The Art of Becoming-
This is a space dedicated to transformation, truth-telling, and the sacred disruption of what no longer serves.
I’m Alexandra Winteraven (they/them), the creator of Embodied Rebellion, and I’m here to guide you through the in-between spaces where the most profound alchemy can unfold.
My work is rooted in over 25 years of studying Eastern & Western psychology, spirituality, and a lifelong journey through the art of becoming.
my training and lineages
My path has always been one of seeking and weaving—gathering wisdom from diverse fields and grounding it through the body:
Psychotherapist:
I hold a Master of Arts in Clinical Counseling with an emphasis in Couples and Family Therapy (University of Northern Colorado, 2015), and I’m a licensed psychotherapist—though the work I offer through Embodied Rebellion is not therapy.
My background in developmental and relational trauma continues to shape how I hold space–with attunement, compassion, and a deep understanding of the nervous system, attachment, and the tender process of re-patterning safety and belonging.
Roots in Earth Wisdom
My academic journey began with a Bachelor of Science in Horticulture and a Certificate in Horticultural Therapy (Colorado State University, 2010). This grounding in earth wisdom fostered a deep relationship with the natural world—one that continues to serve as both teacher and guide in my work.
Embodied Pathways
For over a decade, I’ve woven somatic modalities into the heart of my work. Rather than following a singular school of thought, I’ve cultivated a living, evoloving approach rooted in body based inquiry, intuition, trauma sensitivity, and inner tracking. My method draws from multiple somatic lineages, shaped through practice, experience, and deep listening—not just formal technique.
Guided by Symbols and Archetypes
I work with archetypal patterns and symbolic systems, like Tarot, astrology, and Human Design—as portals into the deeper layers of the Self. These tools don’t offer fixed answers, but reveal hidden truths and pathways for transformation.
Teachers and Torchbearers
My work is shaped by the teachings of many—visionaries whose words, presence, and perspectives have walked with me: Marion Woodman, bell hooks, Jean Shinoda Bolen, Thomas Moore, Pema Chödrön, Joseph Campbell, Clarissa Pinkola Estes, Resmaa Menakem, Linda Thai, Peter Levine, Gabor Maté, Audre Lorde, James Hillman, Carl Jung, and many more. Their teachings on embodiment, trauma, healing, depth psychology, and cultural repair are woven into how I listen, hold space, and invite transformation.
This is not a full list, but a glimpse into the constellation that supports my work.
My ancestral roots are in the Baltics of Lithuania, where the old ways never fully disappeared—they just went underground. My ancestors lived one story on the surface, but behind closed doors, they read tea leaves, practiced divination with playing cards, and cast spells in quiet forms of magick passed through generations.
They were witches, whether the world allowed them to say so or not.
I carry their unseen work forward—to honor it, to speak what they had to hide, to restore what was once fragmented. My spiritual path began in childhood, when I first claimed the word witch—long before it was reclaimed by the culture. What began as instinct has become devotion: a sacred, evolving craft that informs how I live, create, guide, and relate to the unseen.
This is the bloodline I walk. It pulses through my bones, my work, and the ways I choose to remember.
the witch in my blood
archetypes & astrology
Scorpio Stellium, 10th House—Sun, Venus, Uranus
My work is a catalyst for deep transformation and radical self-reclamation. Rooted in Scorpio’s intensity, I guide you through cycles of death and rebirth—shedding old identities, confronting hidden truths, and stepping into your most authentic, unfiltered self.
Moon in Pisces, 2nd house
I help you navigate the emotional and energetic layers of self-worth, value, and creation. With Pisces’ intuitive depth, I hold space for the unseen—guiding you to trust your inner knowing and shape your life from a place of soul alignment.
Aquarius Rising
A visionary, I’m guided by radical authenticity and collective rebellion, embodying the spirit of innovation and transformation that defines the Age of Aquarius.
Virgo Stellium, 8th House—Saturn, Jupiter, North Node
I carry a deep commitment to truth, precision, and practical magick. This Virgo cluster in my 8th house roots me in sacred discernment — the ability to hold complexity, track patterns, and guide you through transformation with clarity and care.
This is where structure meets shadow, where devotion meets depth. It’s what allows me to make the unseen usable.
Astrology isn’t just something I study—it’s a living map of how I move, guide, and make meaning:
These archetypes shape the heart of Embodied Rebellion—a path dedicated to truth, transformation, and liberation.
the heart of this work
We are here to remember, to root into what’s real, and to embody the fullness of who we are. Transformation asks us to move with courage—to meet discomfort, to navigate the unknown, and to stay close to what’s unraveling until something new begins to take form.
This work is not conceptual. It is alive. It moves through descent, through disruption, through the liminal spaces that reveal what’s been waiting beneath the surface. And it is deeply relational. As we come into new relationship with ourselves, the way we meet others—and the wider living world—naturally begins to change.
I hold space as a companion and guide—for truth to rise, for what’s been waiting to be felt, for you to return to the deeper intelligence that’s always lived within and around you.
connection to place
I live, love, and work on the traditional homelands of the Clackamas, Cowlitz, Multnomah, Kathlamet, Tualatin Kalapuya, Molalla, and bands of the Chinook tribe, now known as Portland, Oregon.
This generative land grounds me in my practice and reminds me of the responsibility we carry to honor those who came before us.
a lifelong commitment to unlearning
I am a lifelong student of unlearning white supremacy and settler-colonial ways of thinking and relating. This dedication is woven into my work and life, as I continually strive to hold space for liberation and collective healing.
naming is the first magic - winteraven
The name Winteraven means “In-Between Magick”
Winter evokes the threshold — the liminal season where silence holds potential, and transformation begins beneath the surface. Raven carries the mystic current of death and rebirth — a shape-shifting force rooted in my animistic ancestral lineage, guiding me through change with sharp vision and wild grace.
Through this unfolding, I’ve come to embrace myself as a magickal being —queering form and expectation, untethered by gender, shaped by intuition, and alive at the crossroads between human and the unseen. Mine is a path of fluid becoming, of living in between the binaries, where spirit and body, silence and song, shadow and light all speak.
This is the heart of Embodied Rebellion: a living disruption of the systems that bind us, a reclamation of truth through embodiment, and an invitation for emergence — for all.
an invitation
If you’re standing at a threshold—between what no longer fits and what hasn’t fully formed—welcome. This is a space for the in-between, for descent and emergence, for remembering what you were never meant to forget.
Embodied Rebellion is a way of returning—to your rhythm, your body, your knowing.
If you're ready to step into the fire of your own becoming, I’d be honored to walk with you.