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Mary Summer Rain (Author)
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May 1, 1998

From her isolated cabin deep in the mountains, Mary Summer Rain shares, for the first time, her own philosophical views about many subjects. In a series of fireside chats, she brings together the wisdom of a lifetime of experiences, study, and deep contemplation. In a quiet dialogue with a close friend, Mary covers subjects such as "quantum meditation" and "virtual meditation" (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 enlightened physicists, 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 and instructive books Mary Summer Rain has ever written.


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  • Paperback: 216 pages
  • Publisher: Hampton Roads Publishing; 1ST edition (May 1, 1998)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1571740945
  • ISBN-13: 978-1571740946
  • Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.2 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 9.3 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #903,273 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Spiritual Philosophy At Its Best, September 14, 1998
This review is from: Fireside (Paperback)
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to spend a quiet evening sitting around talking with Mary Summer Rain? Then read Fireside. Fireside is spiritual philosophy for the common person. No big words, no fancy concepts, no esoteric teachings, just the simple Truth; a Truth that Mary has ever strived to bring to all her readers. In this book Mary and her friend Sally spend a quiet autumn evening discussing a number of concepts, including wisdom, personal responsibility, and meditation; then challenge the reader to think and discover for him or herself. Too many spiritual books want to spoonfeed us all authors' answers. Mary insists that we learn to think for ourselves. Very refreshing and well worth the investment of time and energy to read (and re-read) it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars simple housewife, August 13, 2000
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I have read all of Mary Summer Rains books and love every single one of them. Fireside Ifound was as always a most informative piece of art which has given me much insight into my own spritual development. The meditation section was extremly helpful and answered questions for me that I had not yet been able to answer for myself. The two friends spending the night together just having normal girls talk actually made one feel like they were there to, in the candle lit cabin just quietly listening to the conversation at hand. Her friend Sally had to enlighten her about certain issues concerning Goverment involvements, that if she published this information the men in black would want to cart her off to be interragated. The pure innosence of this revelation just goes to show one that Summer Rain is just a jewel. A wonderful loving messenger we have amongst us at this time and a teacher to us worldwide. I will continue to read all of Summer Rains books as I know there will always be something new in there for me to learn. Thankyou Summer.
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars This book brought me right there by the fire with Mary ..., December 16, 1998
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As with all of Mary Summer Rains books, you can feel everything she is talking about, the joy, the pain....She makes you think...and she always answers some of my unanswered questions....I read this book, and I felt the warm feeling of love,for the animals and the two ladies speaking of their daily encounters....I absolutely LOVED THE BOOK!!!
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It was late September and the Autumn Spirit was more resplendent than I'd ever seen her. Read the first page
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