Analysis for stevo, 23 June 2000

This is how you described the room:

The room is very comfortable. Dark curtains admit bright sunshine. The bed is soft.

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.

You wanted to stay in the room.

The subject did not want to grow up.

This is how you described the forest:

It is dense rainforest, dripping with water. Birds call from the trees. The light is dim, green and inviting.

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. The most important aspect of rainforests is the ubiquitous nature of the vegetation, suggesting that the subject rarely if ever had time away from the adults. A semi-dark forest tells us that the subject felt somewhat oppressed by the attention the adults gave.

This is how you described the path:

The trail follows a convoluted path through the trees, climbing over tree roots and boulders.

Adolescence is represented by the path through the forest. Lots of obstructions on the path indicate many problems during adolescence.

This is how you described the water:

There is a small but rapidly flowing creek. Crystal clear, cold mountain water crashes over boulders throwing miniature rainbows into the air.

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:

A corked ceramic bottle, half full.

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:

It is a long shafted key for a (probably) large and heavy door.

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 the key open a house, car, or other commonplace use tells us that the subject has no extraordinary expectations about a career. Old-fashioned keys suggest that the subject desires a traditional 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.