Provisional Analysis for Jeremy., 10 January 2006

This is how you described the room:

A box. That's my first thought. I'm in a small, square log cabin with three smudged and dirty windows. The air is chilly, but crisp--the snap in the air you feel on cold autumn mornings. There is a bed in one corner, a wooden chair in the middle with a beat-up 1955 Martin guitar leaning against it, and a worn, dusty rug covering part of the floor. The rug is so old and faded as to be almost colorless. The walls are bare.

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 (41.98%). The depth of description tells us that the subject has strong memories of childhood (27.83%).

You wanted to leave the room.

The subject wanted to become an adult.

This is how you described the forest:

Dark, murky in places, but shafts of light piercing through the foliage above, creating slowly moving shadows that belie the forest's paucity of wildlife. Despite the twisted, ugly trees reaching overhead, small plants have flourished on the forest floor--moss, sorrel, clover. The ground is soft and there's an earthy smell in the air.

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 (27.81%). Tall trees imply that the adults had a strong influence on the subject (53.96%).

This is how you described the path:

It's barely a trail worthy of the word. Overgrown and long-disused, it twists and winds in and out of darkness. There are occasional puddles of stagnant water to be stepped over. Bloated, white earthworms are visible, either dead or dying, in places where the ground is particularly moist.

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 (61.07%). The lack of evidence of fellow travelers suggests strong feelings of isolation at that time (57.83%). The visibility of the path tells us that the subject had a good idea of what to expect from adolescence (54.59%). A narrow path suggests that the subject had limited options for emotional growth at this time (66.97%).

This is how you described the water:

It's a waterfall, cascading down a high, rocky cliff, tumbling into a river. The foam of the water is brilliantly white against the dark rocks, and the river below seems carved out of the land--deep and almost black as the foam dissipates, but moving briskly and lapping at the shores on either side. Occasionally I think I can see the outline of a shape darting through the water.

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 (89.62%). The movement of the water suggests a normal, average if somewhat playful sex drive (32.80%).

When you came to the water, you crossed it.

The subject is open to new sexual experiences.

This is how you described the cup:

A tin cup. Battered and old, and dirty on the outside. At least the interior appears clean.

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 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:

The key is an ornately wound piece of silvery wire--but stiffer than I'd expect silver to be. It has protrusions on all sides, and at the place where I'd expect to grip it, it is set with an unpolished chunk of amethyst. It might unlock a door hewn from a mountainside or a small treasure-box, but whatever it unlocks, it's something important, or at least interesting.

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 (46.56%). 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 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.