Bean Magick

Ruler: Mercury
Type: Vegetable
Magickal form: raw, cooked

Use beans to appease the spirits of the dead. Throw some around the outside of the home if a ghost or poltergeist is bothering you. Beans inspire creativity and communication and can be carried raw in a pouch or cooked and eaten for inspiration.

Here is a list of the different types of beans and their specific properties:

• Black turtle beans help to jump hurdles and make important decisions.
• Butter beans reduce stress.
• Canary beans bring happiness and success in the arts.
• Cow or black-eyed peas bring luck and increase psychic vision.
• Cranberry (October) beans attract new opportunities.
• Fava beans bring power.
• Garbanzos (chickpeas) help beat the competition.
• Great northern beans bring discovery and insight; they also help to protect plans and keep them secret.
• Green baby lima beans bring new income.
• Green split peas are for money or health.
• Green pigeon beans represent resourcefulness and money.
• Large lima beans allow expansion and financial growth.
• Lentils bring peace and financial security.
• Navy beans increase strength and determination.
• Oval white beans protect assets.
• Pink beans bring confidence and romance.
• Pinto beans open channels and create action and movement.
• Red kidney beans represent wisdom, love, and healing.
• Roman beans bring power and precision.
• Small red beans provide energy and lust.
• Speckled lima beans create networking opportunities.
• Whole green beans attract money.
• Yellow split peas bring luck and fame.

From: Encyclopedia of Magickal Ingredients