I was talking to a mentor of mine, about my path. You know—spiritual journey, soul journey, whatever you wanna call it. The vocabulary is incidental to me, beyond the fact we’re talking about all that woo-woo stuff that make people think you’re nuts if they ain’t so much into it. Fortunately, I’m accustomed to people thinking I’m nuts and can erase it. Thank Neptune! Otherwise, I’d be so self-conscious I don’t know how I could function.

"Am not always sure I’m doing it right, but will keep the faith I’ll get what I need to grow," I told her.

Today’s Tarot is the Three of Wands. This card is associated with Sun in Aries, and threes are the number of creativity—birthing. This fellow is waiting for his ship to come in, but it’s not so passive as it may first appear. He knows he has a ship out there specifically because he took action to arrange for the voyage. You’ll often see this card when your investments are preparing to pay off. Commonly business pursuits are involved, but always look to the context of the card and listen to your intuition . Sometimes people even get this card when packages are about to arrive in the mail, too—shipping, see?

My friend tells me this is a very powerful prayer—asking Spirit for the next step you need to grow. This idea very well represents the Three of Wands energy. There’s a seeking involved here; action up to this point is part of the picture, as is alertness. We’re looking at actively investing energy into creating the circumstances in which the ship is to arrive and an ongoing attention toward the water, focusing our energy toward the goal.

People wait sometimes, for their problems to resolve and wishes to manifest. Maybe that love will materialize if they visualize the perfect partner. Maybe that job will come if they think positive thoughts about getting it. The house, the peace, the friendships, the happiness people are looking for all can be so elusive. The question here is what have you done to get what you want? Our Aries friends take action! While they could perhaps benefit from a helping of others’ patience, we may benefit from a share of their initiative, going for what we want.

If I want to be a better Tarot reader (and I always do and will), I’d better study! I’d better be on the lookout for new opportunities to grow, learn and improve. I’d better be willing to back up my wishes with action inspired by those visions. Otherwise, it’s all so much wishful thinking, no more productive than endlessly mulling over a laundry list of what-if’s.

We live in the physical plane, albeit with a foot in the spiritual. To bridge the two, you start by shooting the intent out there, but always remaining prepared to take action on the signs you see coming in response. The Three of Wands reminds us we don’t want to be napping when that ship arrives, or just standing on the hill, timidly wondering if it’s really "the" ship or not.  If it looks like your ship, go on down to the dock and take a look around. No telling what you’re going to find in the cargo.

How are you about taking action on achieving your goals? What’s your Mars like?

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