The settling of hermits in medieval Bohemia, present Czech Republic, is recalled in the name Heuraffl or “forest hut” of the settling Hermits of St. Paul in the fourteenth century municipality of Předn
New Mexico hermit/homeless
Here is a quirky news item about a New Mexico man living in a cave near Los Alamos on public property, evicted by authorities when his wood-stove billowed out too much smoke and revealed his presence. Note solar panels on cave roof. URL: http://www.abqjournal.com/north/250595north_news10-29-04.htm?lrail.
A follow-up article: http://www.abqjournal.com/north/262036north_news11-21-04.htm?tease; added November 22.
Arrested and evicted from another federal site. URL: http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2004-12-27-hermit_x.htm and http://www.abqjournal.com/north/278682north_news12-25-04.htm?tease. Added December 28.
Practicing silence
From the Spirituality & Health web site, “Practice Silence,” a page focusing on silence, with links to articles, quotations, book selections, and film reviews. Suggested by a friend of Hermitary. URL: http://www.spiritualityhealth.com/newsh/items/blank/item_206.html.
Buchholz on solitude
“The Call of Solitude” by Esther Buchholz appeared in the January-February 1998 issue of Psychology Today. Buchholz is the author of a 1995 book of the same title reviewed by Hermitary. The URL for the article is: http://cms.psychologytoday.com/articles/pto-19980201-000034.xml.
New Mexico hermit
The story of the Italian-born hermit Agostini-Justiniani (1800-69) is related on several pages. He emigrated to the New World as a young man. Agostini walked throughout the U.S. West and into Central and South America, settling in New Mexico in the 1860’s. He lived as a hermit in a mountain cave (“La Cueva”) in Dona Ana County, known for his herbal healing skills and his ascetic life. Agostini-Justiniani was murdered, probably by bandits. The inscription on his gravesite reads (in Spanish): “John Mary Justiniani, Hermit of the Old and New World. He died the 17th of April, 1869, at 69 years and 49 years a hermit.” URLs: http://www.rozylowicz.com/retirement/drippingsprings/dripping.html#hermit and
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