Analysis for Rey Hatch, 26 February 1999

This is how you described the room:

Very dry and cool not cold. The floors are wooden and the walls are bare and dirty there is a single bed which I am laying on and dingy curtains. The is a table with a single chair. There are no decorations.

The initial room is the subject’s childhood. What interests us here is the general atmosphere of the room, in addition to the level of furnishings described by the subject. This comfortable room suggests a childhood that was pleasant (42.15%). The depth of description tells us that the subject has strong memories of childhood (27.74%).

You wanted to leave the room.

The subject wanted to become an adult.

This is how you described the forest:

The forest is dense and mossy. It is full of tall pine which look very old and some dead trees. It is cool, overcast and a slight breeze is blowing giving a chill.

The forest is growing up, and the trees are those adults with whom the subject interacted at that time. A semi-dark forest tells us that the subject felt somewhat oppressed by the attention the adults gave (28.03%). Tall trees imply that the adults had a strong influence on the subject (53.19%). The occasional dead tree represents the adult that had a weak or negative influence on the subject.

This is how you described the path:

The path is not that easy to follow and easy to stray from. It has no been well traveled only by a few people if that. It's basically broken branched and moved bushes.

Adolescence is represented by the path through the forest. That the path is free of obstructions indicates that the subject had no problems during adolescence (60.30%). The lack of evidence of fellow travelers suggests strong feelings of isolation at that time (58.20%). The visibility of the path tells us that the subject had a good idea of what to expect from adolescence (52.83%). A narrow path suggests that the subject had limited options for emotional growth at this time (67.93%).

This is how you described the water:

A river which is natural and moving very quickly. The water is silty and smell slightly, it almost burns from the cold. The rocks in it are slippery making it difficult to pass.

The water is the subject’s sexuality. What interests us here is the clarity of the water (representing attitude) and its movement (representing libido). Clear water tells us that the subject has no issues regarding sex (89.39%). The movement of the water suggests a normal, average if somewhat playful sex drive (32.52%).

When you came to the water, you went around it.

The subject is not interested in new sexual experiences.

This is how you described the cup:

It is a vase blue large and large mouth opening which narrow in the neck and widens into a large bulb. It is glass. And it is odd that it is there.

The vessel, or specifically the practicality of the vessel, is how the subject approaches marriage or bonding. A practical container indicates that the subject is pragmatic when it comes to questions of marriage (63.71%).

You took the cup but left it empty.

The subject is interested in marriage, but sex won’t be a significant part of that relationship.

This is how you described the key:

A large brass key tarnished that smells like tarnish. It has a yarn attached to it. The key seems like it would be used for a box or chest something to keep things in such as clothes or documents.

The key is the ideal career for the subject. What interests us here is how the key appears (representing how others view the career) and what it may open (representing the subject’s goals for the career). Old-fashioned keys suggest that the subject desires a traditional career (45.95%). Having the key open a house, car, or other commonplace use tells us that the subject has no extraordinary expectations about a career (54.76%).

You avoided the bear.

In a crisis, the subject prefers the indirect, non-confrontational approach.

When you came to the wall, you tried to go around it.

The wall represents death: by trying to walk around it, the subject shows an acknowledgment of death, but also a need for an alternative to its finality, such as an afterlife or reincarnation.