Minor Arcana · Wands · V · Fire
Five of Wands — tarot meaning
loss, friction, testing — in will, action and creative heat
Upright
Friction and competition. Strife that shakes things loose and tests commitment.
Reversed
Conflict avoided — or a quarrel ended from exhaustion, not resolution.
Shown from the 1909 William Rider & Sons deck (public domain). A card is read in relation to the question and the cards around it; these meanings are a starting point, not a verdict.