You always hear that in silence is where you listen to God
Because when everything lands, Sense talks
And there are people who to seek that communication, that intimate union with God are withdrawn and isolated in a very special way:
The Anchorite: Person who lives in solitary place, given entirely to contemplation and penance (Royal Academy Spanish Language)
El Stylite: Said of an anchorite, which for greater austerity lived on a column (Royal Academy Spanish Language)
Yes from the top of a column lived, they spent the whole days and nights praying for their proximity to God
For one more way of understanding different expressions of faith that lead to God. If you want to look for more about Style, a famous Stylist is:
St. Simeon
References:
Catechism of the Catholic Church click here
2709 What is contemplative prayer? St. Teresa answers: "Contemplative prayer [oracion mental] in my opinion is nothing else than a close sharing between friends; it means taking time frequently to be alone with him who we know loves us."6 Contemplative prayer seeks him "whom my soul loves."7 It is Jesus, and in him, the Father. We seek him, because to desire him is always the beginning of love, and we seek him in that pure faith which causes us to be born of him and to live in him. In this inner prayer we can still meditate, but our attention is fixed on the Lord himself.
