Provisional Analysis for Chris, 19 July 2009

This is how you described the room:

The room is frigid and grey. Somewhere there seems to be a wall of windows letting the cold morning light pour in and flood the room, but I seem unable to look at them. The walls are white, the floor is grey tile, I am draped across an unforgiving white leather arm chair. Everything feels modern yet sparse and incredibly sterile. It is a living room or den.

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 (41.66%). The depth of description tells us that the subject has strong memories of childhood (28.05%).

You wanted to stay in the room.

The subject did not want to grow up.

This is how you described the forest:

The trees are impossibly tall and thin. They bend and sway in the wind. A damp fog rolls slowly out from the trees and coils around my feet. I cannot see the moon; the canopy blocks all the light. The world is drenched in blue and grey. It is surprisingly warm and there are no bugs. I think the trees might be eucalyptus. They smell wonderful. I could stand here all night.

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 (28.56%). Tall trees imply that the adults had a strong influence on the subject (53.38%).

This is how you described the path:

I can see the path: it is a thin, hard line in the earth. It is as if a god scratched the surface of the earth and left this trail. Beside that, it is edged with tall ferns and grasses. It would be difficult to see if I didn't know it was there already.

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 (60.78%). The lack of evidence of fellow travelers suggests strong feelings of isolation at that time (58.12%). The visibility of the path tells us that the subject had a good idea of what to expect from adolescence (53.75%). A narrow path suggests that the subject had limited options for emotional growth at this time (67.29%).

This is how you described the water:

It is a small waterfall pouring into a little pool. Around the edges of the pool, moss and mint thrive. The pool runs into a quick, dense stream which flows away through the forest, creating its own miniature rapids.

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 (89.17%). The movement of the water suggests a normal, average if somewhat playful sex drive (32.08%).

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's just and old plastic cup, perhaps once belonging to a child. At one point it was a bright, sunny yellow, but it has become filthy with mud, feces and general forest decay. I want to take it with me.

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 (63.08%).

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:

It's silver, rectangular, pocked... It takes me a few minutes to even determine that the object IS a key. As it happens, this is the key to a safety deposit box in a high security Swiss bank. One of many security features, including bioauthentication systems which ultimately render the key useless to me.

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 (46.67%). Having the key open a house, car, or other commonplace use tells us that the subject has no extraordinary expectations about a career (54.20%).

You avoided the bear.

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