Its this creative Magic aspect of energy that truly makes this universe a play ground for children. All that it takes to make Magic work is believing and doing in a spirit of loving play. The ways of magic comes from the cultural myths. The myth sets the stage, determines the character and sets the limits of the action. The language of the day, along with the current mind-set, determines the mode of interaction.
Words form sounds.
Sounds instill resonance. The resonance build standing waves, and the wave nodal points attract or repel energy. Knowing the mechanics of magic may help an engineer create devices, but it won't reveal the personal experience, or personal doing of the process. Watching a device perform, becomes boring and mundane as time wears on. The magic of items like a light bulb is taken for granted as the generations pass.