Lukas Rowland

Pride in the season of Fire

July 15, 2025August 18, 2024 by Lukas Rowland

A saturated close-up of paint on rue Sainte-Catherine in Montréal depicting an inclusive Pride flag: purple ring on a yellow field for Intersex inclusion; three chevrons in white, pink, and blue for trans inclusion; two chevrons in brown and black to represent queer people of colour; and the traditional six horizontal stripes in purple, blue, green, yellow, orange, and red

Thoughts on the social aspect of the Fire element as Pride comes and goes, and reflections on how to best maintain your own social battery.

Motion

July 15, 2025July 18, 2024 by Lukas Rowland

A view of sunset seen through the trees at NDG's Confederation Park. At the bottom right, a view of the pool through a fence

Motion can seem like a little or a lot: how much do you need to balance your life? Can you do it on your own, or do you need some assistance?

Here comes summer

July 15, 2025June 24, 2024 by Lukas Rowland

A bonfire on a sandy beach sends sparks into a dark sky

Summer has arrived in full heatwave, a rough transition into the season of Fire.

Celebrating Pride with defiance

July 20, 2026June 10, 2024 by Lukas Rowland

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Wood and anger

July 15, 2025March 17, 2024 by Lukas Rowland

Each phase of the Wuxing has its emotion, and Wood’s is anger. How do we express and relate to this feeling?

Water to Wood

July 15, 2025March 9, 2024 by Lukas Rowland

Trees on either side of a body of water, with some reflected in its smooth surface. Above, a cloudy sky

As winter transitions to spring, we move from Water to Wood in the Wuxing

Shades of blue

July 15, 2025February 16, 2024 by Lukas Rowland

A crocheted blanket lies across a massage table; the yarn is coloured in a repeating chevron pattern of pink, purple, light blue, and dark blue

Valentine’s Day is tomorrow, but I’d like to rewind a little and take a look at last Friday’s new moon in Aquarius. It marks a new lunar year, that of the Wood Dragon (we’ll get into that element this spring), and it’s a time of celebration around the world. I have a habit of setting … Read more