Analysis for Xander, 5 March 1999

This is how you described the room:

The floor and walls are white-washed stone, pleasantly cool to the touch. I'm lying on a pile of blankets near an open window that looks out over the sea. The only "furniture" consists of a couple of built-in ledges and a long bench protruding from the wall.

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 (41.36%). The depth of description tells us that the subject has strong memories of childhood (27.50%).

You wanted to leave the room.

The subject wanted to become an adult.

This is how you described the forest:

Tall thin Aspen trees extend as far as the eye can see. The sun shines through their golden leaves, creating kaleidoscopic patterns on the forest floor. The air is bitingly crisp and clean.

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 (28.45%). Tall trees imply that the adults had a strong influence on the subject (54.15%).

This is how you described the path:

There is no path to be seen, but there is plenty of room to navigate between the tree trunks. The terrain is somewhat hilly however, with little rises and dips every few steps.

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 (60.93%). The lack of evidence of fellow travelers suggests strong feelings of isolation at that time (58.27%). The visibility of the path tells us that the subject had a good idea of what to expect from adolescence (53.39%). A narrow path suggests that the subject had limited options for emotional growth at this time (67.55%).

This is how you described the water:

The trees end on the edge of a great open lake. The water is a deep blue, and obviously very deep. The trees continue again on the other side of the lake.

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 (89.42%). The movement of the water suggests a normal, average if somewhat playful sex drive (32.59%).

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:

The vessel is a large Graecian urn, decorated with the silhouettes of dancing figures. Though it is empty, it is still quite heavy and awkward to pick up.

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 (63.41%).

You left the cup behind.

The subject is not interested in marriage.

This is how you described the key:

The key is large and clunky, and probably fits the lock of a massive stone door leading into an Ancient Temple. It's very heavy, and has a piece of rope through its circular end as if to hang around a person's neck.

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 (45.58%). Having the key open a house, car, or other commonplace use tells us that the subject has no extraordinary expectations about a career (54.78%).

You confronted the bear.

In a crisis, the subject prefers the direct, no-nonsense approach.

When you came to the wall, you jumped over it.

The wall represents death: by jumping over it, the subject not only acknowledges death but has come to accept its finality.