How does a spell work?

A spell could be cast as simply as saying a few words, or as complex and having to collect the matreials, contruct an item [lets go with a poppet] and spending every day for a month preforming some ritual with a bunch of candles and people all working together. the bottom line is magic is nothing more than energy, a spell is a way to take in the energy around us and change it to benifit our needs. since spells work if one believes, that's why some believe a more elabourate ritual, while others feel a simple chant works best. personally, i like chants or potions, though a spell now and then is fine with me.

*materials and construct sorry about that.

Back quite a few years ago the Rosicrucians were experimenting with a device called a sthenometer, it cosisted of a small balanced pointer suspended by a fine thread over circle with degree marks fro ooo-359 degrees.the device was encased in a quartz or glass housing. when you were concetrating your energy on thi pointer it would move. this was developed to verify that humans can and do focus or energy to affect or enviroment. Just a bit of information to help explain why we focus our energy to alter things we want to change.
Blessings and providence:
Rogelio21

There is a book by the title "Mind Machines you can Build" By G. Harry Stine, I covers some amazing experiments using the human mind. Remember most humans use between 10-15% of the brain, that means 85-90% lies dormant to our conscious mind.
Blessings:
Rogelio21

The answer is simple: You cast a spell by drawing and shaping energy to do what you want it to. Words, items, etc, are nothing more than focuses to allow you to do it faster, or with less wasted energy. i rarely use words or any kind of object unless the object allows me to something i can't normally do.