Provisional Analysis for Marguerite Flechier, 4 May 2006

This is how you described the room:

The room is dusty, shadowy, and cluttered. there are rich, old-fashioned, heavy brocade furniture and tiffany-style lamps with prisms hanging. There are piles of books, and a cat.

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 (41.29%). The depth of description tells us that the subject has strong memories of childhood (27.41%).

You wanted to stay in the room.

The subject did not want to grow up.

This is how you described the forest:

Light filters through a canopy of leaves, bright green and the ground is mossy and loamy. There are ferns and it is very silent.

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 (28.30%). Tall trees imply that the adults had a strong influence on the subject (55.06%).

This is how you described the path:

The path is clearly and well worn. It is only wide enough for one person to walk at a time, and there are often felled trees that one must step over.

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 (59.85%). The lack of evidence of fellow travelers suggests strong feelings of isolation at that time (58.88%). The visibility of the path tells us that the subject had a good idea of what to expect from adolescence (52.37%). A narrow path suggests that the subject had limited options for emotional growth at this time (69.08%).

This is how you described the water:

The water is a very cold and clear running stream, narrow and shallow enough to wade across but one crosses it by walking on a fallen log that connects the creekbanks. the water moves quickly and the creekbed is very rocky and slimy.

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 (88.66%). The movement of the water suggests a normal, average if somewhat playful sex drive (31.37%).

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 a small quite shiny flask with someones initials engraved on it in an oldfashioned swirling script.

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 (63.15%).

You left the cup behind.

The subject is not interested in marriage.

This is how you described the key:

The key is rusty an cobwebby, almost completely hidden from view and half buried in the dirt. It is a skeleton key ans I don't know what it unlocks

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 (45.63%). Having the key open a house, car, or other commonplace use tells us that the subject has no extraordinary expectations about a career (54.71%).

You confronted the bear.

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

When you came to the wall, you turned around and walked back along the path.

The wall represents death: by avoiding it altogether, the subject shows complete denial about the possibility of death.