Exploring the Healing Power and Cultural Significance of Solitude

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Discover how solitude serves as a healing power, drawing on insights from Camus and Marita. Learn about a form of psychotherapy intertwined with solitude and explore various cultures that cherish solitary journeys for personal development.

“To live alone one must be either a beast or a god, says Aristotle. Leaving out the third case: one must be both…” Nietzsche, Twilight of the Idols According to a 2010 study published in the journal PLOS Medicine, the health risks of chronic loneliness are equivalent to smoking 15 cigarettes a day. To mitigate […]

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