This is how you described the room:
The room was stark white, with shelves and shelves of uncovered leather bound books written by classic authors. The room is warm with cool breezes that seem to come from nowhere. The bed I am in is the only furnishing in the room, except for the built-in wall-to-wall books. The sheets, blankets and pillow slips are white. There is a stark white canopy draped from the ceiling to cover the bed like a netting.
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:
Dank and dark with a musty smell of mold surrounds me as I step over a thicket of huge overgrown roots from the ancient green trees that tower overhead, blocking almost all of the light, save one spot in the far distance that illuminates the forest path enough for me to work my way through, toward the light.
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. Tall trees imply that the adults had a strong influence on the subject.
This is how you described the path:
The path in the forest is overgrown with roots and plants, so I must step high and deftly to navigate it. I must stop several times to reevaluate where the path is, partly because of the dimness of light and partly because it is covered with overgrowth.
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:
I hear water dropping into what sounds like a puddle, so I follow it. The sound echos less as I get closer to the light source at the end of the path. There is a pond of water that appears to be coming from and underground source. In the center of the body of water, a fountain pushes water up about eight inches. I touch the water, it smells of sulphur, and is thick to the touch. I refuse to taste it.
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. Slow, gently moving water suggests a passive, restrained, calm 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:
The urn is of hand thrown clay with paleolithic caricature painted on the side. It lays on its side next to the hand of an ancient, poorly preserved skeleton of, from my somewhat educated judgment of skeletal remains, determining the hip size, once belonged to a male. A fragment of rope is wrapped around the neck of the urn, I assume it was once used to carry the vessel
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 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:
The key is really a delocking device, of credit card size and a magnetic strip on one side near the bottom. It is white with a ying/yang symbol on the opposite side of the magnetic strip. It reminds me of a Hotel Key used in the more modern Hotels of large cities.
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). What the key unlocks is not specified. The card is high-tech in appearance, suggesting that the subject would prefer a cutting-edge job.
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.