wwhich card best represents captivity in tarot?

[Tansey Ella]

Which card in tarot represent captivity ? I know the 8 swords comes to mind . However, i was thinking of a card that just shows someone who is unable to move on , perhaps agoraphobia - staying in the confines of their home, not necessarily being hurt just afraid to leave that safety.
any thought on which card represents this the best, a non violent captivity?

 

[starrystarrynight]

The Four of Pentacles springs to mind...

 

[cherryberry]

reversed Fool maybe?

4 of swords as well possibly, a chosen rest.

 

[frac_ture]

My immediate thought was the 8 of Swords, but you already mentioned it. Maybe the 4 of Cups would also apply here? Not sure about a specific connection to agoraphobia necessarily, but the card can definitely indicate stagnation and an inability to move on...?

 

[cherryberry]

interesting that so many of the 4s were mentioned.
But, makes sense - stability, groundwork completed, pause,...

 

[Tansey Ella]

that is interesting and yes it is captivity in one sense, the man is holding on tight to what he has. ( in the 4 of pents) The captivity I am thinking of has more to do with an inability to walk out the door in their mind or physically. The 8 swords almost is it, but the typical rws pic seems too violent looking. I thought of the hanged man too. The 78 doors showed the 8 swords as a man in a an open birdcage.

 

[RunningWild]

How about the four of swords and the nine of swords? While something like agoraphobia can result in an emotional response (cups), it's process wired in the brain first (swords).

 

[Tansey Ella]

good ideas from everyone. Anyone who has ever done a reading and feels one card in particular tends to represent agoraphobia, literally fear of market places?
The 4 all seem to allude to this, esp the 4 cups. I see the 4 cups with wanting something you can't have and refusing the one that is offered to you.

 

[celticnoodle]

I was also going to say the 8 swords and the 4 of pentacles. Perhaps in some way also the 9 swords.

 

[LovelyMissAries]

I thought of The Hanged Man, rendered immobile by indecision.