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Rilee Astraea is a poetic author and personal transformation coach focused on healing through shadow, story, and self-expression.

Known publicly as Mystic in the Matrix, Rilee leads with her voice—using poetic books, narrative mentorship, and thought leadership essays to help others navigate personal transformation. She writes genre-blurring, poetic nonfiction rooted in psychology, identity, and personal transformation, offering a grounded yet expansive lens for those learning to live awake.

A former communications and transformation consultant for Fortune 500s and government agencies, Rilee once helped others refine their public voice. But after years in systems that rewarded performance over presence, she—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.

That unraveling has now become a living body of work that bridges the poetic and the practical. Her debut memoir, The Other Side of Awakening, is a lyrical account of ego death, psychiatric unraveling, and spiritual rebirth. Described as The Book of Disquiet meets The Prophet, it’s a genre-defying testament to storytelling as a tool for transformation. Forthcoming titles include Praying for My Starseed and The Art of Anastasis, where she introduces her signature methodology of narrative reconstruction and personal transformation.

Today, she lives the message she teaches—choosing creativity over conformity, and presence over performance. Alongside her husband, Tim Brennan, they are building a life rooted in story, soul, and sustainability under their seasonal studio, House of Astraea.

While Rilee leads the soul side of the studio through storytelling, embodiment, and personal transformation, Tim leads the soil—grounding their shared vision in reclaimed design, slow living, and sustainable practice. Beyond Rilee’s writing and mentorship, their work includes handmade art, upcycled and reclaimed pieces, and creative expressions of what it means to make beauty from the everyday.

What began as a breakdown has become a lifelong practice of reclamation. Whether through restored pieces or reimagined narratives, Rilee’s work reminds us that you are the story—and you can always write a new one.

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

Learn more at www.rileeastraea.com or connect with her on Instagram and LinkedIn.