Analysis for fran, 24 May 2001

This is how you described the room:

It is a family room but it is very bright and there are several people in it from all walks of life. It is warm, but very comfortable and has very nice furniture - soft leather couches, lamps of the Tiffany type, and the colors in the room are pastels - very pretty. There are blinds in the windows and all are pulled up so that one can see the ocean waves in the sparkling sea.

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. Note the extremely inviting surroundings of the room. This suggests a childhood filled with joy. The significant detail in the description of the room tells us that the subject has rich, lasting memories of childhood.

You wanted to leave the room.

The subject wanted to become an adult.

This is how you described the forest:

It is a beautiful forest and the sun is shining on the trees. It is not dense - if it were the sun would not be visible. It is, so therefore it is bright and one can hear the birds singing and can see them flying around.

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 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 leading from the forest and on the other side, one can see the ocean. It is very easily navigated as it is wide and there are wild flowers along it. I think it is not too well traveled, though it is a definite path.

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. The lack of evidence of fellow travelers suggests strong feelings of isolation at that time. That the path is free of obstructions indicates that the subject had no problems during adolescence.

This is how you described the water:

The moving water is definitely the ocean - it is clear, blue, sparkling, and there are gentle waves rolling into the beach area.

The water is the subject’s sexuality. What interests us here is the clarity of the water (representing attitude) and its movement (representing libido). Slow, gently moving water suggests a passive, restrained, calm 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:

Someone left an empty bottle of drinking water - in a sport bottle. It is a plastic bottle and holds about l liter.

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 could probably be a key to someone's house or car. They probably dropped it while walking.

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. 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 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.