Analysis for Kismet-can, 2 January 2003

This is how you described the room:

The room is warm and airy, breezy and comfortable. There are pink clouds and blue skies and cotton candy animals running about. There are couches made of white fluffy clouds and they have little tables next to them made of sugar. Yep.

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 comfortable room suggests a childhood that was pleasant. The depth of description tells us that the subject has strong memories of childhood. Note the strong emphasis on edible furniture. An oral compulsive, perhaps?

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 bright in the front and dark in the back where you look at it from a distance, and there are trees made of sugar and sweet things in it. On the ground are clouds made of sugar. SUGARRRR. o_o

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. Note the forest goes from bright to dark, suggesting that there was extensive freedom at first then more and more restrictions were set as the subject grew older.

This is how you described the path:

There is a yellow brick road that's clearly visible when you look at it with all of the trees and foliage. There are some roads in it that lead to dead ends and it is abandoned, but it looks well kept-up. And it's shiny and golden and sparkly. ^_^

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:

The water is pink and it fades in color to blue and purple. It's sweet water, and it tastes almost like juice. It's a small pond with little happy tiny fishies in it. And there's a leaf in it. And the leaf is black and Gothic.

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. Murky, dirty, or otherwise unclear water suggests that the subject has significant 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 went around it.

The subject is not interested in new sexual experiences.

This is how you described the cup:

The cup is little and cute, with intricate designs of hearts and stars and Gothic thingies around it and it's pink and black and white. Like a stained glass window. And its handle is like a glass vine. It's pink.

The vessel, or specifically the practicality of the vessel, is how the subject approaches marriage or bonding. A container that is both decorative and practical indicates that the subject considers both romantic and pragmatic aspects 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 small and golden, and it looks like it's been cleaned. It shines with sunlight and at the top it has a small pink heart. The tip of the key is black.

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). Decorative keys suggest that the subject wants an attention-grabbing, one-of-a-kind 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.