Analysis for balunr, 11 January 2003

This is how you described the room:

The room is warm and bright, with a big iron bed and a wooden armoire. The walls are lavender, there are 2 windows, one on either side of the bed. The curtains are white, gauzy, and blowing in the wind

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.

You wanted to stay in the room.

The subject did not want to grow up.

This is how you described the forest:

The trees are tall and dense at the top, but there isn't much undergrowth. It is shady and cool with both pines and deciduous trees.

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 wide, mulched, and curves out of sight about 20 feet from the edge of the forest

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. 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 a small brook, with a waterfall off in the distance. The water is clear, and there are sparkly rocks on the bottom.

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:

A pewter mug is sitting on a rock near the brook. It is clean, gleaming dully in the sunlight.

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 is partially buried in the mulch. It is very ornate and old looking. It is tarnished brass, with a heart on the looped end. Somehow I know it opens the armoire.

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). Indicating that the key accesses something along the path (the subject’s history) suggests that a career is to solve a life-problem. Decorative keys suggest that the subject wants an attention-grabbing, one-of-a-kind career.

The AI, unfortunately, does not have the memory to remember a description from a previous section.

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.