Provisional Analysis for shar, 24 January 2006

This is how you described the room:

I look about the room to see the curtains drawn and the room dimmed. There are candles lit about and the smell of vanilla in the room. It is very clean, and comfortable and I hear music coming from down a hallway. The couch I am resting on is very soft and plush and I don't want to leave and get up but I believe that someone is coming.

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 (40.94%). The depth of description tells us that the subject has strong memories of childhood (27.42%).

You wanted to stay in the room.

The subject did not want to grow up.

This is how you described the forest:

The trees in this forrest are so tall and thick. There is brush all around and the silence is deafening. The color of the trees is so deep and lush in green. It must be mid afternoon because the sun is still high in the sky.

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 (28.36%). Tall trees imply that the adults had a strong influence on the subject (53.47%).

This is how you described the path:

The trail is worn and traveled it appears. If I keep following it, I wonder if it will lead me out of here. I am afraid of being by myself

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 (60.47%). The lack of evidence of fellow travelers suggests strong feelings of isolation at that time (58.51%). The visibility of the path tells us that the subject had a good idea of what to expect from adolescence (53.49%). A narrow path suggests that the subject had limited options for emotional growth at this time (67.52%).

This is how you described the water:

I look before me and there is the most beautiful waterfall ever. The water so crisp and gently bubbling like a brook, yet this water stretches far across like a lake reaching out. I want to reach down and drink from it.

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 (89.32%). The movement of the water suggests a normal, average if somewhat playful sex drive (32.26%).

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:

Beside my foot lays a silver cup that glistens in the sunlight. Someone has left the cup behind. I wonder if anyone will mind me using it. The cup has a handle on one side that appears to be dented in somewhat but still useable.

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 (63.07%).

You took the cup and filled it.

The subject is interested in marriage, and sex will be a significant part of that relationship.

This is how you described the key:

I trip and stumple over a root, and notice as I am getting up a sparkling tin under some weeds. I reach out for it and discover a mysterious key. It is long and winding and looks similar to a skeleton key. Could there be a castle near by?

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 (45.84%). Having the key open a house, car, or other commonplace use tells us that the subject has no extraordinary expectations about a career (54.47%).

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.