Araminta Star Matthews
Author, Academic, Artist, eLearning Designer, Oracle, Life/Art Coach, Editor, and Developer
Site still under construction, May 2025
Meanwhile, check out my newest project: Professor Reboot on YouTube
About Me
All Things Writing and Academic
As a professionally trained and published author and editor, I believe in the power of stories, poems, verse, and essay to transport ourselves into magical spaces, help us resolve our inner conflicts, and evolve our selves to serve our highest purpose through the power of the written word. As an academic of 18+ years, I have authored many articles in peer-reviewed publications, support academic writing, edit all genres, tutor/teach both writing and art, research, write, ghost-write, edit, paint-with-words, create content, and generally deliver any written needs you may required. While my early works centered around YA supernatural horror, my more recent publications have been academic or themed around wellness. My current creative works are historical fiction and supernatural women’s lit.
All Things Coaching and Consulting
When you are my client, your goals become the central point of our work together. Whether we are mapping your grief or recovery, helping you reach professional goals, engaging in death-doula or art-coaching, or developing your website or social media marketing plan, you are at the center of our work together. I take an iterative approach in my work to ensure the final result aligns with your creative vision and reflects your unique brand identity or personal and uniquely human needs.
All Things Spiritual
As an ordained priestess to Hecate; a Reiki and Crystal Healer; a Mindfulness and Art Coach; and an oracle practiced in card, charm, palm, and astrological readings, I focus our spiritual pathworking on your personal needs in the here-and-now. My altar sprays are all-natural, organic, customized scents designed to support your spiritual practices without smoke. Oracle readings are chosen by you, for you, and range in scope per your needs. Priestess coaching is customized to your personal situation and right-sized to what you need in this moment—whether we are making a one-time map to your spiritual journey, crafting a ritual or healing spell, or working the path to your own priest/ess ordination to the higher power of your choosing—always, we will do this work together.
All Things Digital
In addition to my diverse experiences in the arts and spiritual practices, I’ve also had a verifiably profound career in the fields of eLearning Design, Digital Curation, Career Development Facilitation, Web Development, Digital Marketing, and education. In this role, I offer you my nearly 2 decades of experience designing and teaching online, hybrid, and in-person courses for a vast range of audiences, as well as my skills to develop your website and marketing strategy (or teach you how to do it yourself on your own terms).
Products & Services
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Altar and Room Sprays
Explore my homegrown, customized herbal and crystal scent sprays perfect for altars, ritual, or ceremonial work, or for just energizing a room with a fresh and unique scent!
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Tarot, Oracle, Charm Divination
Every session is unique. Choose from more than 30 tarot and/or 20 oracle decks, or a personalized charm-casting using charms cast on a moon-phase map as I scry for your personalized, unique divinatory experience
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Writing, Art, Life, Priestess Coaching
Draw Goddess mythos to ground you in the working and create your inner temple, map your journey to wellness, or develop your writing or artistic practices as we target your life goal and pursue your unigue life purpose
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eLearning, Web, Social Media Design
Draw upon my 20 years as a professor, academic, and learning experience designer to take a class, create a customized learning experience, develop or design a web space, or expand on your social media design to maximize your digital presence with clients
Publications and Research
In “Pay attention to the chatbot behind the curtain when AI ‘is no place like home’ : A framework and toolkit for integrating critical thinking and information literacy in educational and professional settings,” coauthored with Academic Librarian Barb Bartley, Araminta explores the application of the Association of American Research Library’s Information Literacy Standards and applies these to the use of generative AI and LLM chatbots. Published in Advances in Online Education: A Peer-Reviewed Journal, March of 2025 and available to read online with a free subscription to Henry Stewart Publications. Click Here to read this research.
In “Making space for the rabbit hole: Art education and eLearning development post-pivot,” coauthored with Pratt Institute’s Instructional Designer, Maura Conley, this 2023 article in Advances in Online Education: A Peer Reviewed Journal seeks to maintain the pandemic-pivot digital education skills in the area of art education. Focusing on digital critiques, meta-installation of art in web-based portfolios, and creating reusable learning artifacts like video demonstrations, this article serves a deeply under represented area of learning experience design: Art Education Online. Read this research with a free subscription to Henry Stewart Publications by clicking here.
My most recent, full-length, professionally-published book was co-authored with YouTube Influencer, my good friend, The Lune Innate, and published by Mango Press in 2021. This book explores the documented history of crystals and other minerals for healing purposes. It provides you with a series of practices that uses meridians, energy principles, Reiki, The Law of Attraction, Chakras, and crystals to manifest your personal wellness journey. While crystals are paired with corresponding purposes, this book also teaches the reader how to align their own crystals with their recovery-needs. It can be purchased here at Amazon and wherever books are sold.
Araminta is constantly working on new works of poetry, audio-stories, podcasts, Documentaries, short and long fiction, and nonfiction books. Reach out with questions or contact her.
Frequently Asked Questions
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First things first, don't be nervous. If you’re not yet sure what you’re looking for, we'll start with a free consultation to determine your design needs (and if we'll make great collaborators).
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Pricing is based on both the project's scope and your desired timeline. (I promise fair rates and will always require your approval before we begin). Some of my services and products have set prices. Customized work can also be quoted. Let’s work together!
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When I was very young, the first thing I knew about myself was that I loved learning. To that end, I’ve never stopped. I spend my time focused on developing my skills, my knowledge, my life, and my goals. I’ve gathered and maintain many certificates as a means to enrich my personal life, and now I share that experience with all of you through my work.
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I have been a professional Senior Learning Experience Developer for two decades. I offer in-person, webinar, and fully asynchronous (on your time within a deadline) course programming. Subjects vary amidst my diverse array of services:
Map Your Underworld Journey Through Grief, Wellness, or Recovery
Train to Become a Priestess
Obtain Reiki I, II, or Mastery (in any of the 7 styles in which I’m an attuned master)
Learn Crystal Healing
Develop Self-Care and Personal Healing
Attune to Your Inner Goddess Temple
Learn to Create Online Courses
Explore Your Jungian Shadow to Fully Embrace YourSELF
Explore Your Identity
So Much More!
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I have many clients from all around the world. People find me from my incredibly diverse network of connections, or they stumble upon me and my work by way of my publications, art, or testimonials. One of my best gifts is productivity, and to that end, I am delighted to be able to offer you personalized services that fit within both our timelines.
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Of course! Remember, I’m a seasoned academic with a long history of evidence-based research to validate my work. That means I’m both a science-driven researcher and a spiritually-inspired person who listens to her divine inner purpose with an attuned ear. You don’t need to be spiritual to work with me—I have many clients who gravitate to my “academic nature.”
What Clients and Collaborators are Saying
"Araminta is able to balance technical acumen with a relentless focus on accessibility and student experience."
Dr. Mercedes Pour-Previti, EdD
“Araminta is an absolute pleasure to work with. She is always willing and able to help, collaborates extremely well, listens carefully to what is needed, and always brings creative solutions to the table.”
Animator, Adam Fisher
“I’ve come to know Araminta as an inclusive, progressive, thoughtful, generous, devoted caregiver of all her projects. She cares deeply, works hard, and will be an asset on any team.”
Tavia Gilbert, Performer & CEO of Talkbox
“Araminta is an unequivocal problem solver. Information rarely intimidates her. Her ability to organize and understand information not only makes her excellent at coming up with creative solutions to immediate problems, it also allows her to envision what can be accomplished in the weeks, months, and years ahead.”
Associate Dean Tatiana Osmond
“I was so enmeshed in my grief that all I felt like I was literally drowning all the time. Araminta’s unique Underworld Mapping course helped me design my unique pathway to healing and recovery. Bonus—now I know the next time I’m in the Underworld, I’ll know how to find my way out again. Thanks, Araminta!”
Anonymous—Priestess Coaching Client
“I'm still amazed at how Araminta manages to learn new programs and talk about them like they've been around for decades!”
Illustrator, Michael Connor
“She is smart, savvy and a bright force. Plus, she is astonishing--there is absolutely nothing she can't do: computer software wiz, creative thinking, operationalizing curriculum, taking feedback, etc. When you have the opportunity to work with someone who is as capable, competent and willing as Araminta is, that is a joy!”
Kate Manahan, Documentarian-student
Get in Touch!
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