Analysis for Daniel Spisak, 2 April 2002

This is how you described the room:

The room is 2'x2'x2'. It's very warm, in fact its scorching hot. I'm laying on what looks to be a large bronzed barbecue grill and there is an angry red-hot heat element down below me.

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. No furnishings at all tells of either a complete absence of memories from that time or active suppression of said memories.

You wanted to stay in the room.

The subject did not want to grow up.

This is how you described the forest:

The forest looks like someone's poorly rendered WRML version of a forest. Complete with spherical trees with no branches, and oddly geometrically shaped bushes that resemble something out of a bad Picasso painting. Everything is spaced at odd intervals, with a huge yellow orb hanging in the horizon.

The forest is growing up, and the trees are those adults with whom the subject interacted at that time. Note the emphasis on the synthetic nature of the forest, as if the subject felt that the guidance was artificial, contrived.

This is how you described the path:

Its quite easy to see some razzled path jaggedly laid out as if someone slipped when moving their mouse in Photoshop.

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

This is how you described the water:

The water is not actually water but is indeed JELL-O! Obviously this is a man-made body of water (sic). The water is a lovely fizzy champagne flavor.

The water is the subject’s sexuality. What interests us here is the clarity of the water (representing attitude) and its movement (representing libido). Stagnant or still water suggests a sex drive that is absent or pathologically inactive, not by choice of the subject. (Jell-o doesn’t flow; thus our interpretation of stagnancy.) That the water is flavored does not fall under the traditional definition of contamination (mud and other pollutants), but it may suggest that the subject has some curious attitudes towards 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:

It's a huge pewter mug with a hinged top, easily capable of holding even the largest of 7-11's Super Mega Insane Double Bladder Destroying Burst of Liquid Goodness Gulps

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. This novelty cup could indicate that the subject views marriage as a bit of a joke.

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's the key to my BMW. How do I know this you ask? Well, its got my initials on it and a BMW emblem on it, duh!

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). Normally, car and house keys represent nondescript careers; this key, being personalized, may be indicative of a career that is best filled only by the subject and that the subject expects significant wealth from the career (as shown by the luxury nature of the car). An ordinary-looking key suggests that the subject desires a nondescript 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.