Check the Wind

From the Rosetta Tarot, the Eight of Disks; from the Day of the Dead Lenormand, the Clover:

Look and see which way the wind blows before you commit yourself.

― Aesop

The Eight of Disks is subtitled Prudence, a virtue of restraint that encourages us to pause and thoughtfully consider the wisest action. Sometimes that just means sitting on the nest. If a threat would appear to her eggs, this owl would most assuredly be ready to defend them. But first she would make sure the perceived threat wasn't performed so that another predator could sneak in while she was distracted. Clover, a lucky but fleeting opportunity, suggests we guard ourselves from crossing the line from prudence into paranoia, causing serendipity to pass us by. Prudence is driven by logic and paranoia by fear; if the the reasoning part of your brain is taken offline by emotion, stay seated.