Analysis for Steph, 8 December 2002

This is how you described the room:

Everything is a hue of maroon. I view it from a gigantic victorian style bed. The whole room has a sort of victorian olden days style too it. There's a large camel colored dresser with vanity mirror, covered in writings and photo of friends and my love. Warm, roaring fire. Walls plastered with photos and art.

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 stay in the room.

The subject did not want to grow up.

This is how you described the forest:

There are so many tree's and they're so thick and voluptous hardly any light filters through to the floor of the forest, which is mulch like in texture and littered with various animal prints.

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. (“Voluptuous” is a curious word to choose when describing trees.) 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:

There is no path. At least not visible. The forest is rarely traveled by people.

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. The lack of evidence of fellow travelers suggests strong feelings of isolation at that time.

This is how you described the water:

A freezing cold stream that runs in many trickles and paths over various rocks. Filled with wild life, dragon flies buzzing everywhere

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. The presence of life in or around the water indicates a strong desire for children.

When you came to the water, you crossed it.

The subject is open to new sexual experiences.

This is how you described the cup:

Looks like something a hunter dropped. A water canteen. Made out of smooth deer skin.

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 looks like something out of a fairy tale. Its large, with a intricite metal handle. Beautiful shined silver.

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). Magical or fantastic keys suggest that the subject has unreasonably high expectations of what will result from a career. 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.