Analysis for Anonymous, 6 January 2003

This is how you described the room:

it is a warm room, but not too warm. It has purple walls and medieval style furnishing. Candles everywhere. The only colors in the room are purple, grey black and white. Gargoyles are on the walls and the furniture is old thick rustic wood (Tudor style). Beams are across the ceiling and a stone floor.

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 depth of description tells us that the subject has strong 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:

it is not bright, not dark, kind of in between day and sunset, the sky is slightly overcast but cannot see much of the sky as the trees are very high. They are Nordic trees, very big, pine. It is slightly cold. The only wildlife is that from a cold climate. Dark and bright green leaves around. No grass.

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 barely visible, in fact once you hit the forest there is no path there at all. It is a very short path, you get to forest very quickly and easily followed. It is abandoned.

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. 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 narrow long stream with lots of different sized rocks in it. The water is transparent, clear and cold, looks inviting, I want to drink it. The water makes a slight background noise while it runs through stream hitting the rocks in it.

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 crossed it.

The subject is open to new sexual experiences.

This is how you described the cup:

it is made of old dark thick wood and has metal stubs around it. It is fairly big but easily held with one hand. I has some mold on it. Looks medieval.

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 is a big key, beaten brass, antique looking. It looks like it belongs to a big door, possibly in a castle, maybe the front door of castle of one of its rooms.

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). Keys to palaces, castles, and other fortifications are normally indicative of a desire for power. 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.