LOL, I'd expect you to disagree, @stevenlytle! ๐ Thank you for caring enough to do so.
I am liberated from the confines of strict, inflexible literalness. Language is in service to me, not the other way around.
Also, because there are so many centuries and perspectives that go into 'magic,' I needed -- and went with -- the widest angle word-lens. (Metaphor, which is my native tongue.)
Thanks for your elaboration! I respect your linguistic purity, and will also/always take poetic license. #scribeprivilege