Analysis for Anonymous, 2 January 2003

This is how you described the room:

The room is cold, almost everything is white and and silver with a little of color in the room. The walls are all white with no decorations on it. The furniture seems to be all stiff in a very formal style. There are laces and drapes hanging from the windows. There are lilies and orchids in fine pottery in the room

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. Few, simple furnishings tells us that the subject has few memories of that time.

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 a peaceful forest filled with wild animals. Trees that are so tall that it almost touches the sky. The forest is bright and you free in the forest.

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. That the forest is very bright tells us that the subject had extensive freedom while growing up.

This is how you described the path:

The path that I follow in is a wide, well traveled path. The path is dry enough for my shoes to stay clean. On the path I can clearly see what is ahead

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 wide path indicates that the subject had numerous options for emotional growth at this time. The strong evidence of fellow travelers tells us that the subject received a lot of support from friends and family during that potentially troubling time. That the path is free of obstructions indicates that the subject had no problems during adolescence.

This is how you described the water:

After following the path for some time I found it moving against some moving water, I think it is a river. The water is clear enough to see fishes swimming in it. The water is very gentle to the fishes.

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. 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:

The drinking vessel that was left in my path it seems clean enough to drink out of. The flask is in a metal container that is wrapped around in straps. It looks like this water has been carried around or it is use to be carried around.

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 left the cup behind.

The subject is not interested in marriage.

This is how you described the key:

The key looks like an old fashion key that has been around for a long time but maintains it's shine. To me the key probably unlock a door that would block my path. Behind the door it would a magical place. A very peaceful place where there is no danger and everyone and everything is at peace. No problems to deal with, nothing to stress over. A place where you can feel free

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 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.