Mana

Mana, in What Are Little Girls Made Of?, is the name given to the life energy that is present all throughout the universe. In this same episode, it is explained that that Anodites, a race of 'Energy Beings', are sentient beings who are intirely comprised of Mana, and, likewise, are able to freely manipulate it. Mana is the Anodites' source of power; while it is incredibly strong, it is not invincible--constructs made out of mana seem to have similar properties to either glass, light, or rope, depending on how it is used. In In Charm's Way, Mana is also identified as the "Life Blood of Magic," characters like Hex and Charmcaster will spend their whole lives studying to master Mana, whereas someone like Gwen Tennyson, being born of Mana, is "'made' of Magic" in some sense of the word, and the ability to manipulate Mana is an innate ability, and so comes naturally.

List of known users:
 * Gwen Tennyson
 * Verdona Tennyson
 * Charmcaster
 * Hex

List of possible uses

 * Tracking of organic life through objects they touch (by tracking their mana).
 * Creating hard light substances to act as shields, from arm-size to being large enough to protect multiple people. It is also possible to create smaller disks and shoot them at high speeds.
 * Unlike the shields, which are more disk-like and transparent, mana can also encircle the user's hand into literal balls of energy. These can be used to shoot beams of energy, or form into a slashing strike capable of cutting objects. In one instance, it was formed into an enormous block and used similar to a hammer. It has also been seen to be used as ropes that snare the opponent. This mana has also been used as a form of light.
 * Creating stepping stone staircases from rectangular shaped pieces of mana. Can also be used similar to a hoverboard.
 * Reality-warping – Only shown by Verdona by fixing a broken vase and Gwen's house.
 * "Magic" – In Alien Force, it's implied that the "magic" used by both Charmcaster and Gwen in the old series is actually based on mana, and that humans like Charmcaster are capable of harnessing it (though obviously not at the same level as Anodites). A key difference is that this form of "magic" relies more on the use of incantations and talismans to achieve the desired effects.
 * They can create almost any substence such as when Gwen put a energy helmet around Ben as an Appolosapien.