Analysis for Anonymous, 4 June 2001

This is how you described the room:

It's a relatively small room with a single bed and a walnut chest of drawers. It is cool in the room but there are big thick blankets on the bed. The walls are bare, with a single window.

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 (41.48%). The depth of description tells us that the subject has strong memories of childhood (27.48%).

You wanted to leave the room.

The subject wanted to become an adult.

This is how you described the forest:

The forest is full and thick with trees areas of pines and other areas are covered with maples, oaks, birch and beech trees. There are leaves covering the ground but not completely the leaves are damp and do not make a sound when you walk and the sun is just rising and the sounds of the forest are starting to come to life.

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 (28.28%). Tall trees imply that the adults had a strong influence on the subject (53.86%).

This is how you described the path:

The path is wide in most areas with some narrow places. It is easily navigated and has many paths leading off in other directions not as well worn and much narrower. The other paths look like only animals have traveled them.

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 (59.32%). The lack of evidence of fellow travelers suggests strong feelings of isolation at that time (59.31%). The visibility of the path tells us that the subject had a good idea of what to expect from adolescence (52.32%). A narrow path suggests that the subject had limited options for emotional growth at this time (68.03%). The alternative paths indicate that the subject had a lot of options during this time, but stuck with convention by following the path laid by others before.

This is how you described the water:

The water runs down a small fall over some rocks to a small creek below it comes from the hills above out from the hillside onto the rocks. You can not tell exactly where it comes from but it is cold and clear as though it traveled underground fro a long time but not through dirt instead through rock.

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 (88.80%). The movement of the water suggests a normal, average if somewhat playful sex drive (31.25%).

When you came to the water, you crossed it.

The subject is open to new sexual experiences.

This is how you described the cup:

Wooden ladle with a string tying it to a small tree that leans over the creek.

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 (63.00%).

You left the cup behind.

The subject is not interested in marriage.

This is how you described the key:

It's a old rusted key probably dropped her by someone long ago. It may have been the key to their house.

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 (46.54%). Having the key open a house, car, or other commonplace use tells us that the subject has no extraordinary expectations about a career (54.17%).

You avoided the bear.

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