We're devoting the entirety of today's episode to the misunderstood and often completely erased story of the Romani people. Many of us in the Tarot community complain about the way cartomancy gets vilified and misrepresented by religion and pop culture. But the history of that stereotyping rests solely in the horrific persecution Roma have faced for centuries. Romani fortune-tellers have influenced and inspired countless Tarot practitioners over the years, and we owe it to them to lift up their voices and their stories.
Tell us what you think! Write in to isotpod@gmail.com and share this episode with a friend you think would enjoy learning about the history of the Tarot.
Romani Organizations to Support: patreon.com/eromnja, domarisociety.com, Romni.org
Romani Readers to Follow:
Jezmina Von Thiele
Paulina Verminski: @romaniholistic
Aurora Sims: @baby_recklesss
Katelan Foisy: @katelanfoisy
Kiki Robinson: @opulentwitch
Angeliska Polachek: @angeliska & @sistertemperancetarot
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Sources for Chapter Two: rise up! good witch podcast, Romanistan podcast, Code Switch podcast, Jezmina Von Thiele, villagepreservation.org, ushmm.org, nationalww2museum.org, hmd.org, wikipedia.org, theguardian.com, gypsyloresociety.org, "Gypsy Sorcery and Fortune Telling"by Charles G. Leland, "Confessions of a Tarot Reader"by Jane Stern, "Gipsy Witches and Celtic Magicians: Charles Godfrey Leland and Lewis Spence" by Juliette Wood
Music by AJ Ackleson. Thanks AJ!
