Three of Wands

Keywords & Phrases:
Foresight. Expansion. Exploration. Contemplation. Seeking new adventure. Seeking how best to act. Knowing what is going to happen next. Having an open perspective. Starting on a new journey. Awareness of your intentions. Knowledge as power. Initiative. Doing one's part. Birth of an enterprise. Cooperation. Brisk business. A new project. Initial success. Favorable early returns. Help in putting plans into action. Sharing creative energies. Exchanging ideas. Setting goals for the future. Opportunities. New ideas. Visionary. Established strength. Synthesis of ideas. Planning. Getting the big picture. Creative overview. Direction. Looking for greater possibilities. Planning ahead. Taking the long few.

Summary:
A highly creative card, the Three of Wands indicates that it is time to explore future possibilities with foresight and a sense of adventure. It is timely to reflect on what you know to be right for you and what is available. This is not a card about taking a risk; rather, like any real explorer, you set off with provisions, a map, plans, and knowledge of the territory. Is it going to be a barren landscape or is there something calling you on?

You're poised on the threshold of success and your past efforts are starting to pay off. You've reached an important milestone; you are on solid ground and have developed a new confidence concerning your long-term plans. You possess the power to bring about your heart's desire.

Everyone needs to know how to do their part. If only one part of a job is missing, then the work cannot be completed. Once we have worked hard and done all that is necessary, we can rest and wait, observing the rewards. This moment should be relished, without being anxious about things that are already beyond our control.

This card indicates both foresight and patience, leading the way into new ventures, and exploring the unknown for new possibilities. It deals with expanding our horizons and foreseeing positive results for our efforts and investments. It also may indicate waiting for our ship to come in. Being a Three and a Wand card, it may mean using passion and inspiration to create something new. Have patience and focus your attention and efforts on the long haul. You have laid the groundwork, and now is the time to nurture your endeavor as you wait for results.

You have completed the first stage of a project, but there is more to do. You can count on teamwork and cooperation. You feel a sense of both accomplishment and challenge as you prepare to enter the next phase of your enterprise. Opportunities abound, and a new job is possible. Take the opportunity to cooperate with others if you wish to lay the groundwork for future development.

In readings, the Three of Wands can tell you to take the long view. Don't react to the heat of the moment, but step back and reconsider. See how the present fits into the greater picture. This card asks you to be a visionary - to dream beyond current limitations. It can indicate premonitions or other intuitions about what is to come.

All hope feeds the dawn, the promise of a fresh new day. As each new challenge slows our chase of the sun, we can pause, reflect on how far we've come, and move on feeling renewed.

At times it is useful to view the things of this world through the eyes of a child at play. The secret truths are sometimes right before us, and we are unable to see them.

We are the Horae - Eunomia, Dike, and Irene, discipline, justice and peace. The power of the seasons that we control has been celebrated since the earliest of times. Now the power is in your hands.

Questions:
Where do your ambitions lie? Where are you putting your attentions? What and whom are you drawing to yourself through your vitality, power, and energy? What are you envisioning for the future? What and with whom do you have to coordinate to achieve your plan?