This is how you described the room:
I wake up staring at a cold granite ceiling. The bed is of hard granite. The floor is soft sand and littered with large bowling-ball sized stones. It is a jail cell, and there is a light down the hall, but not much light filters into the room
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. A very uncomfortable room suggests a highly traumatic 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:
In the middle of a grove of trees, and it is dark outside. I look around and there are tall ancient redwoods. The moon is full and a filtered light comes through the trees dotting the ground with spots of light.
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.
This is how you described the path:
The path is narrow and overgrown with shrubbery winding behind trees and bushes. The path is obscured by bushes and winds as if trying to hide itself from travelers. It is hard to distinguish the borders of the path which is very hard to see.
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. A narrow path suggests that the subject had limited options for emotional growth at this time.
This is how you described the water:
There is a small stream about 4 feet wide and flows to my right, and it flows at a trickling speed disappearing under some overgrown bushes. It is clear, but i don't touch it so I don't know its temperature.
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 vessel is a canteen made of large steer scrotum with a long leather strap for carrying.
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. (I will resist making any tasteless extensions to this interpretation.)
You left the cup behind.
The subject is not interested in marriage.
This is how you described the key:
An old skeleton key covered with rust and moss. It is obscured by weeds that contain it so much that when I pick the key up, the plant overgrowth breaks. It unlocks a tomb of some sort.
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. Magical or fantastic keys suggest that the subject has unreasonably high expectations of what will result from 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.