Ash nicSidhe has walked the path of the Craft since early childhood. At around age five, she was kissed on the forehead by the Lady in the Moon and told “You are Mine, now and always.”

She formally entered the Craft as an Initiate of the Georgian Coven at age 19 and later received Third Degree in the New York Coven of Welsh Traditionalists, drawing her towards the teachings of Lady Gwynne Thompson and the N.E.C.T.W. family.

After meeting Zanoni Silverknfe and years of shared work in the StarBorn Tradition, and she met Raven and StarMist Cuveen and worked with them until StarMist was closed in 1992.

When Nemed Cucualtii was created later in 1992, she was among the first to be accepted. In 1993, she, along with a few others, were formally elevated to the Priesthood Degree, the highest rank in N.E.C.T.W.

Ash nicSidhe continues to serve as an Elder High Priestess within Nemed Cuculatii, assisting Raven, affirming inclusive, ethical practice rooted in traditional Craft. Beltane 2023 marked 50 years since her formal initiation—though her path began long before, with moonlit rites in a New Mexico backyard.

Now in her seventh decade of life and sixth of practice, she draws respectfully from the many traditions she has studied and been initiated into—including Georgian, Gardnerian, NROOGD, Glencoran, and others—while keeping her Work within Nemed Cuculatii firmly rooted in the values and teachings of N.E.C.T.W.

Sometimes the light’s all shinin’ on me;
Other times I can barely see.
Lately it occurs to me
what a long, strange trip it’s been.

(The Grateful Dead)