a combination of the words 'hermit', and, 'attitude' indicating the suggestion of the 'hermetic vas' spoken of by Jung. In Jungian terminology, the Hermit is the archetypal "Wise Old
Man".
The hermit, being "the primitive man who trusts the unconscious" (von Franz on Jung's 'Zofingia lectures')is one whose way of
life is concerned with authenticity, the inner attitude to
life, and developing one's inner and intuitive
life, as opposed to playing a role in the external world of socio-politics.