Peace and prosperity reflect a state of flow which is created daily, hourly, mentally and actively by a team of people. Their cooperation works because each participant lives according to what is nourishing and strengthening for their own core-being. Each individual attends to their own self-care, growth and development while at the same time respecting and working around the needs and behaviors of the others. The conditions which make peace possible are created daily, hourly, mentally and actively by a community made of people living according to how each thrives best. 

The ancient fairy tale of the princess and the pea contains important natural laws for understanding and practicing the art of prosperity.  This is an invitation to dream of and strive for such a utopia.  

The princess in the story has clearly been raised according to how she flourished best.  The environment and the people participating in her education and socialization have lovingly trained her from the very beginning to reign, because this was in line with her disposition and her interests.  Her mind was stimulated such that her innate thirst for knowledge and hunger for interesting challenges could be satisfied. She learned to trust her perceptions and to pursue her need to acquire wisdom and experience. She was encouraged to explore what caught her interest. She was empowered to formulate her questions in many ways so that they could be understood and answered by different kinds of people. Therefore, she learned to speak many different languages. She gathered her experiences into a lifelong process of constantly renewing and growing her wealth of knowledge.  She learned to integrate her feelings both as a healthy radar system and an indicator for appropriate and successful problem solving. She became proficient in self-care and channeling her creativity into a wide range of practical activities. She acquired the habit of adjusting her self-care as appropriate to her needs and tasks. She became proficient at combining the wisdom of her senses, her observation of her environment and her ever-growing understanding of justice in order to govern those entrusted to her. She enjoyed the challenges of creating harmony and amicable problem solving. With wise guidance, she had developed the spiritual habits that ensured that her choices are in alignment with and in the service of cosmic laws of order. Thus, the Pea-ce Princess is a prototype of a person who can handle power mindfully, lucidly and beneficially for her community.

The prince in the story is the child of joint monarchy based on team work and respect. The loving parents understand both their country and their child well. They know that their offspring would not be able to secure peace and prosperity for their nation without a suitable partner.  The child trusts his parents and follows their wise advice to choose only someone on eye-level, who both attracts him and complements his ability to reign.  Since there is no such person in the vicinity of their country, they send portraits of the prince to noble families in distant lands, because the archetype of nobility ensures that their children are properly nurtured and educated for the job of ruling a country, if their talents and interests lead them to do so.

The princess immediately recognizes the match and the need for swift action when she sees the portrait of the prince. Her parents trust their child's decision and gather the culturally designated gifts and proof of her qualifications. They outfit her and her attendants accordingly and send her on her way.  Unfortunately, this is a lot of material baggage, which makes for slow progress on the journey to the far away empire.  

The princess has the knowledge, the orientation and self-protection skills to make the difficult and long passage successfully on her own. Therefore, she leaves her escort behind and travels ahead alone.  However, her appearance temporarily suffers from the hardships she overcomes on her journey. Thus, she arrives expediently, but unconventionally.  

Upon arrival her behavior speaks for her credibility. Her physical condition after the travel adventures makes the king, who is better able to judge material things, doubtful. However, the queen knows that a person who could be a good match for the prince would feel a dry pea even under 20 mattresses no matter how badly she needs to sleep. Such a person would be able to perceive and deal with different kinds of irritations in the empire in tandem with her son. Therefore, the princess is subjected immediately to the ancient pea test.  

The princess not only senses the pea under the mattrasses. The next morning, she also gives appropriate instructions to ensure her physical well-being as an important basis for fulfilling her duties in teamwork with her future husband.  

Thus, a fairy-tale alliance is formed, showing us the prerequisites for achieving peace and prosperity for all.