What I see here is some necessary intellectual development going on, quite nicely thank you, but it isn't manifesting in the physical just yet. One of my biology professors once told me that confusion is the state of mind that precedes clarity - it tells you your brain is working. So while you're not getting the results you want yet, your head is moving to a better place.

I'd suggest focusing on that Ace of Swords - use your intellect as a tool to transition from past to future (wands tell you where your energy is). Consider approaching your "higher conscsiousness" (whatever that is for you) and ask it for information. You have some blockages to achieving the physical manifestation of your work, but that doesn't mean your mind isn't working in the interim.

My two cents, along with a salt-shaker. :-)