from her isolated cabin deep in the mountains merry summer rain shares for the first time her own philosophy views about many subjects in a series of fireside chats she brings together the wisdom of a lifetime of experiences study deep contemplation. and quiet dialogue with a close friend Mary covers subjects such as quantum medication visual medication terms she herself has coined the meaning of value what real power is the wisdom of silence unconditional goodness what children need to be taught the eight qualities of wisdom the nature of the web of consciousness the enlightenment of physics and much more including a few predictions for the future there is even a close encounter of the bear kind. fireside is one of the most fascinating instructive books Mary's summer rain has ever written.