Romanistan

We pull tarot for November 2026 and land on The Magician for love, the Ace of Cups for money, and The Star for guidance. We talk about authenticity over facade, abundance mindset that doesn't require spiritual bypassing, and using concrete tools and resources to support your dreams and aspirations.  Thank you for listening to Romanistan podcast. Please subscribe, rate, + review, + share with...

We celebrate our annual Halloween episode with spooky stories from folklorist and public historian Rissa Miller and lots of listeners! Follow Rissa at www.teaandsmoke.com Content note: discussions of death by suicide, children's deaths, and other tragic events plus self-care reminders  Thank you for listening to Romanistan podcast. Please subscribe, rate, + review, + share with your friends! ...

Here we are with the October tarot forecast for love, money, and guidance. We talk boundaries, play, and steady work so you can move through October with clarity. Some notes: • Preserve Romani Stories fundraiser is live and we need your help • Please send in your first hand paranormal encounters by October 5th • Ambitious Witches apprenticeship, plus where to find our books and events  Thank you f...

Dr. Ioanida Costache is assistant professor of ethnomusicology, and, by courtesy, Anthropology, at Stanford University. She is also an affiliate of the Center for Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity.  Her work explores the legacies of Romani historical trauma, and the feminist critiques of the present, inscribed in Romani music, sound, and art. Her writing has been published in EuropeNow, Re...

We pull three tarot cards for September and translate them into real-life guidance for love, money, and staying on track through Virgo season.  Please send in your emails and voice memos of first-hand account spooky stories (under 5 minutes, please) to romanistanpodcast@gmail.com before October 5th!  Please donate to our Tarot deck GoFundMe and share widely.  Thank you for listening to Romanistan...

If you've ever sat at the kitchen table staring at a pile of bills, wondering how hard you're working and still feeling behind, Krista McLellan knows exactly how that feels. Widowed and raising children on her own, she rebuilt her life by learning how money really works—and now she helps others do the same. Krista is the founder of E&M Bookkeeping Solutions, an author, speaker, and E...

We pull three tarot cards for an August 2026 forecast for love, money, and guidance, and land on a deeply down-to-earth theme: love gets sweeter when it’s playful in daily life, and abundance grows when we handle the practical stuff. We talk candidly about financial and energetic strain, and why it's important to commit to follow through.  We also have a GoFundMe to support our work on a Roma...

A police chief sees a Facebook post about tarot readings and decides to enforce a law from 1861. Beck Ravenswood walks us their legal nightmare through after opening The Serpent’s Key, a metaphysical shop in Hanover, Pennsylvania. We trace how anti-fortune-telling laws still criminalize paid divination, why “for entertainment only” disclaimers don’t fix the underlying threat, and how these unconst...

We pull tarot for July 2026 and get real about the challenges ahead, from relationship conflict to money pressure to the need for a major perspective shift. We share practical ways to stay grounded, ask better questions, take financial action without shame, and hold boundaries even when forgiveness is part of your healing.  Thank you for listening to Romanistan podcast. Please subscribe, rate, + r...

Rootless are a Glasgow-based collective of Romani and Indian musicians united by a shared mission: to honour the deep historical bond between Roma and Indian cultures through music. The band was created by producer Janos and Sodhi, drawn together by the ancient migration story that connects both communities. Their sound fuses Bhangra rhythms with Romani instrumentation, blending folk, Sufi and Sou...

We pull three tarot cards for June and use them as a grounded forecast for love, money, and the kind of leadership that actually changes your day-to-day life. Along the way, we get honest about raising your standards, reframing grief as an extension of love, and trusting your gut when dreams and ancestors feel close.  Let us know what you want to hear about for future Q&A episodes! Thank you f...

You have tarot questions and we have answers! We did this Q&A as a little extra research for our second book, Secrets of Romani Tarot , out next year, and our tarot deck, Romanistan Tarot , out the year after. Tell us what you would like us to cover next! We'd love to keep these Q&As going. Or if you want to ask us questions anytime, join the Romanistan Patreon or Jezmina's Patre...

You're invited to our to a free Tarot Q&A on May 4 at 5 pm pst/ 8 pm est over Zoom, then we pull the cards for May 2026 and get honest about love, money, and guidance for May. King of Pentacles, Page of Pentacles, and Queen of Wands point to stability you can feel, creativity you can act on, and power you can use for yourself and your community.  Thank you for listening to Romanistan podc...

Jeanette Kerttu is a Romani (Kalderash) scholar and teacher of religion based in Sweden. She holds a Master’s degree in Religious Studies, with a specialization in esotericism, historical magic, occult traditions, and so-called rejected knowledge. Her research focuses on Romani women’s magical practices, both historically and in contemporary contexts, with a comparative perspective between Sweden...

We pulled some tarot cards for April 2026 and get practical about patience in love, creativity around money, and what conflict reveals when the world feels tense. We weigh reciprocity, emotional spending patterns, and the kind of local community care that helps us keep going.  Thank you for listening to Romanistan podcast. Please subscribe, rate, + review, + share with your friends!  Follow us on...

Mark Baillie’s debut novel Salvage was published by Tippermuir Books in 2024 and featured in Book Week Scotland’s debut showcase. Mark’s short fiction has appeared in Livina Press, Analogies and Allegories Literary Journal, Zin Daily and Bubble Magazine. His non-fiction has featured in History Scotland, Travellers’ Times, and Mark's research into press bias against Travellers was published in...

We pull cards for March—Three of Cups for love, Nine of Pentacles for money, Six of Pentacles for guidance—and map out how friendship-first relationships, receptive wealth, and mutual aid shape the month. Come hang out with us and get some guidance for the month ahead. • friendship as the core of all love • the “best friend” test for dating choices • small celebrations and leaving the house to con...

Mina Rose is a Romani and Jamaican interdisciplinary artist, singer-songwriter, and flamenco dancer. A descendant of Urania Boswell, Queen of Kent Gypsies, she carries forward a lineage of musicians and storytellers, grounding her creative practice in memory, tradition, and resilience. Her work moves fluidly between music, visual arts, herbalism, and metaphysics, weaving ancestral knowledge with c...

Five years in and season 6 begins with a fiery tarot spread for February—Three of Wands for money, Queen of Wands for love, and King of Wands for guidance. We link values-based spending, mutual aid, and creative resilience to practical action without burning out. • season six announcement and format shift • upcoming tarot book and deck projects • funding needs and ways to support • money reading w...

We walk through a weekly tarot spread that blends practical care, focused ambition, and playful growth. The Knights push action in love and money while the Page invites curiosity, resilience, and creative risks without losing ground. • Knight of Pentacles in love as steady acts of service and reliability • Seeking reciprocal effort and practical support from partners and friends • Knight of Swords...

We read the Seven of Swords for love, the Queen of Cups for money, and the Tower for guidance, drawing a straight line from gut truth to financial flow to necessary change. We share practical steps to spot red flags, invite abundance, and stay calm when life shakes. • Seven of Swords as love: honesty, red flags, self-betrayal checks • How to bring concerns up with clarity and boundaries • Queen of...

Listen to Through the Forest Podcast with Jennifer Silva wherever you get podcasts! We were honored to be guests for episode 8 where we discussed our work and the archetype of story of Jezebel , and she graciously let us share the episode here for Romanistan listeners, but if you love music and stories, head on over to the forest for more of Jennifer.  Support the show

A fiery, creative week invites bold love and shared projects, while money asks for caution and health asks for care. We weigh choices, trim what drains, and protect the energy that keeps everything moving. • Queen of Wands as a cue for action and creative love • equal energy exchange as a health check for relationships • honoring animal companions as true family • Two of Swords signaling a money c...

We’re here to celebrate the release of Dr. Matache’s new book, The Permanence of Anti-Roma Racism (Un)uttered Sentences . Dr. Margareta (Magda) Matache is a Lecturer on Social and Behavioral Sciences at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and the co-founder and Director of the Roma Program at the FXB Center for Health and Human Rights, Harvard University. She is also a member of the Lanc...

A three-card New Year spread invites honest feeling, value-based money choices, and bold hope. We read Five of Cups for love, Justice for money, and The Star for guidance, then share community updates and a ritual to reset your year. • Five of Cups as a call to feel and set boundaries in love • holding gratitude and grief at the same time • Justice as financial fairness and value alignment • mutua...