Mystra is dedicated to spreading the use of, and familiarity with, the Art to every being capable of it (no secrets, so no one keeping spells from others). So, more magic use, definitely.
Mystra IS the Weave; 'protect the Weave' = stop reckless abuse of magic.#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) May 2, 2020
And she wants people to use the Art to improve mortal life? Or because pursuit of the Art is pursuit of beauty? Or something else? Because she’s sort of like a god of hammers; lots of things you can do with a hammer, what is it that she wants people using it for and why? Mystra wants mortals to use the Art to improve the lives of all. And "love magic for itself."
This has been her root aim since I created her in the 1960s, before D&D existed. And in every Mystra writeup I've done for the game. I thought it was pretty clear.#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) May 2, 2020
It probably is in a lot of sources, just not the ones I’ve been using. Thanks for clarifying for me! No problem!
The most interesting thing about the gods of the Realms is their underlying aims versus pragmatic short-term decisions, and how "new" mortals stepping into an existing godhood (like the three successive goddesses of magic) think and act differently.#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) May 2, 2020