Five of Wands
Minor Arcana · Fire · Saturn in Leo
Upright
friction, competition, scrappy conflict
Five people swinging sticks and nobody actually hurt. Disagreement, rivalry and crossed purposes — irritating rather than dangerous, and often productive if the argument is allowed to be had.
Reversed
avoided conflict, inner tension, ending the fight
The fight is being suppressed rather than settled, or it is finally winding down and the energy is returning to the work.