This is how you described the room:
The room is warm, like a womb...I can feel air blowing from a ceiling fan, but that too is warm. I am wrapped in a down-filled quilt, a log cabin print. Though the quilt is an antique-appearing print and most likely made by my mother, the rest of the room is quite modern. There are Russian prints on the walls, 1 Picasso, and 1 Ani diFranco poster. Furnishings are sparse, but I can tell mean something: a simple desk and a chair by a long horizontal window. The warmth in this room is incredible, I can't shake the feeling that this IS my mother's womb.
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. The depth of description tells us that the subject has strong memories of childhood.
You wanted to leave the room.
The subject wanted to become an adult.
This is how you described the forest:
I can feel sunlight glaring onto my back and turn to look up, yes, it is indeed the sun. Shadows are cast by the thin, tall trees. I'm not into horticulture, so I have no idea what kind they are....birch, maybe? They obviously thrive here, the trunks are packed into the forest like toothpicks in a box.
The forest is growing up, and the trees are those adults with whom the subject interacted at that time. That the forest is very bright tells us that the subject had extensive freedom while growing up. Small trees imply that the adults had a weak influence on the subject.
This is how you described the path:
This forest is incredibly dense....the underbrush wraps around my boots and latches onto my legs. I find a trail, made perhaps by another human...but not used often, it seems. I can barely make out the soil below all the brush.
Adolescence is represented by the path through the forest. That plants are the major source of obstructions tells us that the subject’s problems arose mostly from interactions with adults. The lack of evidence of fellow travelers suggests strong feelings of isolation at that time.
This is how you described the water:
I hear the stream before I see it...I had no idea that water could actually "babble. It's not wide and is just deep enough to accommodate a few small fish. Are those goldfish? Looks like it. That must mean it's human-made, I don't think goldfish are wild creatures. This stream must be the definition of clarity, I can see each pebble and dip perfectly through the magnification of the water.
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. The presence of life in or around the water indicates a strong desire for children. The movement of the water suggests a normal, average if somewhat playful sex drive.
When you came to the water, you went around it.
The subject is not interested in new sexual experiences.
This is how you described the cup:
There's a strange looking goblet where the water and the fertile soil meet. Why would someone litter like that? Such a delicate piece of glass...tinted brown. Can age do that? I have no idea how long it's been there, but it lends itself to the area somehow. Injects a bit of history.
The vessel, or specifically the practicality of the vessel, is how the subject approaches marriage or bonding. A decorative container indicates that the subject views marriage as a romantic adventure.
You left the cup behind.
The subject is not interested in marriage.
This is how you described the key:
A key....how odd. I wish people would stop littering, this little key could get jammed in a deer's throat or something. I don't think a deer would eat a key, though. At any rate, I'm sure it's dangerous. I believe the key's copper, but I'm not sure if they make copper keys. The oldness of it makes me think it's a skeleton key...perhaps it belongs to the owner of that goblet.
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. What is mentioned is that the key could possibly endanger other residents of the forest. From this we can infer that the subject will not even consider careers that are morally tainted.
You avoided the bear.
In a crisis, the subject prefers the indirect, non-confrontational approach.
When you came to the wall, you tried to go around it.
The wall represents death: by trying to walk around it, the subject shows an acknowledgment of death, but also a need for an alternative to its finality, such as an afterlife or reincarnation.