Provisional Analysis for Ava, 11 May 2009

This is how you described the room:

The room is painted a pastel teal green, a pleasant color. I am lying in a large bed, which is the focal point of the room,. The bed has white sheets and pillows, smooth and soft. Across from the bed, next to the door, is a white dresser with gold knobs on the drawers. Atop the dresser is a jar of lilacs, my favorite flower. The room smells of clean linens and the faint smell of lilacs. The window is open and a cold breeze is rolling in from outside. It is chilly in the room but I am comfortable underneath the sheets, though they are thin. I like my rooms to be slightly cold, so it is really the perfect temperature for me. The room is clean and sparsely decorated, with a teal carpet a little darker than the walls on the floor. I like how sparsely decorated it is, and how neat. Normally my room is not that neat.

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 (41.74%). The depth of description tells us that the subject has strong memories of childhood (27.71%).

You wanted to stay in the room.

The subject did not want to grow up.

This is how you described the forest:

The forest is open and warm, filled with towering pine trees. The trees are so tall that their branches do not start until high above my head, leaving me surrounded by red-brown, warm-colored trunks, tall and thick. They are spaced far apart- well, relatively speaking. It is a very open forest. Yellow and gold light drifts down form the canopy of trees and pine needles litter the ground. I feel very free inside it. It is very bright and clear, and the ground is flat. It smells like pine- everything smells like pine. It is very calming. Everywhere I look seems exactly the same- I want to explore it, but I don't know if I could find my way back easily. It feels like a magical place.

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 (28.64%). Tall trees imply that the adults had a strong influence on the subject (50.39%).

This is how you described the path:

There is no definite path. Every space between the trees is even and open. I just want to wander through the entire forest.

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 (60.40%). The lack of evidence of fellow travelers suggests strong feelings of isolation at that time (58.02%). The visibility of the path tells us that the subject had a good idea of what to expect from adolescence (53.80%). A narrow path suggests that the subject had limited options for emotional growth at this time (67.46%).

This is how you described the water:

The land in the forest is very flat, and suddenly drops into a small river. It is about three feet wide, and the water is very clear and cool to the touch. It is a bubbling brook by every definition. It stretches onward through the forest for as far as I can see in either direction. It is very pretty and very clear.

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 (31.32%).

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 plastic cup, with two handles- one on each side. It is pale green, but faded. Someone left it there long ago. It reminds me of a cup that my best friend owns. It feels like someone forgot this cup many years ago and never came back for it. It is coated with dirt on the bottom, but the top half is faded and clean. The bottom is a much brighter, lime green, like all the color from the top bled down into the bottom.

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 (62.09%).

You left the cup behind.

The subject is not interested in marriage.

This is how you described the key:

The key is old and large, colored silver. It has a large, round top with a hole in the middle, like the key could be put on a necklace or something. It is faded in places and well-made, obviously very old. It is washed clean, maybe by rain, though it seems like it doesn't rain much here. It looks freshly dropped.

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 (46.12%). Having the key open a house, car, or other commonplace use tells us that the subject has no extraordinary expectations about a career (54.31%).

You avoided the bear.

In a crisis, the subject prefers the indirect, non-confrontational 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.