news, sites, and pages of interest about hermits and solitude
Psyche offers a short article by free-lancewriter Susanne Semer titled: “My three decades alone, basking in the company of a mountain.” The article offers reflections on solitude rooted in direct experience and from a woman’s perspective..
URL: https://psyche.co/ideas/my-three-decades-alone-basking-in-the-company-of-a-mountain
Several articles with a positive view of solitude, two from Psychology Today: ” The Benefits of Solitude,” “Loneliness is Failed Solitude,” and one from the Washington Post: “How to Be Alone with Your Thoughts.”
URLs: “The Benefits of Solitude” https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/what-are-the-chances/202212/the-benefits-of-solitude; “Loneliness ….” https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/explorations-of-the-mind/202212/loneliness-is-failed-solitude; “How to Be Alone …”https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2022/12/22/how-to-be-alone-with-thoughts/
German public media company Deutsche Welle (DW) describes the life and routines of a cave hermit in Moldova. The fouir-minute video feature (in English) is titled “19 years in a cave: The hermit of Moldova.”
This is Local London offers a short article about an 18th century hermit titled “The Tragedy of the Dulwich Hermit.”
“Samuel Matthews, known for many years as the ‘Dulwich Hermit’ was a native of South Wales born in 1733. He lived a frugal lifestyle in the woods and was subject to curiosity by the locals.
In 1772, Matthews moved to Dulwich with his beloved wife and daughter. He worked tirelessly as a gardener for the local gentry and lived happily. Several years later, his wife passed away. He became melancholy and quickly resolved to secluding himself from society. …
URL: https://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/news/23158550.tragedy-dulwich-hermit/
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Winter’s Watch (2017), a 14-minute 2017 film directed by Brian Bolster, presents a quiet portrait of nature, solitude — and the presence of one person on an island. From the website: “The quiet exuberance of wintering alone on an empty island off New England.”