Is Eight of Swords a yes or a no?

The answer

No, not while you believe you are trapped — the moment you test the ropes, the answer changes to yes.

What argues for it

The constraints are more believed than real. Testing one would prove it.

Reversed

You are less trapped than you feel, and this would demonstrate that.

When it moves

As long as you keep believing the limitation is fixed. It can end today; it has been able to for a while.

What to do about it

Test the ropes. They are looser than they feel, and the only way to find that out is to move.

Reversed

Take the first step out even though the path was visible the whole time. Waiting for the fear to disappear first is its own trap.