The journeyman remains forever at the initiatory state of mystical work because he misunderstands the fundamental causal effect magic exerts on the material realm.
Magic, on a universal level, is about efficiency.
Magic, in fact, submits primarily to efficiency, as in the most impressive effect achieved with the least amount of expenditure of energy and force.
The correct (and only) way to achieve the miraculous effect of a spell will always be the one that most efficiently achieves its objective.
For example - if a mountain is in your way...
Magic, fundamentally, is not about moving the mountain from one place to another.
It is about moving oneself into a realm where the mountain is no longer a hindrance.
For that objective of life to be achieved, one must submit himself to only the simplest and least dissonant solution.
Only the magicians in movies and theater have the need to throw fireballs at their enemies.
On the other hand, the magician of life, through mystical channels and pathways, will have seen himself entering a world where his enemies no longer exist at all.
Thusly, no magic is required - yet the objective is achieved.