IEM Rebellion Lived
a mystic healer's new world manifesto
Hello!
As the weather warms up… The World has come alive again. Robins are seen in profile hunting worms under the trees.
City foxes are fighting over scraps in an effort to get their body weight and vitality back up to pre-winter status.
Our Cityscape is becoming a barren food desert for our wildlife. The only ones that seem to naturally be thriving, adapting are the raccoons because they have an uncanny ability to turn one man’s trash into one raccon’s treasured meal snacks.
But even so, our raccoons are not as healthy as they should be, nor the grey fox that found itself trapped in our backyard fenced in.
But this morning, I focus on the birdsong that tells my primal brain that we are safe.
For within this container of safety and joy, I can better choose the actions necessary to help my Wild Family too.
Breathe. Enjoy!
💚 Isabella, Pups and Family
The Call to Live Deeply
Sweetest Grass Roots Devotionals is about making a promise to devote time and give sacred space to our healing, our internal processes. I share my practice with you in hopes it inspires you to create your own. To show the way with words and images steeped within my subconscious tea brought to life on canvas, in songs, stories and spirit journeys. How to live more deeply within your awareness and connection of the microcosmic world, and in turn our macrocosmic universe.
I wish I could promise you that every letter I write will contain perfectly organized subjects with perfect grammar and punctuation that obviously connect the dots for you. This is a promise that I simply cannot make.
What I can hope for is… to bring you along on my adventure into spirit, to show you how simple it can be, and to share in the beauty of my liminal spaces while you learn how to find your own… to make available sign posts, trail markers, bread crumbs and pin cushions.
To share Stories as Healing Containers within the container of our Sweetest Grass Roots Devotionals. 💚
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Because I will not pretend to know your journey more than I know my own, I write within my experience as woman. Please change as needed for your experience on this journey… for such teachings apply to us all.
Grab a cup of hot cocoa, plate of brownies and sit by the window listening to bird song while you read… for we are going on an adventure!
Love, Light & Shadows…
Isabella, Pups & Family
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My Weaving
Listen to your most favorite empowering song to enhance today's experience and keep reading…
Recently, I was asked about my Ego and the place it holds in making my decisions, how I choose my labels (personal and professional), and if I let my ego run rampant and unchecked.
Why did I choose the occupational path I had and in the way that I did? Why did I choose the labels that I used in my work? How did that work out for me?
Where did it go wrong? Where did it go right? What are my Patterns? Where do I need to change?
I'm seeing that this is part of a larger conversation necessary to have with the Self in order to Move Further into Life.
To hold — an identity of Self that is impenetrable to outside forces that would topple us over through the pathways of doubt and fear.
One should not begin any type of Spirit Traveling without a very firm, impenetrable sense of Self.
I hear others talk about Ego as this horribly terrible thing, but what ‘they’ are actually discussing is Hubris; the excessive pride that leads to downfall.
Ego is necessary for our function. Without the sense of Self firmly set in place, one’s behaviors shift with the tides of whatever is popular in the moment.
Is it popular to terrorize your neighbor? Is this how it happens?
Or is it more popular to lend a helping hand and lift your neighbor up?
Which Action will You Become?
One's Ego doesn't just define the Self, but also firmly anchors one in their beliefs.
Not to the extent of having a closed mind, so that one can't learn anything new, but in being able to navigate group-think so that the moral compass is honored.
Ego as Moral Compass? What?! But yes.
Ego is our sense of Self and Personal Identity. It is part of our mind’s childhood development and is what allows us to say, Me vs You. It allows us to create and hold necessary boundaries.
It also anchors us to The World and the Life we are Living. Without it the mind is no longer Anchored in the Body, and the Spirit is allowed to roam freely without Tether. This may sound all fun and mystical in concept; a spiritual escape from our modern world and responsibilities. It is not, however, the experience it sounds like it might be.
Without Ego, we are just a shell — zombies walking through our lives with no real purpose, meaning or function — it is how one loses Sovereignty to Confusion, Fear, Anger and Violence.
It is how Life is lost.
I've heard a lot of different people from different backgrounds talk about avoiding the Shadow of the Ego by walking the middle path, or taking The Middle Way.
However, it seems that too many people focus on walking the middle path as only a means to steer away from excess, or as an excuse to look down on others, but seem to forget that it also means… Do not neglect.
IEM Rebellion Lived: A Mystic Healer's New World Manifesto —
Do Not Neglect —
Health & Wellness (boundaries, oxygen mask);
Spouse, Children, as well as, Extended Family, Friends and Community (support systems);
Animal Companions (wild ones too);
Soul Path and Passions (life force);
Moral Compass (divine connection);
Ability to know when to say ‘No’ and have the compassion to allow the Self to walk a more sustainable path, even if it temporarily (or permanently) looks ‘less than’ in comparison to what everyone else is doing (living within my means energetically, as well as, financially);
Ability to Create a Sustainable Life on All Levels that I Love (thriving).
Trust.
And to Understand —
Life might get a little messy and that's okay, it’s relatively temporary;
I don't need to be perfect; I just need to keep going;
It's more important that I keep trying and don't give up;
Every morning, I have one more Beautiful, Glorious day to Live, Laugh, Love my own way.
Know.
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When living in a Hungry Capitalistic Society — it is to easy to believe the lie that bigger is better, and keeping up with ‘The Jones’ will create a happier life and greener grass.
We must understand our limits as human beings, and operate within our capacities in order to create a Sustainable and Thriving Life.
I know for me, by the time my mistakes across the board and on every level were realized, it was far too late to course correct (even though I tried; I tried so hard). I tried everything I could think of, but in the end I had to simply let the threads go and watch a life I had spent decades building unravel and disintegrate before my eyes.
The Time of Forgetting and The Years of Unraveling.
My choices and acceptance of society’s definition for me — Archetype as Healer — that I was expected to sacrifice my Self without boundaries in an effort to heal The World without help; that others were not required to participate or take responsibility for their own lives — their own healing — was folly; hubris.
Too many women are Martyred in this way.
I sustained injury after injury, illness after illness, and debts so large (energetic, relationship, financial, health, well being, etc) that I finally gave way under the weight of it all — I collapsed.
My body, heart, soul and mind were replaced by a bright white light.
My sense of Self — gone.
My connections to the world around me — gone.
My ability to navigate change or emotions — gone.
My ability to take care of my Self, Family and Community — gone.
It was so bad I was diagnosed with amnesia, and told, “Some people just don’t get better.” —
I was always so sick, my immune system wasn't functioning, my injuries weren't healing, and at the end of it, I was living in a dementia-like state. I wasn’t functioning and I wasn’t useful to anyone.
This last year has been an insane volume and intensity of neuro and physical therapies, antibiotics, nutritional programs, mental health therapies (so important!), and Miracles in re-Membering my Sense of Self, and re-Learning even the most basic of life skills, while re-Building Stamina and Creating a Life that I love.
Accept.
It has been the hardest work of my Life, and it came with no guarantees — While I am showing significant improvement from where I started 1-year ago —
I am irrevocably changed.
There are many very basic things I may never be able to regain; I'm still coming to terms with this.
My Hubris did that —
Because I thought I was invincible —
Because I thought it could never happen to me.
I thought I could do it all because I let a hungry capitalistic society make me believe that I was a Powerful Super Woman, a Goddess, a Warrior and a Healer, so of course I could do it all by myself. Why would I need any help?
While a Healthy Ego helps us to form and keep necessary boundaries so that we can take care of ourselves, and then by extension, our family and community, Hubris takes us beyond that point.
Hubris makes us believe that necessary boundaries are not needed, and tricks us into becoming Martyrs.
I still see this un-truth being fed to women. When in-Truth, everyone has a limit, and everyone can be replaced by the next cog in the capitalistic machine.
The definitions of Archetypes that our societies have built for us — many of them are wrong. Many of them need to be challenged and redefined, so we can thrive as individuals, communities and a global family.
It is time we re-write our Stories so they become Healing Containers, instead of Prisons or Coffins.
I have begun to write mine down onto paper, which will be shared a little later this summer/ fall. I'm still ironing out all the details and re-Membering the Stories.
This is now my Great Work.
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Keeping it Simple;
Keeping it Grass Roots;
Keeping it Sweet while —
Continuing my Healing;
Recognizing my Patterns;
Re-defining my Archetypes;
Monitoring for any Unrealistic Expectations;
Sharing my Story and the Healing Spirit Pathways I've re-Discovered;
*** and to not, under any circumstances, rinse and repeat my original mistakes — by ensuring I have the appropriate and necessary boundaries in place on all levels of my life ***
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I Keep Moving Forward into Life by…
Writing about my own Adventures into Spirit, Teaching How to Shape Stories as Healing Containers, and Travel the Cosmos upon The Dreaming Tree.
Showing the Possibilities —
and Most importantly —
Bringing the Wisdoms I find in my Travels back to Earth, so that We can re-Shape and Co-Create a Better World.
💚 Stay Tuned! 💚
Love, Light and Shadow,
Isabella, Pups and Family
Your Weaving
As you read this work, what percolated up from your subconscious? Emotions? Thoughts? Images? Does my work inspire you to create one of your own?
Reflection: Reflect on the words of my story that I have shared with you today. What resonates with you and why? What doorways do my words open in your own landscape? Write without censorship… what does it reveal?
How can you apply it to below?
Manifesto: What would Yours say? What is Your Truth?
Weave Your Personal Mythos:
Go back through The Library Archives and retrace the steps I've given you so far in order to refine your own Personal Mythos Story as Healing Container.
Is there a Mythos or Series of Mythos that you identify with?
What happens if you plug-in your own life events into that Mythos?
Take that story and merge it with the Mythos of Your Astrological Sign(s).
What is your end result? How does it make you feel? Will this new story change your life choices moving forward?
Do you agree with it? Disagree? Why? Do you have a friend or therapist who will welcome bouncing the ideas around so you may see a deeper well within your Self?
Journal Prompt for Secret Messages: Choose an idea, word line, or entire phrasing from what I’ve written here and write down everything that comes up for you in a free-flow without censorship. Go back through and circle key words and phrases from your own writing. Is there a secret message hidden within your subconscious? Within your Soul?
Take it one step further, and continue to journal about how that secret message makes you feel. Do you agree with it? Disagree? Why? Do you have a friend or therapist who will welcome bouncing the ideas around so you may see a deeper well within your Self?
Accessing Spirit through Creation… Words, Artwork, Jewelry, DIY Rosary or Prayer Beads. Create a more physical practice through Yoga, Qi Gong, Tai Chi, Nature Walks and more! Pick one or two for your practice today and see what happens! Don’t forget to journal about it so your future self will have a road map on challenging days.
Today’s Resources
Line “…to make available sign posts, trail markers, bread crumbs and pin cushions.” : Refers to all the different sign posts and trail markers that you might find in fairy tales and wisdom stories. Bread crumbs famously found in Hansel and Gretel, and following the pin cushion comes from my family’s deep dark forest roots across the ocean.
Poetry/Quotes/Images: Unless otherwise stated, I wrote/ created it :) includes logo designs, paintings, photography, etc.
AI-assisted Images: Me as ‘Mystical Healer’ & ‘Mystical Crone’.
My Journal Entries: Dated June 2025.
Copyright IEM 2025.
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Isabella, Pups & Family
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Disclaimer
I do not get paid for recommending any third-party products or materials that may be included on this journey. I simply share this information from my own beloved practice, so you have a wider range of options available for building your own.
Please take responsibility for your own devotional practice and health by making sure you do your proper research, which may include speaking with (but not limited to) your doctor, medical provider and/or mental health therapist before integrating new lifestyles, herbs, foods and practices, etc.
These Letters are about deepening your own personal world-spirit-view and practices to help heal your self, and by extension our communities and, perhaps even, the world. These sharings do not certify you with any particular cultural or vocational title.
Rooted and Anchored in the Deeply Spiritual Mountains of Colorado, we work under the Women's Model of Healing the Heart, Body, Mind and Soul through many modalities…
Including, but not limited to: the Healing that can occur through the telling of Feminine-based Stories, Myth and Metaphor, that works in compliment with modern medicine. Healing is not the same thing as ‘curing’ and our content and/or services are not considered westernized medicine, so please speak with your physician/ mental health therapist for any health issues that require medical monitoring, medication, etc. While I do have a variety of qualifications and trainings to share this educational material, I am not your medical provider and/or mental health therapist (etc); engaging in any and all activities, products, and/or practices stemming from this publication, or any other publication, written by Isabella E McClellan, are utilized at your own risk; results are not guaranteed, any and all sales are “as is” and final.
Thank YOU! 💚
Love, Light & Shadows,
Isabella, Pups and Family
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