Romanistan
The authors of Secrets of Romani Fortune Telling present: Romanistan! Do you love rebels? Do you want to live in a place where outcasts shine their brightest? Welcome to Romanistan! We're your friendly neighborhood Gypsies, celebrating Romani identity and outcast culture, and practicing good diplomatic relations with other marginalized communities.
We love the rebels who are living their truth, even if it clashes with tradition. We also love tradition and honoring our roots. This podcast is for everyone who loves and supports Roma & related groups, and anyone who feels like a misfit and wants to uplift others to create a beautiful community.
We feature pioneers in culture, fashion, art, literature, music, activism, cuisine, and everything good. We adore the intersections of gender, sexuality, spirituality, ability, and identity. We cover all topics, from the difficult to the glorious. Let's sit crooked and talk straight.
Hosted by Paulina Stevens and Jezmina Von Thiele. We reclaim the slur Gypsy, but if you aren’t Romani, we prefer you don't use it. xoxo.
P.S. The Romani people are a diasporic ethnic group originally from northwest India, circa the 10th century. Now, Roma live all over the globe, and due to centuries of oppression, slavery, genocide, and other atrocities, Roma are still fighting for basic human rights. We seek to raise awareness of who Roma are, and highlight Romani resilience, creativity, & culture.
Romanistan
Tarot for August 2026
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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.
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Romanistan is hosted by Jezmina Von Thiele and Paulina Stevens
Conceived of by Paulina Stevens
Edited by Viktor Pachas
Music by Viktor Pachas
Artwork by Elijah Vardo
Welcome And August Reading Setup
SPEAKER_00Welcome to Romanismith. We're your friendly neighborhood gypsies.
SPEAKER_01I'm Paulina. And I'm Jez, and we are here for your reading for August 2026.
Page Of Pentacles In Love
SPEAKER_01So we have the page of pentacles for love. How are you feeling about that, Paulina?
SPEAKER_00I think it's interesting that we get for one a page, and then with pentacles, because pages are more about creativity, and I feel like pentacles are more about grounding as well as purpose and money, which is there. So I think that this can represent being creative, um basically in your love life, kind of exploring things maybe you didn't explore before, learning more about yourself, and possibly even exploring that through your purpose. I also feel like it's about Page of Pentacles, I I feel is about manifesting so growth, love growing, and having this fun kind of go with the flow, you know, free spirit vibe. But what do you think?
SPEAKER_01Yeah, I absolutely love that. I really love how the pages are so playful and experimental, and it's a very sweet energy that reminds me too that love should be fun in the day-to-day and in the practical. And um basically how you live your life with your loved ones, it's broken down into many, many mundane moments. Sometimes we have those big moments, but the page of pentacles reminds me that it should be fun, should be playful. Even the practical, boring things of you know, living your life or paying bills or whatever, when you have the right company, they're joyful.
SPEAKER_00Yes. I agree, I agree. Yeah.
The Emperor And Money Reality
SPEAKER_01And we have the emperor for money. What do you think about that?
SPEAKER_00Um I feel like I have to be like so honest in this episode right now. I think financially times are tough. It's yeah, like it's hard to get by. So to get the fucking emperor for money is like, whoa, like, what the hell is the universe trying to tell me? No, but I do feel like there's always been this little feeling of everything is eventually gonna be okay. I know everything's gonna work out and everything's gonna be okay for everybody that's experiencing financial hardship, but at the same time, I also feel like it is about being the emperor is the king of kings, so it's about like being ahead of ahead of your time, I guess. Thinking ahead and also being thankful and gracefully leading, and good finances are coming in, so do what you need to do.
SPEAKER_01Yeah, I also feel like this card speaks so much to being responsible. It's like doing all the things around money and finances and work. And you know, if you don't work, if you're not making income, but maybe managing a home or managing other types of abundance. I feel like this, whenever we talk about love, it's all kinds of love. Whenever we talk about money, it's like all kinds of abundance. And so the emperor feels very much like there are certain things that must be done in order for things to work the way they should. And you just have to do those things. And the emperor is all about responsibility and leadership and following the rules of society. You and I were talking about all the things we have to do for healthcare. It's like the the emperor is very much like fill out all your paperwork and make sure that you pay those fees, um, and it'll all work out. Like you will learn how to manage your money, your time, your abundance, all those things. Yeah. And I like that you're acknowledging that this is such a hard time for many of us. And so sometimes the financial obstacles that you have are not about you making any mistakes, but just as you're navigating, even the hardest times, the emperor reminds you to do all the like quote unquote supposed to kind of stuff from with money.
Ace Of Pentacles And Follow-Through
SPEAKER_01Then we have the ace of pentacles for guidance.
SPEAKER_00Oh, it's about money again.
SPEAKER_01I know everything is about money this week this month. God damn it, what the hell? What is going on?
SPEAKER_00Um, let me see. Gosh, Ace of Pentacles. I mean, I feel so good about this. I think that there is something deeper than than also just money. Pentacles are about purpose and grounding and doing what's right um for you. And I do feel like that is a message for me and for us as well. Holy fuck. We just need to believe in our purpose, and we just need to believe and have faith that it is gonna work out and it is in our hands, and maybe it's not the way that we intended to be at first, but then eventually, like, you know, what is that thing that they say? The universe works in mysterious ways, or something like that, or something works in mysterious ways, God works in mysterious ways. I don't know, everything works in mysterious ways, but you know what I'm saying?
SPEAKER_01Yeah, the Ace of Pentacles feels like this is a month to be aware of opportunities and look for all of the opportunities ahead. It's almost coin in hand kind of energy with the Ace of Pentacles. Opportunities can pop up, or maybe you worked to manifest them, but then you actually have to do it. And I love follow through. I mean, I find follow-through to be one of the sexiest qualities a human can have, but that's because I have my Venus firmly in Virgo, and I think hard work is very attractive. But um, isn't follow through great? It's so reassuring. And I feel like the Ace of Pentacles is encouraging you that there are good things coming, it's gonna be okay. And then there's also that little part of it where it's like, and you gotta do the thing to make sure you follow through.
SPEAKER_00Yes, yes, yes, yes. Follow through, follow through, have faith and keep pushing yourself to the limit until you die. No, just kidding.
SPEAKER_01It's funny too, because the page of pentacles is a kind of like soft and sweet and playful card. And the ace of pentacles also has a sort of lightness, and the money part of it is the one that it's like you better have your paperwork in order.
Health As Wealth And New Care
SPEAKER_01But I also think of the Ace of Pentacles as encouraging for health. And I've been having a lot of um, I mean, ongoing health issues since I was like five, but like lately they've been even more challenging. And I feel like if the money part of it isn't hitting with you so much and you're thinking about more like your health and well-being, you know, our health is our wealth. That's first and foremost what we need in this world. And you might also be finding new opportunities to take really good care of yourself. And while the emperor is reminding you to do your paperwork and follow the rules, there might be a little bit of playfulness and sweetness or levity that helps you find new ways to take excellent care of yourself as well.
SPEAKER_00Yes. Don't forget. Don't forget.
Fundraising And Reading Specials
SPEAKER_01Yeah, also please keep an eye out for any fundraising efforts that we're doing to support projects that we are working on. We love to bring you new things like tarot decks and books and all kinds of delights. So if you want to support us, you can hop over to that. There'll be a link in our uh show notes and on our Instagram.
SPEAKER_00So if you guys didn't know, I recently opened up a little shop and it is a spiritual shop slash meditation art studio. And to kick it off, I am doing shorter readings for half the price. So if you would like to reach out to me, you could DM me on Instagram at RomaniHolistic. I will not DM you for a reading, or you can also give me a call or shoot me an email.
SPEAKER_01Yeah, so you'll be running that special this summer. Yes. I love that. Yeah, and so and if you're in the San Diego area, definitely go visit Romani Holistic in person because it is so cute. And but get an online reading anytime. And I am also offering a little special where I am doing past life readings just until August 15th. And they are past life palmistry readings, which is not something I usually do. And you can reach out if you're interested through my website, JasminaVontila.com. I also offer tarot palm and tea leaf readings online, and sometimes you can catch me in person, and I also teach a lot of workshops and things like that online and in person, and we'll be teaching at the Salem Witchfest. I'll be teaching the um palmistry for the living and the dead, where we will look into past life palmistry. So if you want to learn how to do that after getting a reading with me or skipping the reading and just learning how to do that, you can and check out Salemwitchfest.com to uh join online, or if you happen to be in the New England area, then come and see me in person. It's gonna be really fun. Yay! Hooray! Thank you so much for being here, y'all.
SPEAKER_00Thank you. Bye.
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Where To Find And Support Us
SPEAKER_00Thank you for listening to Romanistan Podcast.
SPEAKER_01You can find us on Instagram and Facebook at Romanistan Podcast. To support us, join our Patreon for extra content or donate to ko-fi.com backslash romanistan. We depend on your donations to keep going. Another way to help is to rate, review, subscribe, and share.
SPEAKER_00You can book readings and events with Jez at JasminaVontila.com and book readings and holistic healing sessions with Paulina at romaniholistic.com. Follow Jez on Instagram at Jasmina.vontila and Paulina at RomaniHolistic.
SPEAKER_01You can get our book, Secrets of Romani Fortune Telling, online or wherever books are sold. If you love it, consider writing us a nice review.
SPEAKER_00You can visit us at romanistanpodcast.com and email us at romanistanpodcast at gmail.com for inquiries.
SPEAKER_01Romanistan is hosted by Jasmina Vontila and Paulina Stevens, conceived of by Paulina Stevens, edited by Victor Pachas, music by Victor Pachas, and artwork by Elijah Vardo.