CrystalSong...GREAT story!!! Thank you...I loved it.
Ash is minor. Have you by chance read parts of the 6 Volume Set of
The Life and Teachings of the Masters of the Far East, by Baird Spaulding?
5 British scientists went to the Far East, had a guide and
spent so much time with masters that hang out in the villages and mountains there...around 1899 or so.
They would explain how people think so many things are impossible or miracles...
it's just that they don't understand
(actually basic) changing of or rearrangement of atoms...they would manifest freshly baked breads and
whole meals for their British guests...at high elevations in remote mountains...with no stoves, you know...haha...
They would place a simple glass of water and make it boil or turn it to ice...to help the scientists understand.
Great books.
Not that anyone needs to believe them, of course, but I certainly do, every word!
Here found a pdf of the books:
http://docsfiles.com/pdf_baird_t_spalding.html