Who is writing this stuff?

The life and jokes of Lysette Le Cerf.

I hate writing bios.
I writhe around scowling like I’m the serpent Nagini after accidentally swallowing a porcupine. After I'm done with this, we'll find out if I hate intro posts too.
I just feel like I read better in 3D.
Or maybe 4D so you can smell the beeswax, chai, attitude and essential oils.

I realised new subscribers know next to nothing about me, so some context is in order!

I’m Lysette.
It’s French. I’m Australian.
I like to tell people I’m a quarter Indian by marriage, but based on my observations, this is only funny to me.

Shall I dive in?

I don't think I'm whatever your idea of being a Christian is.
And I don't think I'm whatever your idea of not being a Christian is.
My values and choices are often influenced by the audacity of Jesus and his counter-cultural sassitudes and graces. But I think the biggest scam in history was a bunch of men writing some stories and stamping a 'God's pride and joy for infinity' on it, and now Christians everywhere have to pretend it's their favourite book. I can't get through a single OT story without muttering, 'Get to the point bois…’ or trying to transfigure it into Order of the Phoenix using only my mind. If we’re thinking of a reboot, I can name some real clever women who could add some flair.

I describe myself as spiritual, as I would describe every living thing as spiritual.
I just happen to pay attention to it. My beliefs seems to align more with the Great Spirit known in Indigenous cultures, than the one found in churches.

I'm pretty crunchy (organic and naturally oriented) but I don't always look it because 80% of my clothes are hand-me-downs, which I live for. By the way, I’m in need of a knee length summer dress if someone can hook me up. Ta.

I'm an actor. I've retained my actor-like observations of humankind throughout an extensive break to Mother my children. By which I mean, I stare at people I don’t know, without the social cues part of my brain firing in any kind of timely manner.
I also really like looking in people’s windows, but probably don’t mention that to anyone. I should perhaps add more context, but I’m not going to.
I'm not the least bit worried that I'm going to miss anything as an actor on break, and I'm excited to see how I've grown when I return to that world. I’m no multi-tasker so the acting has no choice but to wait until I’m good and ready, and I won’t be bossed around by any made up rules and superstitions about timelines, age or keeping feet in doors. I can’t be out-bossed.

Every time I meet new people, they tell me I look familiar.
I’ve surmised that I just have one of those faces.
Or maybe I’m a dream walker. Close your eyes, I’m still there baby. Can’t escape me. I’m relentless. I’m like the terminator.
(Taika Waititi is one of my favourite creators. His indi stuff is the best and I never stop giggling. See link for quote origin. I struggled for years with the NZ accent but I am finally making headway based purely on my love of Taika films.)

I live in the outer suburbs of Melbourne with my husband Jarrod, and our two young daughters, Halo and Lumi. We're close enough to paddocks, bush land and a river to feel alive. And close enough to the city for my husband's videography business to exist.

This space here at A Mystical Rebellion is primarily a re-imagining and a remembering.
It’s my way of making meaning from this beautiful mess.
Of restoring our individual and collective wellness by creating more meaningful stories and a more nourishing cultural atmosphere.

I'm bored of patriarchy, consumerism, "beauty culture” and "progression" as our culture’s dominant obsessions.
I'm done with worshiping academic elitism, success, scientific studies and independence.
I'm enthusiastic about what we could create outside linearity, institutional politics and religion, and arbitrary hierarchies.
And I believe the Mums, the misfits and the children could lead us into some profound revelatory ideas here, if we just listened.

A Mystical Rebellion is an unravelling.
A creative awakening.
An expansion and a homecoming.

I was once told someone saw me like a bulldog in a tiara.
That seems important.
Is this feeling a bit more 3D with that image in your head?

That’s probably all you need to know.
The Harry Potter obsession will make itself known.

Much love,
Lysette