Analysis for Anonymous, 12 January 1999

This is how you described the room:

The room is warm due to an open window where the cool breeze of wind is coming from. The color of the room is old rose with a beautiful curtain that matches the motif of the room. The room is not much decorated only a pair of landscape paintings hanging on the wall, a dresser with a huge mirror where you can see the whole of you standing right in front of it, two lampshades beside the headboard, a brass sofa bed, with a lot of pillows...

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 items in the room are average, which tells us that the subject has the normal memories of childhood.

You wanted to stay in the room.

The subject did not want to grow up.

This is how you described the forest:

The forest looks so peaceful and quiet with a huge trees everywhere that gives me a warm shade from the sunlight. It looks like a peaceful place to relax and to appreciate nature... and not so far from the forest is a waterfalls with a very clear water.

The forest is growing up, and the trees are those adults with whom the subject interacted at that time. Tall trees imply that the adults had a strong influence on the subject. Average lighting tells us that the subject received enough attention from the adults to be guided but not oppressed.

This is how you described the path:

The road is wide and it gives me enough room to see my surrounding very well but it looks like that no one has ever been there yet.

Adolescence is represented by the path through the forest. A wide path indicates that the subject had numerous options for emotional growth at this time. The lack of evidence of fellow travelers suggests strong feelings of isolation at that time.

This is how you described the water:

It is a natural water coming from a long range of water its like a big falls with a warm water and so clear that you want to just dive in for a nice warm bath...The water is so quiet and very inviting.

The water is the subject’s sexuality. What interests us here is the clarity of the water (representing attitude) and its movement (representing libido). Slow, gently moving water suggests a passive, restrained, calm sex drive. Clear water tells us that the subject has no issues regarding sex.

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:

The vessel is full of water in it... that it is made of a clear glass like crystal.

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:

The key is a gold colored with regular size of a key... that unlocks a treasure chest long been kept centuries ago.

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). Keys that allow access to treasure or other valuable things indicate that the subject is fixated on gaining wealth through a career. An ordinary-looking key suggests that the subject desires a nondescript career.

You confronted the bear.

In a crisis, the subject prefers the direct, no-nonsense 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.