Analysis for Antti Helminen, 7 June 2001

This is how you described the room:

it is damp, red filled with soft velvet and an old brown very distinguished cupboard on my right hand side.

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. An uncomfortable room suggests a childhood that was devoid of happiness. Normally a room of luxury represents a pampered childhood. Was the subject pampered but still unhappy? 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:

it is a bright and deeply green atmosphere, the air is thin and light, yellow mushrooms and blueberries fill the green and somewhat moist field of grass, a colourful flower here and there

The forest is growing up, and the trees are those adults with whom the subject interacted at that time. Note the complete absence of trees in this description: the adults had little if any 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:

It is a traditional sand based path. It is easily navigated. It is not wide or narrow, it is just wide enough that two people could easily walk side to side on it. It is impossible to say is it well-traveled. it is clearly visible.

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. That the path is free of obstructions indicates that the subject had no problems during adolescence.

This is how you described the water:

Clear, cool, rapid, not too deep. Something you would die for to drink out of. Some rocks stand out here and there from the fastly moving mass of ice cold refreshing small river

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 coffee mug. White with a black something, a black image, or rather a black symbol. Might be a chinese symbol of a word, I can't surely say what is it. But a very straight forward coffee mug.

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 house key, with a key ring. The key ring is a happy pinquine. it unlocks someone's front door, but the odd's are against me ever finding out who's.

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.