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Women Hermits of NYC

An article by Xintiang Wang in a recent issue of The Daily Beast describes women hermits in New York City and around the world, living in congested cities but successfully and contentedly pursuing solitary lives and personal interests. The article title: “Meet the ‘Hermettes’: A Secret Society of Women Who Prefer to Be Left Alone.”

The article mentions The Book of Hermits. The book author exchanged correspondence with the article author, adddressing information about women solitaries in history and psychology. The article captures the eccentric flare and the single-mindedness of the “hermettes.”

URL: https://www.thedailybeast.com/meet-the-hermettes-a-secret-society-of-women-who-prefer-to-be-left-alone

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Aloneness – PsychologyToday

Three recent essays in Psychology Today constructively addess the subject of aloneness:

1, Choosing to Spend Time Alone;
2. Why Being (Alone) in Nature Is Good for You;
3. How Aloneness Can Lessen Loneliness.
URLs:
1. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/happy-singlehood/202203/choosing-spend-time-alone;
2. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/solitude-in-social-world/202203/why-being-alone-in-nature-is-good-you;
3. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-case-connection/202203/how-aloneness-can-lessen-loneliness

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Emma Orbach – update

The Independent offers this “Interview with Earth Prophet Emma Orbach.” The interview was conducted via mail, since Emma has no electricity or modern devices. From the interview:

“Over twenty years ago, Emma Orbach made the decision to leave the modern world behind.

She lives in the Welsh woodlands on her own land, at the base of the Preseli Mountains. 

She grew up in a ‘rundown’ castle and attended Oxford University to study Chinese. However, following her intuitive connection with the Earth, she chose to pursue a life entirely without electricity, modern technology, or furniture. 

For her home, she built a Celtic-style round hut from straw bales and horse manure, with a wooden reciprocal frame roof. Instead of electric lights, ovens and heaters, she has a fireplace. She collects fresh water from a stream, grows her own vegetables, keeps goats for milk and uses horses for transport.” …

URL:  https://www.indiependent.co.uk/an-interview-with-earth-prophet-emma-orbach/

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Emily Dickinson’s creative solitude

Scholar Magdalena Ostas has contributed to Psyche, the online magazine, a fine summary of the role of solitude in the creatvity of American poet Emily Dickinson. The article, entitled “Emily Dickinson and the creative ‘solitude of space’” discusses Dickinson’s psychology and its interplay with words, images, ideas, and aesthetics.

URL: https://psyche.co/ideas/emily-dickinson-and-the-creativity-of-a-solitude-of-space

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River Dave – updates

New Hampshire hermit Dave Lidstone is in trouble, again. He had been evicted last August from the wooded acreage where he squatted in a cabin, and during his night in jail the cabin mysteriously burned down. But an outer building, a shed, did survive, and when let out of jail Dave made his way back to the property and took up residence in the shed. He was arrested again last December and was scheduled to appear in court in March but did not. So, he’s in trouble again. The judge issued a warrent for his arrest.

URL: https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2022-03-07/river-dave-a-no-show-in-court-on-trespassing-charge

River Dave trust dissolves: https://news.yahoo.com/river-dave-trust-dissolves-hermit-080700938.html