Analysis for Noblita, 27 March 1999

This is how you described the room:

It is light yellow and warm. The walls are slightly textured and the ceiling is vaulted. There is a kiva in the corner, a pigeon-hole desk, an overstuffed silk futon, a low large firm bed with several soft pillows. Curtains are floaty cream and pale green. A large light wooden wardrobe catercorner to the left of the bed. There are three windows one has a window seat. The view is of the sky, mountains and the sea. A bookshelf takes up one wall.

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 stay in the room.

The subject did not want to grow up.

This is how you described the forest:

Great, I like the room, but wouldn't want to be a prisoner. Large live oak and cypress. To my left is a wetland area and to the right are evergreen and deciduous (mostly oak, apple and maple) trees. It is early morning with bright clear light. The forest it vast but well spaced.

The forest is growing up, and the trees are those adults with whom the subject interacted at that time. Average-sized trees imply the normal influence adults have on a child: neither insignificant nor impressive. That the forest is very bright tells us that the subject had extensive freedom while growing up.

This is how you described the path:

The path is packed sand with smooth pebbles and wide. Well traveled and slightly rutted but easy.

Adolescence is represented by the path through the forest. The visibility of the path tells us that the subject had a good idea of what to expect from adolescence. A wide path indicates that the subject had numerous options for emotional growth at this time. A few, scattered obstructions indicate the occasional problem in adolescence, but nothing consistent nor insurmountable.

This is how you described the water:

A natural rushing stream. A freshet from underground. Numbingly cold but *fresh*! Exhilarating! I walk through it over the smooth stones.

The water is the subject’s sexuality. What interests us here is the clarity of the water (representing attitude) and its movement (representing libido). Fast-moving water indicates a strong, active sex drive. Clear water tells us that the subject has no issues regarding sex.

When you came to the water, you crossed it.

The subject is open to new sexual experiences.

This is how you described the cup:

Gourd dipper.

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 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:

Four inches long. Probably cast iron but looks like volcanic glass.

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). Decorative keys suggest that the subject wants an attention-grabbing, one-of-a-kind career.

You confronted the bear.

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

When you came to the wall, you turned around and walked back along the path.

The wall represents death: by avoiding it altogether, the subject shows complete denial about the possibility of death.