Provisional Analysis for Nathan, 31 January 2009

This is how you described the room:

The room is warm and is furnished with a bed, bedside table, drawers, and is well lit due to the windows. The walls of the room are light in color and the floor is dark hardwood. There is a rug on the floor.

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 (40.82%). The depth of description tells us that the subject has strong memories of childhood (27.62%).

You wanted to leave the room.

The subject wanted to become an adult.

This is how you described the forest:

There are large, old, deciduous trees in the forest and it is lit by the sun shining through the trees' leaves.

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 (28.34%). Tall trees imply that the adults had a strong influence on the subject (54.18%).

This is how you described the path:

The path is narrow but easy to navigate. It winds through the trees and, at the time, there is no body else there. It is a clearly marked dirt path.

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 (59.78%). The lack of evidence of fellow travelers suggests strong feelings of isolation at that time (58.57%). 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 (66.58%).

This is how you described the water:

The moving water is a brook that is to large to jump across. It is cold and clear and forms many deep pools of water. It rolls and jumps over rocks.

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 (88.70%). The movement of the water suggests a normal, average if somewhat playful sex drive (31.82%).

When you came to the water, you crossed it.

The subject is open to new sexual experiences.

This is how you described the cup:

The drinking vessels is tall, open, wider at the top than the bottom, is bronze colored, and is made of wood.

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 (63.17%).

You left the cup behind.

The subject is not interested in marriage.

This is how you described the key:

The key is iron, heavy, about 5 inches tall, and is a skeleton key. It is worn but taken care of. It unlocks a door.

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 (45.21%). Having the key open a house, car, or other commonplace use tells us that the subject has no extraordinary expectations about a career (54.22%).

You confronted the bear.

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