Worker Bee

From the Gill Tarot, the Three of Wands; from The Circle, Prosperity:

It’s the job that’s never started as takes longest to finish. — J.R.R. Tolkien

This card shows a wand piercing through an upper barrier. Planning is fun and exciting, but at some point, we must put our ideas into action. The Three of Wands represents the stabilization of creative energy which allows us to begin the work. With clarity and confidence, we cast aside our doubts and get busy. Prosperity shows the industrious honeybee on a comb, reminding us that patience and diligent effort brings sweet rewards.

I made it to Oxford, but it is not that I am particularly clever, much more that I am a worker bee.

—Emilia Fox

Dance It Out

From the New Era Elements Tarot, the Mother of Air (Queen of Swords); from the Tao Oracle, Prosperity (14):

          This smiling Queen is represented by a Mongolian dancer in traditional costume. Biyelgee is done in a small area, so rather than using much movement of the feet, expressiveness comes from the movements of the upper body. This Queen suggests that there are ways to move emotional energy through us without allowing it to hijack our logic and intelligence. Walking, cleaning, singing, isometric exercises, or gardening are some other ways. Once the emotional surge has left, we can see a situation with clarity and respond wisely. Prosperity, the 14th hexagram, suggests that abundance will flow into our lives to the extent that we embrace challenges and adapt to changes. Emotional blockages can stop this flow if our focus is distracted by reacting rather than accepting and persevering. Dance it out, this Queen advises.