This is how you described the room:
The room is bright and the walls are soft white. A fireplace is along one wall and a fire is burning warmly and brightly. The bed is very large and soft. There are few decorations and only minimal furniture, giving the room a clean, open, Zen feeling.
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:
The forest has many birch like trees--light trees with thin trunks and wispy, lacy branches. The forest feels open even though nothing but trees can be seen in all directions. The forest floor is spongy and covered in light brown leaves. The air is misty but bright with diffuse sunlight.
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. Small trees imply that the adults had a weak influence on the subject.
This is how you described the path:
The path is hidden under leaves. I really cannot see the path. Perhaps there is no path.
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. Poor visibility of the path tells us the subject was often confused by the changes brought on by adolescence.
This is how you described the water:
The path ends at a small natural stream. The water is clean and cold running directly from snow in above mountains. The stream is small, quiet and easily crossed.
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. Slow, gently moving water suggests a passive, restrained, calm 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:
The drinking vessel is a backpacking cup. It's made of stainless steel metal. The cup has a smooth, simple practical design that makes it strong and light.
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:
The small brass key looks like it would open a typical padlock. The key is fairly ordinary.
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). An ordinary-looking key suggests that the subject desires a nondescript career. Having the key open a house, car, or other commonplace use tells us that the subject has no extraordinary expectations about 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.