Analysis for Moonymph, 6 December 2002

This is how you described the room:

the room is cold. I am wrapped in a warm blanket. there are books and drawings all over the floor. a mirror hangs on the wall. the walls are painted blue. dead flowers, high ceilings, and my doll beside 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. An uncomfortable room suggests a childhood that was devoid of happiness. The items in the room are average, which tells us that the subject has the normal 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:

the forest is dark. there are birch trees. night is falling soon. a huge willow tree is right in my line of vision. it's at the end of a field.

The forest is growing up, and the trees are those adults with whom the subject interacted at that time. Small trees imply that the adults had a weak influence on the subject. 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 path is barely visible, and soft branches hang over it. I want to touch them. later on, it clears up after some snarly branches. there are lots of little hills in the forest and the path winds around them. It is narrow in some spots and wide when the forest opens up.

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. A narrow path suggests that the subject had limited options for emotional growth at this time. That plants are the major source of obstructions tells us that the subject’s problems arose mostly from interactions with adults.

This is how you described the water:

the water is a wide lake or ocean, I can't tell. it is deep blue and clear. there are large waves. it is warm and calming. there are white stones on the beach and seaweed.

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:

a worn jug made of wood. there are brass nails in it. you know the water would taste good.

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's a skeleton key. it unlocks a cellar where an old woman lives.

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. Note the specific detail about who lives in the cellar: perhaps the subject wants a job in geriatrics? Old-fashioned keys suggest that the subject desires a traditional 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.