Analysis for Anonymous, 13 June 1999

This is how you described the room:

Non-conformity is my 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. We see that the subject was a precocious child, who probably was beaten up a lot.

You wanted to stay in the room.

The subject did not want to grow up.

This is how you described the forest:

The trees do not bend to the whims of the poet.

The forest is growing up, and the trees are those adults with whom the subject interacted at that time. The adults in the subject’s early life vacillated between indifference and annoyance toward the subject.

This is how you described the path:

The path is straight and narrow.

Adolescence is represented by the path through the forest. That the path is free of obstructions indicates that the subject had no problems during adolescence. A narrow path suggests that the subject had limited options for emotional growth at this time.

This is how you described the water:

The water resists you.

The water is the subject’s sexuality. What interests us here is the clarity of the water (representing attitude) and its movement (representing libido). The subject’s sex life consists of constant resistance from potential partners.

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 closed.

The vessel, or specifically the practicality of the vessel, is how the subject approaches marriage or bonding. The subject views marriage as a dead end.

You left the cup behind.

The subject is not interested in marriage.

This is how you described the key:

The key unlocks itself.

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). The subject is destined to become a high school councilor or job placement specialist.

You confronted the bear.

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

See another test from 1999