Reclaiming Ancient Power: A Priestess's Journey with IO Kirkwood

Message us Mermaids 🧜🏼‍♀️*** BRIEF MENTION OF SUICIDE IN EPISODE ***What if your spiritual journey began before you were even born? For IO Kirkwood, a metaphysical practitioner with 38 years of experience, that's exactly how it started—"in utero." Descended from an Irish priestess tradition from County Cork, IO shares how she reconnected with ancestral gifts that had been refused for two generations before her.DetailsFrom fairy contact at age four to leading a Maiden, Mother, and Crone community today, IO's path reveals profound insights about human potential and divine connection. She challenges conventional spiritual frameworks, explaining, "I don't worship anything. What I do is co-create with these beings, these frequencies, these energies." This perspective places sovereignty at the center of spiritual practice—we aren't subordinate to higher powers but active participants in creation.One of the most practical tools IO shares is the "cancel, cancel, cancel, delete" technique for interrupting negative thought patterns. Since "your environment reflects back to you exactly what you think," this simple mantra helps reprogram subconscious beliefs that limit our potential. She explains how our bodies don't understand negation, making positive affirmations far more effective than trying to negate negative thoughts.IO's work empowering women through her community group addresses how patriarchal culture has diminished women as they age. She offers a fascinating perspective on feminine and masculine energies—how women naturally multiply energy while men concentrate it, and how menopause gives women access to both abilities, creating a natural spiritual completeness that ancient magical traditions sought to achieve.Whether she's discussing sound healing, magical practices, or the importance of authenticity as "the highest frequency," IO's insights invite us to recognize our divine nature and take responsibility for our spiritual development. Join us for this extraordinary conversation that might just change how you view yourself, your thoughts, and your place in the cosmos.ReferencesIO Kirkwood's Website - Tarot by IOKIO Kirkwood Channel - YouTubeHo'oponopono Prayer - Healing Yourself with the Ho'oponopono PrayerEmpowering Women Song - I Call My Power BackTeal Swan's Website - Teal Swan Support the showShameless PromotionsChloe Brown is the graphic artist behind all of the Mermaids’ delightfully whimsical branded reels, stories and picture posts on social. Contact her at [email protected] for artistic consultation and design work. SponsorshipsWe do not advertise nor accept sponsorships so that your listening experience remains free of distractions.  If you are as passionate as we are about supporting spiritual seekers, consider buying us a coffee at:  https://buymeacoffee.com/mysticalmermaidlounge.Please feel free to email us with positive and constructive ideas, questions or comments at [email protected] you for listening! Please follow and rate/review if you love us. Blessed be.