Upright
Bad news, violent chagrin, crisis, censure, power in trammels, conflict, calumny; also sickness.
Reversed
Disquiet, difficulty, opposition, accident, treachery; what is unforeseen; fatality.
Reflection
Light
Honoring limits
Respecting the rules
Deciding to go on a diet for your health's sake
Recognizing you cannot always be in control
Identifying obstacles to further progress
Refusing to think about unhealthy or unethical options
Asking for assistance
Shadow
Feeling trapped
Being lost in a maze of rules and regulations
Giving in to despair
Playing the victim
Allowing others to dictate what you can and cannot do
Being rendered helpless
Having very few options
Failing to look for a way out
Symbolism
A woman, bound and hoodwinked, with the swords of the card about her. Yet it is rather a card of temporary durance than of irretrievable bondage.
Ace of Wands
Two of Wands
Three of Wands
Four of Wands
Five of Wands
Six of Wands