This is how you described the room:
There are only three pieces of furniture and the temperature is frigid. There is a long metal couch upholstered in zebra stripe suede leather. Next to it is a solid crystal 5-sided coffee table. The only other thing is a rusty hat rack shaped from swords and spears.
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. A very uncomfortable room suggests a highly traumatic childhood. No furnishings at all tells of either a complete absence of memories from that time or active suppression of said memories.
You wanted to stay in the room.
The subject did not want to grow up.
This is how you described the forest:
There trees are primarily pine and spruce and plenty of sunlight filters through the trees making everything bright and surreal
The forest is growing up, and the trees are those adults with whom the subject interacted at that time. A well-lit forest tells us that the subject had considerable freedom at this time. Tall trees imply that the adults had a strong influence on the subject.
This is how you described the path:
A narrow single-track path meanders randomly through the sparse undercover. It looks fairly old and seems to have been some sort of animal trail.
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. The lack of evidence of fellow travelers suggests strong feelings of isolation at that time. The visibility of the path tells us that the subject had a good idea of what to expect from adolescence. A narrow path suggests that the subject had limited options for emotional growth at this time.
This is how you described the water:
The trail ends at a roaring mountain creek full of huge boulders. It appears impossible to cross because of the rapid current and slippery 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. Rushing, violent water indicates a powerful, vigorous, and quite possibly compulsive sex drive.
When you came to the water, you crossed it.
The subject is open to new sexual experiences.
This is how you described the cup:
There is a dented boy scout canteen that has been abandoned and is half buried in the forest floor.
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.
You left the cup behind.
The subject is not interested in marriage.
This is how you described the key:
An old fashioned skeleton key with only a few teeth left. Probably opened some creep Victorian mansion's doors.
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. Magical or fantastic keys suggest that the subject has unreasonably high expectations of what will result from a career.
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.