Mx. Amy E. Rhea, HPx 3* has been practicing the Craft since 1999, both in coven and as a solitary practitioner. They first studied under Marcia Young and Lee Criswell of Circle Fey and received initiation to the first degree in 2003 before moving to solitary practice. They later apprenticed under Susan Stoddard of Pagan Temple of Arkansas (a congregation in the tradition of the First Temple of the Craft of W.I.C.A.) and worked closely with Taz Chance and Alex Gonzalez of Naofa Tintean and was initiated to the first degree in their lineage in 2010. They were elevated to clergy status through Pagan Temple of Arkansas in 2011 by Susan and her brother JoMichael Stoddard, and in 2016, they were elevated to the second degree through Naofa Tintean by Taz Chance and Alex Gonzalez. In 2019, they were elevated to the third degree by the same priestess and priest. A decades-long proponent of education and service, Amy has regularly presented workshops and rituals at events including St. Louis Pagan Picnic, Pan Pagan Festival, and at Oak Spirit Sanctuary.
Amy’s research interests include devotional practice and monastic discipline, clergy training and education, historical and folkloric witchcraft, and the Inclusive Wicca movement.