Meet the Team
Jodi is the creator, visionary, and owner of Jewelweed. Her generosity, wisdom, and love for nature and people are behind everything that happens in the shop. She is a true woman of heart, and her integrity is felt through every product we carry.
She loves being near the water and with the plants, and could spend her whole life in her garden! Jodi is also an herbalist, interior designer, mother of three boys, life coach, and lover of crystals.
Sun: Cancer
Moon: Virgo
Rising: Gemini
Favorite archetype: Temperance. From the Pagan Otherworld deck: "When something feels right, you can feel it. From flesh to bone, through and through. Temperance radiates this blissful, centering sensation. Embodied as a celestial being, she stands with one foot on land, the other hovering above a small stream that tumbles down a cliff and into the river that flows out toward the sun".
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Jessie is our store manager and joined the team at the beginning of 2026. She brings a balanced sense of groundedness and creates a welcoming environment where everyone feels heard and supported. With a passion for holistic practices such as essential oils, crystals, and healing stones, she is delighted to serve the Jewelweed community.
Jessie is also a proud mother of three boys, a lifelong horse lover, and a dog mom to two. As a true Minnesotan, she believes in the power of resilience and renewal - whether through nature, mindfulness, or cold plunging in Lake Minnetonka!
Sun: Libra
Moon: Capricorn
Rising: Cancer
Favorite archetype: The Emperor. from the Moon Witch Tarot deck: "The Emperor is a stoic ruler. She is often harsh, but wants what is best for everyone. She indicates that it is time to take control over your world. You have wisdom, experience, and a clear vision of what you want to achieve. Now is the perfect moment to start building the didcipline necessary to focus on your goals, make things happen, bring your ideas or dreams into physical world, and fight for what you believe in".
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Sun: Cancer
Moon: Cancer
Rising: Sagittarius
Favorite archetype: The Mother. From the Wild Unknown Archetypes: "Through the Mother's sensual, fertile and life-giving energy, all creation takes form. Regardless of our birth story, each of our hearts beat for the first time in the warm womb of The Mother, where she offered resources from her body for the building of our own. Yet her tale is not simple. With the best of intentions, The MOther wraps her lovong arms around her creations and begins to grip what she meant to set free. She both nurtures and prohibits growth. Amid this complex energy, The Mother holds key to the eternal challenge of love".
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Sun: Virgo
Moon: Cancer
Rising: Virgo
Favorite archetype: Hi'aka: Sorceress of Light. From the Earth Warriors Oracle deck: "Hi'aka, a goddess of Hawaiian culture, watches over the sacred dancers of the hula and the arts of chant, sorcery, and medicine. Hers is the medicine of light, sound and the ability to penetrate the darkness of lower-level consciousness which may overwhelm our sense of spirit, joy, heart and inspiration with defeatism, despair, boredom and even terror. HI'aka is said to dwell in a grove of lehua trees, which are sacred to her as the place where she spent her time dancing with the forest spirits. Hi'aka translates as "she who lifts the darkness." As a patroness of sacred dancers, she reminds us that with a simple movement of our hip, we can move into dance and connect with joy."
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McKenzie is our newest employee, and we are happy to have her fun and vibrant energy at the shop. She brings a wealth of knowledge and experience with consulting, crystals, and herbal medicine. She has always felt a deep pull toward helping others reconnect with themselves, the earth, and the healing potential that exists all around, and is passionate about herbalism and holistic wellness.
Sun: Cancer
Moon: Taurus
Rising: Sagittarius
Favorite archetype: The High Priestess.
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Laura joined Jewelweed in September 2025 as an on-site herbal and flower essence consultant. She brings many years of experience in the healing arts and provides assistance with flower essences, tinctures, and crystals. She is very knowledgeable in Tarot and astrology, is a published author, and has a black cat (of course) named Pickles!
Sun: Taurus
Moon: Aquarius
Rising: Capricorn
Favorite archetype: The Star. From the Muse Tarot: "She seeks the diamonds that are always hiding just beneath the surface of life's fractures."
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We love Shelly's artsy, gypsy, and wise soul! She enjoys watching Lake Superior and observing the changes over the day/season/year. She collects many things, from Indian Rosewood to driftwood.
Sun: Taurus
Moon: Capricorn
Rising: Aquarius
Favorite archetype: The Hermit. "The challenge of The Hermit card is to be able to recognize a teacher in a humble disguise. This font of mysterious knowledge will not make it easy for the student to acquire his wisdom, as it takes time and long contemplation to fathom what he knows. He often speaks wordlessly, or in ancient and barbaric tongues, communicating with the elements, animals, and nature herself. Hermit card reminds us of the value of time away from the hubbub of civic life, to relax the ego in communion with nature".
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Sun: Libra
Moon: Leo
Rising: Sagittarius
Favorite archetype: The High Priestess. From the Tarot of Tales: "The High Priestess represents devotion, ritual, sanctity, boundaries, caring for your temple, travel between worlds, introspection, fruition, reflection, and veneration. Deep within your mind, there is no barrier between the earthly and spirit realms. You move easily between the two, gathering wosdom and honoring those who carried it before you, always taking care to close the as you pass from one world to the other".
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Sun: Taurus
Moon: Pisces
Rising: Gemini
Favorite archetype: The Sun. From the Wild Unknown Tarot: "Imagine for a moment that you're soaking in the warm rays of the sun. It feels nourishing and healing, like all your aches and pains just fade away. The Sun card brings this amazing energy into your life. Vitality and health abound, while you feel assurance and clarity in all you do. Spend some extra time outside today, be grateful for the radiance of the sna nd the life force it gives all creatures."
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Francine works remotely behind-the-scenes and is our writer + communication and online store wizardess. She brings her love for words, magic, and practical creativity to our team. Francine is a mixed media artist and somatic awareness practitioner who likes to make meaning of life experiences through symbols, images, and archetypes. Originally from France, she lives outside of Philadelphia with her husband, their two teenagers, a howling dog, a curious cat, a few snakes, and a wild garden.
Sun: Scorpio
Moon: Aries
Rising: Sagittarius
Favorite archetype/symbol: All things Snakes and The Cave card. From The Wild Unknown Archetypes: "Those who are fortunate enough to find and enter The Cave are forever changed. It is a place of potent power, acting both as portal to another realm and a space for sacred ritual and initiation. In esoteric teachings, The Cave is known to reside in the center of the heart. Within its walls the whispers of compassion and self-understanding can be heard. Where is your Cave? You already know. Return to it and tend the fire".