If the 2 of Wands is all gas no brakes — Martian will hurling itself forward — the 3 is the first deep breath you take when you reach the plateau. You know that moment—you’re a bit sweaty, hands on hips. Chest heaving a bit. The view opens up in front of you. And then, almost immediately, the question that follows every arrival: now what . That's this card. The inception point where the conqueror becomes the leader. He's not standing on that outcropping looking at the horizon