Analysis for Rey Hatch, 26 February 1999

This is how you described the room:

Very dry and cool not cold. The floors are wooden and the walls are bare and dirty there is a single bed which I am laying on and dingy curtains. The is a table with a single chair. There are no decorations.

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 room is neither comfortable nor uncomfortable; this suggests the subject had a bland, uninspiring 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 leave the room.

The subject wanted to become an adult.

This is how you described the forest:

The forest is dense and mossy. It is full of tall pine which look very old and some dead trees. It is cool, overcast and a slight breeze is blowing giving a chill.

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

This is how you described the path:

The path is not that easy to follow and easy to stray from. It has no been well traveled only by a few people if that. It's basically broken branched and moved bushes.

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. 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:

A river which is natural and moving very quickly. The water is silty and smell slightly, it almost burns from the cold. The rocks in it are slippery making it difficult to pass.

The water is the subject’s sexuality. What interests us here is the clarity of the water (representing attitude) and its movement (representing libido). Murky, dirty, or otherwise unclear water suggests that the subject has significant issues regarding sex. Fast-moving water indicates a strong, active 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:

It is a vase blue large and large mouth opening which narrow in the neck and widens into a large bulb. It is glass. And it is odd that it is there.

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 but left it empty.

The subject is interested in marriage, but sex won’t be a significant part of that relationship.

This is how you described the key:

A large brass key tarnished that smells like tarnish. It has a yarn attached to it. The key seems like it would be used for a box or chest something to keep things in such as clothes or documents.

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.

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.

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