It may surprise you to know that
all living things have mana. Your pet frog has mana, as does the fly he snatches
out of the air. Muggles can have as much mana as witches and wizards, or even
more.
There are many Muggle
tales of the silent power of mana at work: of a tiny Muggle woman lifting an enormously heavy object when her child is in
danger; of a husband sensing his mate’s danger or distress though separated by great distances.
What
seems to set magical beings apart from non-magical is not the possession of mana, but the ability to use it. Whereas a witch
or wizard will have a natural knack for calling on their mana to cause things to happen, a Muggle may only ever experience
this phenomenon when under great stress.
Mana
ebbs and flows in our lives. Some days your lumos spell may be as dim
as a firefly and on others you have to shield your eyes from the blaze.
There
are no great secrets to increasing your Mana flow. The things that are good for
your body are good for your spirit too. Likewise, the bad habits that damage
your body also damage your soul.
And therein lies the key: habits. The key to improving your mana flow is to gradually and painlessly replace negative habits with positive
habits. Go to the next page: A Homily on Habits