This is how you described the room:
I am in a warm room with white brick walls. I am lying in a double bed with black sheets on them. I am naked and feeling very comfortable and happy. Across from the bed, I see a wardrobe with mirrors on the doors. Next to the bed there is a big window with sunlight streaming in and I can see clouds and blue sky.
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:
It's a thick forest with tangles of vine and sharp briars and thorns. It is dark and dank and would be almost impossible to enter.
The forest is growing up, and the trees are those adults with whom the subject interacted at that time. A very dark forest tells us that the subject felt considerably oppressed by the attentions of the adults. A tangle of vines and thorns is an ugly image and leads us to believe that the adult influences were highly negative in nature.
This is how you described the path:
It is a barely visible trail, almost over grown by the vines and briars. To walk on it, one would be pricked by all the thorns.
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:
There is a wild river in which the water tumbles and rolls into a whitewater-rafter's paradise. The water is clear and fresh and as it crashes by it splashes my face and I taste its sweetness.
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:
It is a beautiful, gem-encrusted goblet made of shining gold and silver.
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 took the cup and filled it.
The subject is interested in marriage, and sex will be a significant part of that relationship.
This is how you described the key:
The key is an old-fashioned skeleton key that probably fits into a trunk of some kind. Perhaps a maiden's hope chest which she has filled with linens in anticipation of her wedding day.
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. Having the key open a house, car, or other commonplace use tells us that the subject has no extraordinary expectations about a career. At the risk of reading too much from the symbolism, one could try to equate the hope chest with romance.
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.