Analysis for Wirrit, 3 December 2002

This is how you described the room:

The room is of no interesting temperature, being neither warm nor particularly cold. Inside the room is a couch, a computer, a TV, and many DvD's.

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 room is neither comfortable nor uncomfortable; this suggests the subject had a bland, uninspiring childhood. The items in the room are average, which tells us that the subject has the normal memories of childhood.

You wanted to leave the room.

The subject wanted to become an adult.

This is how you described the forest:

The forest isfull of tall birches, oaks, pines, and spruce. The light shines through the leaves, leaving shifting patterns of bright sunlight across everything. There is very little underbrush.

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. Average lighting tells us that the subject received enough attention from the adults to be guided but not oppressed.

This is how you described the path:

The path is clear and drys hard-beaten earth, the width anywhere from half a foot, to three feet. It is distinct, although that could change at any moment.

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 narrow path suggests that the subject had limited options for emotional growth at this time. That the path is free of obstructions indicates that the subject had no problems during adolescence.

This is how you described the water:

It is a river, no wider than three feet at any point. The water is clear, icy, and the stones of the riverbed are round and clear of moss. The water is cyan-blue, without any hint of green. The path ends against the water, with a large semi-beaten area of dirt marking this as a resting place of some sort.

The water is the subject’s sexuality. What interests us here is the clarity of the water (representing attitude) and its movement (representing libido). The movement of the water suggests a normal, average if somewhat playful sex drive. Clear water tells us that the subject has no issues regarding sex.

When you came to the water, you went around it.

The subject is not interested in new sexual experiences.

This is how you described the cup:

A large cup, nearly conical in shape, with the cone truncated perhaps a third of the way along its length. It appears to be pottery or stone.

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:

The key is large and simple, having only one large prong on the end, and one small one. It is made of brass or shiny copper. It probably unlocks a door, or a gigantic 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). 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 tried to go around it.

The wall represents death: by trying to walk around it, the subject shows an acknowledgment of death, but also a need for an alternative to its finality, such as an afterlife or reincarnation.