This is truly fascinating, and very dear to my heart, @communitycoin. As an artist, I am particularly drawn to hermits, saints, mystics and solitaries of all persuasions. What they all have in common, I find, is a love of Silence, and the riches it bestows...
Below, are two meditations of mine on the many silences and what they can offer hermits (& non hermits, alike):
Notes on Silence, Part 1 https://steemit.com/writing/@yahialababidi/notes-on-silence-part-1
Notes on Silence, Part 2 https://steemit.com/writing/@yahialababidi/notes-on-silence-part-2