"Energy": as Used in my Practice

I'm not sure what others define or view the term "energy" as pertaining to in their practice, and to be quite honest I'm not entirely certain of what it means in mine either.

Essentially, I believe that every being, or thing, has an intrinsic, core hub, you could say, or in more common terms, spirit. Though I do prefer the term hub here as it carries certain technological connotations that supports the general idea I'm going for in explaining the more specific term here.

So there's the hub, yeah? And there's the underlying, collective current running through time and matter, space and the layered realms/strata of our awareness. The hub or spirit, in my mind, is a lot like the center of a cell, drawing on the current to establish its present manifestation and thereby having, in some cases, a tangible form - in whatever way that might be. Around this, there is looser, more free-flowing "energy," or the essence of the current that hasn't been pulled in quite as strongly/compactly, that is almost locked outside the cemented manifestation about the core in its own gravitational-like pull.

Not sure if that tracks or not, but that's a pretty solid beginning to describing the concept as it stands in my mind. Though I suppose some may have gotten lost on the whole "underlying current" bit, so there's that.

One of my favorite examples to ponder over with this theory is defining demon evocation within its context, as it raises a lot of holes/flaws that I find interesting.

Demons - beings beyond the current though still attached and un/consciously able to manipulate it and so on and so forth, residing beyond our physical realm of existence, etc.

For physical manifestation, demons require certain conditions; namely the offering of incense, a designated area/location/object/etc., the binding names of God, and, according to the Goetia of Dr. Rudd, one of the 72 angels of the Shemhamphorash, as well as a few others, but we'll leave it at that for now. Why? My basic theory: maintaining a physical form is heavily taxing and therefore requires a lot of "energy." The triangle of art supplies a focus, a target area for which the demon can direct the expenditure for the most part, the binding elements serve to hold it in place as well as exert control over it and compel the demon into performing, and the incense may provide both a medium and a feed of passive energy already associated with the demon into the area where the manifestation is to take place. Of course, I'm not entirely convinced this theory even begins to explain the true complexity or depth of energy transference and direction that takes place during an evocation, but for now this is where my mind has mostly settled on as making sense in a logical way.

Taking it back a few dozen steps though, when it comes to creating moon water, or just charged water in general really, one is clearly not going to draw down the entire spirit of the moon and compel it to reside within a glass forever. Nor do I consider charging water under the moon's power to mean that it saps any "energy" straight from the planet's core spirit. In my mind, the creation of moon water is an exchange. You request that the water gathered be charged with some of the moon's essence, elevated above its state of bland tap water for a further purpose you seek, and in exchange for working with you, an offering of "energy" is made in return, whether that be of burnt incense, of ecstatic dance/song, of baked bread, or melted candles, and the deal is done, the give and take of manipulated energy between two, or sometimes three, parties is completed.

Perhaps there is another word for the concept. Perhaps this is entirely the wrong word. But it is one that I have adapted from its modern-day popularised use to make sense within the boundaries of my own practice. I'm not entirely sure when I started using it or when I decided that others' definitions did not match what I'd come to know, but I'm sure in the future it will change even more and find a clearer word or phrase to express that which I appear unable to at this time.