{"product_id":"the-other-side-of-awakening-a-memoir-of-madness-magic-and-the-making-of-me-the-sacred-spiral","title":"The Other Side Of Awakening: A Memoir of Madness, Magic, and the Making of Me (The Sacred Spiral)","description":"What if everything you believed about yourself—about reality—was never yours to begin with?\nIn The Other Side of Awakening, Rilee Astraea invites you on an intimate, soul-stretching journey through madness, ego death, and the quiet miracle of becoming.\nTold through a genre-blurring blend of poetic prose, spiritual reflection, and raw personal narrative, this modern mystic’s memoir explores what happens when the self unravels—and what waits on the other side.\nAt the height of what the world called a \"psychotic break,\" Astraea’s world shattered. Diagnosed, dismissed, and misunderstood, she was forced to sit inside the silence and dismantle everything she once believed about herself. What began as collapse became initiation—a sacred descent into shadow, soul, and truth.\nThe Other Side of Awakening is not just a memoir. It is a transmission. A mirror for misfits, mystics, seekers, and anyone who has felt like a stranger in their own life.\nInside these pages, you’ll find:\nA poetic meditation on suffering, ego death, and awakening\nA candid reflection on mental health, trauma, and spiritual emergence\nA roadmap for remembering who you are beneath the noise\nThis is not the story of falling apart—it’s the story of finally becoming whole.\nFor anyone who has questioned everything, faced the void, or longed for more… this is your invitation to remember.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: B0F3KXPLQT\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: PKV.B0F3KXPLQT.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Astraea, Rilee\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: A well-loved companion. Corners and cover might show a little wear, and you could find some notes or highlights. The dust jacket might be MIA, it might have been a library book and extras aren't guaranteed—but the story's all there!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Aspen Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51508960919839,"sku":"PKV.B0F3KXPLQT.G","price":2.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0894\/0470\/3007\/files\/B0F3KXPLQT-0.jpg?v=1767806616","url":"https:\/\/www.aspenbookco.com\/products\/the-other-side-of-awakening-a-memoir-of-madness-magic-and-the-making-of-me-the-sacred-spiral","provider":"Aspen Book Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}