Letters from my table

Ivy at her table with candles, laying out her cards
Money ritual: how to call in abundance, and what I do at my table
What a money ritual is, the old ways of welcoming plenty from Juno Moneta to the lamps for Lakshmi, what I do at my table, and a small practice to... Read more...
New Moon Intention Ritual by Ivy Veil
New moon in Scorpio, 9 November 2026: plant your intention deep
The new moon in Scorpio on 9 November 2026: what it asks of you, why it is a moon for depth rather than speed, and how to plant an intention... Read more...
Year Ahead Reading by Ivy Veil, for a letter about 2027 numerology and the master number 11
2027 numerology: the year of the master number 11, and your personal year
2027 adds up to 11, a master number. What an 11 year has always been said to bring, how to find your personal year number, and how to begin meeting... Read more...
Manifestation Block Reading by Ivy Veil
Why is my manifestation not working? The quiet block, and how to clear it
Why a manifestation stalls when you have done everything right, the quiet block underneath, and an old way to clear the path. Read more...
Avoidant Partner Reading by Ivy Veil
Why does he pull away when things get close? A letter about loving someone avoidant
Why some people pull away just when love gets real, what they feel underneath the distance, and how to love them without losing yourself. Read more...
Twin Flame, Soulmate or Karmic Reading by Ivy Veil
Twin flame, soulmate or karmic: how to tell what your connection really is
The signs of a soulmate, a twin flame and a karmic tie, the old stories behind each, and how to tell which one you are in. Read more...
Ivy with her hand on her heart in a lavender field at sunset, for a letter about Mercury retrograde in Scorpio
Mercury retrograde in Scorpio: a letter for the words still waiting to be said
Mercury turns retrograde in Scorpio on Saturday 24 October 2026. What these weeks ask of your words, an old way to handle the ones that matter, and a reading for... Read more...
Life path number 33 meaning: The master teacher. Lead with love.
Life path number 33: meaning in love, career and purpose
What life path number 33 means in love, career and purpose, why Dante built his great poem on threes, and a small practice for a master teacher. Read more...
Life path number 22 meaning: The master builder. Dream big, then build it.
Life path number 22: meaning in love, career and purpose
What life path number 22 means in love, career and purpose, why the tarot has exactly 22 great cards, and a small practice for a master builder. Read more...
Life path number 2 meaning: The peacemaker. Your gentleness is a strength.
Life path number 2: meaning in love, career and purpose
What life path number 2 means in love, career and purpose, why good things are said to come in pairs, and a small practice for a peacemaker. Read more...
Ivy with her eyes closed at her table beside a lit candle, for a letter about All Souls' Day
All Souls' Day 2026: soul cakes, a candle in the window, and remembering the ones you love
All Souls' Day falls on Monday 2 November 2026, two days after Samhain. Where soul cakes come from, why a candle is lit for the departed, and a gentle way... Read more...
Ivy holding up a card by candlelight
Psychic reading by email: how a written reading works, and how I read yours
How a psychic reading by email works at my table: what you send, what comes back to you, the oracle at Dodona where people wrote their questions on lead, and... Read more...
Life path number 11 meaning: The intuitive. Trust what you already know.
Life path number 11: meaning in love, career and purpose
What life path number 11 means in love, career and purpose, why eleven once meant the one left over, and a small practice for an intuitive. Read more...
Life path number 6 meaning: The nurturer. Let the care flow both ways.
Life path number 6: meaning in love, career and purpose
What life path number 6 means in love, career and purpose, why six is called a perfect number, and a small practice for a nurturer. Read more...
Life path number 4 meaning: The builder. Make it solid, then enjoy it.
Life path number 4: meaning in love, career and purpose
What life path number 4 means in love, career and purpose, why the followers of Pythagoras swore by the four rows of the tetractys, and a small practice for a... Read more...
Life path number 1 meaning: The pioneer. Begin, and let others walk beside you.
Life path number 1: meaning in love, career and purpose
What life path number 1 means in love, career and purpose, why one was once called the source of every number, and a small practice for a pioneer. Read more...
Life path number 8 meaning: The achiever. Let success serve the life you love.
Life path number 8: meaning in love, career and purpose
What life path number 8 means in love, career and purpose, why eight has stood for prosperity for so long, and a small practice for an achiever. Read more...
Life path number 5 meaning: The adventurer. Choose the change that feeds you.
Life path number 5: meaning in love, career and purpose
What life path number 5 means in love, career and purpose, why five was once called the number of marriage, and a small practice for an adventurer. Read more...
Ivy at her table with candles and dried roses, for a letter about cord cutting
Cord cutting ritual: what it is, how it feels afterwards, and what to call in next
What a cord cutting ritual is, the old ceremonies for letting go from Kyoto to Ecuador, what I do at my table, how people feel afterwards, and what to call... Read more...
Mercury Retrograde Clarity Reading by Ivy Veil: Ivy smiling with her cards between candles, for a letter about Mercury retrograde 2026
Mercury retrograde 2026: dates, meaning, and the double retrograde with Venus
Mercury is retrograde from 24 October to 13 November 2026, and Venus is retrograde too. The dates, what a retrograde has always meant, and how to move through these weeks... Read more...
The Long Night Release by Ivy Veil: Ivy with her eyes closed, hands at her temples, for a letter about the Hunter's Moon of 26 October 2026
Full moon October 2026: the Hunter's Moon, and a ritual for letting go
The full moon of Monday 26 October 2026 is the Hunter's Moon. What this old moon has always meant, a small practice for your own table, and the ritual I... Read more...
Life path number 3 meaning: The creator. Joy, carried all the way through.
Life path number 3: meaning in love, career and purpose
What life path number 3 means in love, career and purpose, why three was the number of a whole for the old Greeks, and a small practice for a creator. Read more...
Life path number 9 meaning: The humanitarian. Let old chapters close.
Life path number 9: meaning in love, career and purpose
What life path number 9 means in love, career and purpose, why the old Greeks called nine the horizon, and a small practice for making room for something new. Read more...
Life path number 7 meaning: The seeker. Trust what you already know.
Life path number 7: meaning in love, career and purpose
What life path number 7 means in love, career and purpose, why seven was the number of wisdom long before numerology, and a small practice for a seeker. Read more...
Three small candles in a row beside a handwritten wish on a linen tablecloth, for a letter about wishing on a shooting star
How to wish on a shooting star: the old way, and how I hold a wish
The old way to wish on a shooting star, when to see falling stars in October 2026, and a small practice to draw your wish closer. Read more...
House Blessing by Ivy Veil: Ivy with her eyes closed and her hands at her temples, in a room with dark wooden beams
Etsy witch house blessing: how I bless a home from my table, step by step
The Etsy witch people know from the weather spells, on home: what a house blessing is, the bread and salt behind it, what happens at my table when your order... Read more...
Ivy in a lavender field in soft light, for a post about how she holds a love spell
Etsy witch love spell: how I actually do it, step by step
The Etsy witch people know from the weather spells, on love spells: what a love spell is at my table, what I will not do, what happens when your order... Read more...
Ivy at her table by candlelight, for a letter about the new moon of 10 October 2026
New moon October 2026: a ritual for the 10/10 new moon
On Saturday 10 October 2026 the new moon falls on the 10/10. What people have always done with a new moon, a small ritual for your own intention, and what... Read more...
The Long Night Release by Ivy Veil: Ivy with her eyes closed at her table by candlelight
Halloween spells that are kind: five small rituals for the thinnest night of the year
Five gentle Halloween spells for Saturday 31 October 2026: a candle for the ones who came before, salt at the door, an apple wish, putting something down, and a wish... Read more...
Venus Retrograde Ritual by Ivy Veil: Ivy with her hand on her heart in a lavender field at sunset
Will my ex come back during Venus retrograde? An honest answer
Venus is retrograde from 3 October to mid-November 2026. Do exes really come back, what to do if yours does, and what to do if nobody does: an honest answer... Read more...
Ivy at her table with her cards and candles, holding a business in her attention
Etsy witch business spell: how I actually do it, step by step
The Etsy witch people know from the weather spells, on your own business: what a business spell is, what happens at my table when your order comes in, what I... Read more...
Sleep Spell by Ivy Veil: Ivy with her eyes closed at her table by candlelight
Sleep spell: the old ways of calling sleep back, and how I hold it
For the nights your mind will not switch off: the old ways people have called sleep back, how I hold a sleep spell at my table, and a small ritual... Read more...
Fertility and Conception Blessing by Ivy Veil: Ivy in a white dress in a lavender field at sunset
Etsy witch fertility spell: how I hold a wish for a baby
The Etsy witch people know from the weather spells, on the wish for a child: what a fertility blessing is, what happens at my table, what I will never do,... Read more...
Reconciliation Spell by Ivy Veil: Ivy in white at her table with candles and dried flowers
Regret spell: why I will not make anyone regret, and what I do instead
An honest answer to one of the most searched spells: why I do not cast regret spells, what the wish for regret is really asking for, and what I hold... Read more...
Toxic Person Protection Spell by Ivy Veil: Ivy with her eyes closed, holding a sage bundle
Etsy witch protection spell: how I actually do it, step by step
The Etsy witch people know from the weather spells, on protection: what a protection spell is, what happens at my table when your order comes in, what I write to... Read more...
Ivy holding up a card by candlelight
Is he thinking of me? How people have always asked, and how I read it for you
The daisy, the apple peel and the eve of Saint Agnes: how people have always asked what someone feels, how a thoughts and feelings reading works at my table, and... Read more...
Am I Cursed? Reading by Ivy Veil: Ivy with tarot cards by candlelight
Am I cursed? What I usually find when someone asks me
An honest answer to a frightened question: what I usually find when someone asks me whether they are cursed, the oldest trick there is, and how to put the weight... Read more...
Two cups of tea, a handwritten letter and a rose quartz stone beside a lit candle on a linen tablecloth
Etsy witch love reading: how I actually read for you, step by step
The Etsy witch people know from the weather spells, on the other half of her table: what a love reading is, what happens at my table when your order comes... Read more...
Ivy in a lavender field with her eyes closed and her arms open, listening
How to work with your spirit guides: asking, listening, and knowing it is them
How to work with your spirit guides: Jung and Philemon, the Hawaiian ʻaumakua and the Quaker silence, how to ask one clear question, how answers arrive, how to know it... Read more...
Ivy with her eyes closed and her hands at her temples, listening
Who are my spirit guides? How they reach you, and how I read them for you
What a spirit guide is, from the voice of Socrates to the guardian angels, how guides tend to reach you, how I read them at my table, and a small... Read more...
Ivy reading with her eyes closed by candlelight
How to find a lost item: the old ways, a calm method, and a reading for what stays hidden
How to find something you have lost: Saint Anthony, Rabbi Meir and the knot for San Cucufato, a calm four-step method for tonight, and how I read for a lost... Read more...
A candle, a handwritten note and a small green aventurine stone on a linen tablecloth
Etsy witch luck spell: how I actually do it, step by step
The Etsy witch people know from the weather spells, on luck: what a luck spell is, what happens at my table when your order comes in, what I write to... Read more...
Ivy with her eyes closed and her fingertips at her temples, by candlelight
Venus retrograde 2026: what Venus is asking this autumn, and how to answer her
From 3 October to 14 November 2026 Venus turns back. What that has meant for thousands of years, what it asks of you, and a small Friday ritual for the... Read more...
Friendship Spell by Ivy Veil: Ivy smiling warmly in a lavender field at sunset
Etsy witch friendship spell: how I actually do it, step by step
The Etsy witch people know from the weather spells, on friendship: what a friendship spell is and is not, what happens at my table when your order comes in, what... Read more...
A candle beside a handwritten note and a tiger's eye stone on a linen tablecloth
Etsy witch money spell: how I actually do it, step by step
The Etsy witch people know from the weather spells, on money: what a money spell is and is not, what happens at my table when your order comes in, what... Read more...
Ivy at her table with her cards and candles, holding one date in her attention
Etsy witch for a job interview: how I hold the day you get hired
What I do for the one day that matters: the Exam and Interview Blessing, the old customs from the daruma doll to the bay leaf, what happens at my table,... Read more...
Ivy, the weather witch, in a wildflower meadow under an open evening sky with her golden retriever
How to choose a weather witch for your wedding (from one who has held 1,500 skies)
A practical, generous guide from a weather witch: what to look for, the questions to ask before you pay, the red flags to walk away from, and when to book... Read more...
Ivy, the weather witch, walking through a lavender field under a wide summer sky
Do Etsy weather witches actually work? An honest answer from one
An honest answer from the Etsy weather witch herself: why people ask, what happens at my table, what customers write afterwards, and what I will never claim. Read more...
Ivy, the weather witch, in a wildflower meadow at sunset with a crown of flowers
Why I love being a weather witch
Why being someone's weather witch is my favourite work: the worry that arrives, the letter after the wedding, the elephants on safari, and why I keep it kind. Read more...
Seven-Day Candle Ritual: a tall glass candle relit at Ivy's table for seven days
7 day candle meaning: the colours, what the flame and the glass tell you, and a seven-day ritual
What a seven-day candle is and where the custom comes from, what each colour means, how to read the flame and the glass without frightening yourself, and how to hold... Read more...