Analysis for TMR, 13 July 1999

This is how you described the room:

It's a cold room, with just enough light to see. Everything is black and there are blue, purple and red lights.

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.

You wanted to stay in the room.

The subject did not want to grow up.

This is how you described the forest:

It's just barely a forest, with scraggly saplings.

The forest is growing up, and the trees are those adults with whom the subject interacted at that time. Stunted, damaged, or absent trees imply a dearth of adult interaction with the subject.

This is how you described the path:

It's just the place where the trees aren't.

Adolescence is represented by the path through the forest. 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:

It's a small, dug pond. The water is artificially dyed blue.

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. That the water has been dyed may suggest that the subject is actively concealing serious issues regarding sex.

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:

An empty keg.

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 left the cup behind.

The subject is not interested in marriage.

This is how you described the key:

A small, brass key with the words "Ye Olde Chastity Belte Company."

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). Having it open a chastity belt may suggest that the subject wants the career to lead to sexual encounters. An ordinary-looking key suggests that the subject desires a nondescript career.

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.