Analysis for Anonymous (3 AM on a Friday after a good night out), 17 January 2004

This is how you described the room:

There are a nuber of winows in this room that show the sun through the leaves outside. There is a sliding glass door out onto a balcony. The sheets are soft and are a natural fabric with an interesting but simple design and texture combination. There is a wood floor with a cream colored rug. The walls are also a warm off-white. There is a dresser along one wall that is wood, has simple lines and is low to the ground but takes up the entire length of the wall. There is a white chair in one corner. It is empty.

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 (40.46%). The depth of description tells us that the subject has strong memories of childhood (27.56%).

You wanted to leave the room.

The subject wanted to become an adult.

This is how you described the forest:

It is a sunny day, the trees are tall and thin with light colored trunks, allowing grass to grow along their base. I can see dragonflies and birds going about their business.

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 (28.22%). Tall trees imply that the adults had a strong influence on the subject (54.04%).

This is how you described the path:

It is a worn dirt path, but unkempt. There is an uneven texture with rocks, but it is flat and gently wends in a slight curve into the trees where it disappears.

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 (60.83%). The lack of evidence of fellow travelers suggests strong feelings of isolation at that time (58.16%). The visibility of the path tells us that the subject had a good idea of what to expect from adolescence (53.46%). 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:

It is a 20 to 30 feet wide river. It is green with its own depth but here and there you can see large rocks on the bottom and the sunlight scattering in the water. There are a few fish and turtles. I think about taking a swim... I have done that before.

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 (89.29%). The movement of the water suggests a normal, average if somewhat playful sex drive (31.94%).

When you came to the water, you crossed it.

The subject is open to new sexual experiences.

This is how you described the cup:

It is on a rock that stick into the water, as if someone had been picnicing on the rock and left it there. It is a bright red plastic cup with a white inside that has collected some rain water.

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 (62.00%).

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:

It is in the dirt, with dirt caked in the grooves. Shining under the dirt though it is a bright gold color. It is a normal looking door key for a house that I know of a friend I rarely get too see except special occasions. I am on my way there now, maybe.

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 (46.80%). Having the key open a house, car, or other commonplace use tells us that the subject has no extraordinary expectations about a career (54.29%). Note that the subject has described a very specific purpose for the key; the subject has strong, precise expectations about a career.

You confronted the bear.

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