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 contemporary expression. As a musician, Mina has released two EPs, supported Jorja Smith on tour, and performed for BBC Introducing at Reading Festival, blending the sounds of London’s multicultural landscape with echoes of her heritage.

She is the founder of Cargo Faërie, a metaphysical platform and “secret garden” where tarot, astrology, and ritual meet storytelling, alongside Chai Faërie (herbal teas and hair oils) and Nyam Suh (food and cultural journalism).

Since 2009 she has nurtured Girl Down Brockley, born from her love of analogue photography, evolving into a vintage clothing project. Mina continues to creatively explore how her mixed heritage and diasporic identity transforms into new cultural expression.

Follow @thisisminarose and @cargofaërie, and visit, https://minarose.co.uk/, https://linktr.ee/thisisminarose, https://cargofaerie.co.uk, https://cargofaerie.substack.com

The Romani crush this episode is La Singla, and here's info in the documentary

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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 with the three of wands
• values-led boycotts and mutual aid
• love reading with the queen of wands
• creativity as connection and care
• guidance reading with the king of wands
• concrete actions and avoiding burnout
• gratitude for milestones and community

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Romanistan is hosted by Jezmina Von Thiele and Paulina Stevens

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Edited by Viktor Pachas

Music by Viktor Pachas

Artwork by Elijah Vardo

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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 in money as strategy, learning, and fast execution
• Refreshing plans, pricing, outreach, and measurable goals
• Page of Pentacles as grounded curiosity and beginner mindset
• Facing fear, releasing attachment, and building resilience
• Keeping hope, having fun, and making small, smart experiments
• GROWN IS HOT

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Romanistan is hosted by Jezmina Von Thiele and Paulina Stevens

Conceived of by Paulina Stevens

Edited by Viktor Pachas, Bianca, Dia Luna

Music by Viktor Pachas

Artwork by Elijah Vardo

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