
An article from Men.Style.com on Daniel Suelo is titled, “Could You Survive Without Money? Meet the Guy Who Does.” Suelo has lived over 7 years without money, in a cave near Moab, Utah. The article writer visited with Suelo, interviews him about his past and records a typical day of food, foraging, and reflection.
URL: http://men.style.com/details/features/landing?id=content_9817
Daniel Suelo’s blog, “Moneyless World, Free World, Priceless World”: http://zerocurrency.blogspot.com/