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Rilee Astraea is a poetic author and creative guide helping you transform from the inside out—with shadow integration, embodied storytelling, and somatic expression. Her three-part approach reflects her own path of spiritual questioning and mental health struggles, her expertise as a former transformation and public relations strategist, and the embodied practices of a certified movement instructor.

Known publicly as Mystic in the Matrix, Rilee uses her voice like a spell—on the mic in her movement classes, through spoken word reels, and in the pages of her poetic prose. Her personal transformation mentorship, The Art of Anastasis, invites others to unmask and rise, helping those who’ve mastered the outside turn inward and reclaim the magic of who they truly are.

After years in systems that rewarded performance over presence, Rilee, a neurodivergent woman, experienced a spiritual awakening that unraveled her identity and reassembled her truth. What looked like “madness” was actually mysticism, leading her back to the one voice she had long ignored—her own.

Her debut memoir, The Other Side of Awakening, is a lyrical account of ego death, psychiatric unraveling, and spiritual rebirth, a testament to storytelling as a tool for transformation. Her forthcoming title, The Art of Anastasis, introduces her signature methodology for personal transformation. Her writing and speaking weaves psychology, identity, and the wisdom of the body with psychospiritual concepts—what she calls existential mysticism—inviting readers to see themselves with clarity and reclaim a truer sense of self. 

Today, she lives the message she teaches, inspiring personal transformation through artistic living, alongside her husband Tim Brennan. Together, they are building a life and brand rooted in story, soul, and sustainability under their studio, House of Astraea.

Beyond Rilee’s writing and personal transformation mentorship, she can be found lifting spirits and weights as an instructor at The Den Fitness in Barrington, IL. Rhythm and ritual, she believes, are key to integrating body awareness and finding your magic once again. 

What began as a breakdown has become a blueprint to remind us all that you are the story—and you can always write a new one.

Rilee is currently available for interviews, collaborations, and aligned mentorship.