Mojo Wish Beans, 1 oz (Vicia faba)

Make a wish on a bean. Mojo wish beans are whole fava beans, Vicia faba, carried in folk magic as little vessels for a wish: you name your desire to the bean, keep it close, and let it carry the intention out into the world. They are one of the simplest and most charming of the wishing curios.

This ounce is a generous handful of wishing beans, the starter size for wish charms, mojo bags, and intention work; the 2 oz size and working pound go deeper. Reach for a wish bean whenever you have something to ask for.

Key Features of Mojo Wish Beans

A wish in your pocket. The classic working is the simplest there is: name a wish to a bean and carry it until the wish comes, a small, focused vessel for a single intention.

A mojo and luck curio. Wish beans are tucked into mojo bags and luck charms, carrying a named intention alongside your other curios.

Whole beans, a generous ounce. An ounce holds many beans, enough for a long run of wishes, with the larger sizes suited to group work and frequent charms.

Product Details

• Botanical name: Vicia faba (fava bean)
• Tradition: folk wishing curio of intention and luck
• Form: whole dried beans
• Weight: 1 oz
• A ritual curio, not food; not for ingestion (fava beans can trigger a serious reaction, favism, in those with G6PD deficiency)
• Storage: keep sealed in a cool, dark place

The Spiritual Significance

The bean is one of the oldest objects of folk luck, and the wish bean is its sweetest expression. The working could not be simpler: you hold the bean, name your wish to it, and keep it with you, letting the small, solid seed hold your intention steady until it ripens. Some carry a single wish bean in the pocket, some keep one in a mojo bag among other curios, and some give them to friends for luck, each bean a tidy little vessel for a single, focused desire.

Beans carry an old double character in folk belief, tied both to luck and prosperity and, in some traditions, to the spirits of the dead, which gives the humble wish bean a quietly deep history. Plentiful Earth offers these as a ritual curio for wishing and intention work, not as food. Fava beans can cause a serious reaction called favism in people with G6PD deficiency, so keep them strictly for charm work; they are not for ingestion.

How To Use Mojo Wish Beans

1. Make a wish. Hold a bean, name your wish to it clearly, and carry it until the wish comes; thank it and retire it afterward.
2. Feed a mojo bag. Add a wish bean to a luck or intention mojo bag among your other curios.
3. Carry for luck. Keep a bean in your pocket or purse as a small, steady luck charm.
4. Share a wish. Give a charged wish bean to a friend who needs a little luck.
5. Store them sealed, in a cool, dark place between workings.

Pairs Well With

• Buckeyes Whole, 1 oz: another carried luck-and-fortune charm.
• Nutmeg, Whole, 1 oz: the gambler's whole-seed luck charm to pair.
• Money Drawing Oil: dress a wish bean aimed at prosperity.
• Traditional Mojo Wishing Beans: the companion wishing-bean curio.
• Magical Herbalism by Scott Cunningham: deepen your folk-charm practice.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are mojo wish beans?

Whole fava beans used as wishing curios. The folk working is to name a wish to a single bean and carry it until the wish comes true, making the bean a small, focused vessel for one intention. They are also added to luck and mojo charms.

How do I make a wish on one?

Hold a single bean, speak your wish to it clearly and with feeling, and carry it with you until the wish arrives. When it does, thank the bean and retire it. One bean holds one wish at a time.

Can I eat these beans?

No. These are sold as a ritual curio, not as food. Fava beans can cause a serious reaction called favism in people with G6PD deficiency, so keep them strictly for charm work. They are not for ingestion.

Why beans for wishes?

Beans are among the oldest folk objects of luck, tied in tradition both to prosperity and, in some lineages, to the spirits of the dead. That long history makes the humble bean a fitting little vessel for carrying a focused wish.

How should I store them?

Keep the beans sealed in a cool, dark place, away from heat and moisture. Dried whole beans keep for a long time, so a single ounce will supply many wishes and charms.