The Importance of Being a Better Conversationalist

Every planet, Aubrey, ours, yours, all the planets in the sky are living beings. We named ours Sylvain, you named yours earth. They likely have names far more ancient than those, but we need to call them something. And like you've figured out, magic doesn't work like it does in your stories. You don't cast fireball when you want to summon a fireball. Improving your magic is simply a process of learning how to ask for that power more specifically. It's to become a better conversationalist.