Analysis for Anonymous, 6 April 2000

This is how you described the room:

The room is very cold and black. There is a small light in the middle of the room that swings back and forth. There is a single bed in the middle of the room that has stark white sheets on it. There is a slim door on the right 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 (41.64%). The depth of description tells us that the subject has strong memories of childhood (27.79%).

You wanted to leave the room.

The subject wanted to become an adult.

This is how you described the forest:

The forest is very dark with fat trees all around. There is a little sunlight filtering through the treetops. There is no beaten path on the ground.

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 (27.91%). Tall trees imply that the adults had a strong influence on the subject (54.08%).

This is how you described the path:

The path is barely visible, if at all.

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 (60.77%). The lack of evidence of fellow travelers suggests strong feelings of isolation at that time (57.63%). The visibility of the path tells us that the subject had a good idea of what to expect from adolescence (54.31%). A narrow path suggests that the subject had limited options for emotional growth at this time (67.31%).

This is how you described the water:

Coming to a thin creek, I touch the water. The water's very cold as it trickles through my fingers. Small fish swim past.

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 (89.33%). The movement of the water suggests a normal, average if somewhat playful sex drive (31.66%).

When you came to the water, you crossed it.

The subject is open to new sexual experiences.

This is how you described the cup:

The drinking vessel is a small canteen filled with soda.

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 (62.77%).

You left the cup behind.

The subject is not interested in marriage.

This is how you described the key:

The key is old and rusty. It opens a haunted house on a hill.

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 (46.19%). Having the key open a house, car, or other commonplace use tells us that the subject has no extraordinary expectations about a career (54.73%).

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.