Analysis for Liesle, 16 February 2000

This is how you described the room:

The room is a library. It has dark wooden furniture and big comfortable chairs. There are many books lining the walls of the room from the floor to the roof. There is a fire in the room and it is warm and comfortable. The room has a huge desk on the one side with many papers on it in disarray.

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:

The forest is dense. It has many large oak and pine trees. The trees are very tall and one cannot see the sky. It is night time and everything is dark. The wind whispers through the leaves and only here and there is there a splinter of moonlight on the ground

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. That the trees partially block out the light of the moon suggests that the subject felt a bit overprotected.

This is how you described the path:

There is no path, one just walks randomly between the trees on the bed on pine leaves. The trees are planted close together and leave little room to walk comfortably

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. 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 river that flows at the end of the wood, it is rather wide and flows strongly.

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. Fast-moving water indicates a strong, active 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:

There is a cup made of ceramics. It is large and has a brown colour. It is clean and cool

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:

The key is small and cold. It is made of silver and is attached to a red ribbon. It looks like it unlocks a small box / chest

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). An ordinary-looking key suggests that the subject desires a nondescript career. Versatile keys tell us that the subject has numerous but unfocused expectations about a career.

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.

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