Thaumaturgy and Theurgy, Why aren't these terms used? Options

With all the bickering over terms (magic vs magick, high magic vs low magic, etc) why can't people simply use thaumaturgy and theurgy? Miracle-working and god-working. I mean really, how hard can it be?

//end pointless rant

Innovative but lacking or even misconstruing the definitions. You're perhaps correct in your assessment though it would be better to use these terms (theurgy/thaumaturgy) often, to 'reintroduce' them into the language. *sigh* They are perfectly lovely words. (Like Gramarye) In my youth the now accepted 'word' "ain't" wasn't even in the dictionary (neither was quark, internet, etc.) Time changes all things. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/book.gif)

Innovative but lacking or even misconstruing the definitions. You're perhaps correct in your assessment though it would be better to use these terms (theurgy/thaumaturgy) often, to 'reintroduce' them into the language. *sigh* They are perfectly lovely words. (Like Gramarye) In my youth the now accepted 'word' "ain't" wasn't even in the dictionary (neither was quark, internet, etc.) Time changes all things. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/book.gif)

I use the word gramarye and have done since I started my magickal journalling but although I disliked adding the 'k' to magick, you soon realize it is the most useful spelling when online with other magickians; I did see that this spelling was used in former times too, so if that is correct, its not just a convenient Googleization. He he.

I encountered an old friend today and brought this topic up in convo with him - and he suggested the following:

Thaumaturgy = miracle work
Theurgy = mystical work

And both of those (miracle and mystical work) are kinds of magickal work, albeit according to different ways.