A Slight Discrepancy..., and what am I to do? Options

Greetings,

As the title would suggest, I have found discrepancies in nearly every source on magical correspondence, I have thus far checked. Most will agree about the symbols of the elements and zodiac but few will agree on the Planets- the number, angles, hour, exc. will all differ wildly between sources. This trend is especially true of herbal correspondence; I have yet to find two sources that agree on more then ten or so- many will contradict each other out right.

Yet for some reason it all still works. Regardless of which set of correspondence I use, it seems to work most of the time. The results would indicate that the correspondence does not matter, and the effort I'm exerting is what counts. Can this be true, or is there some method to the inconsistencies that allow it to function despite the errors.

Thanks,

I was afraid that would be the sort of answer I would receive.

The correspondence itself is intended to provide a link to a specific energy - that of the elements, the planets, etc. These energies are accessed from the universe with no regard to location, timing, etc.

Is there a way to become more familiar with the nature of the energy, so one may work with the particular kinds individually, indecent of the correspondence? Or will I, through practice and time, gain this knowledge?