Illuman – The Cave and The Fire
Illuman - The Cave and The Fire
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Welcome to the Illuman Podcast, where we explore themes of spiritual transformation, inner work, and authentic masculinity. Join us as we dive into topics like Rites of Passage, Council practice, personal growth, connection, and service to the world. Rooted in Illuman's mission of fostering wholeness and radical belonging, this podcast invites men to walk a path of healing, vulnerability, and generative leadership. Whether you're new to Illuman or deeply immersed in the journey, these conversations are for you.
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The podcast covers themes of spiritual transformation and authentic masculinity, with episodes exploring topics like Rites of Passage, Council practices, and the journey of healing among men, exemplified by discussions such as Matthew Lyda's insights on grief and authentic living in the context of contemporary masculinity.
Welcome to the Illuman Podcast, where we explore themes of spiritual transformation, inner work, and authentic masculinity. Join us as we dive into topics like Rites of Passage, Council practice, personal growth, connection, and service to the world. Rooted in Illuman’s mission of fostering wholeness and radical belonging, this podcast invites men to walk a path of healing, vulnerability, and generative leadership. Whether you’re new to Illuman or deeply immersed in the journey, these conversations are for you.
In this powerful and tender conversation, Markku Kostamo—a nonprofit leader, mental health advocate, and Illuman brother from British Columbia—shares his journey through mental illness, grief, and recovery, and how the Men’s Rites of Passage offered him a path toward deeper healing and belovedness.
With host Ned Abenroth, Markku reflects on:
• Living with bipolar disorder and the layered work of recovery
• Discovering his core wound and the healing power of ritual• The unspoken grief many men carry—and how it becomes sacred
• Why nature, brotherhood, and descent are essential to the masculine path
• How ancestral trauma and mental health are woven through our stories
With honesty, grace, and grounded insight, Markku invites us into a spacious conversation about what it means to be fully human, fully wounded, and fully loved.
🔸 A story of descent, mental health, and the sacred masculine.
🔸 An invitation to show up with your whole self—and be held.
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