Analysis for tommy apeel, 9 January 2004

This is how you described the room:

its a warm room with lots of color.in the center of the room there is a huge bed, thre are dressers and a desk placed around with room and there are also pictures on the walls

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 items in the room are average, which tells us that the subject has the normal memories of childhood.

You wanted to leave the room.

The subject wanted to become an adult.

This is how you described the forest:

its is a bright forst when standing on the outside looking in but as one travels deeper t loses its brightness and becomes darker. there are enourmous trees that go on as far as the eye can see

The forest is growing up, and the trees are those adults with whom the subject interacted at that time. A well-lit forest tells us that the subject had considerable freedom at this time. Very tall trees imply that the adults had a significant and substantial impact on the subject’s life. Note that the forest starts off bright, but darkens as time progresses: the subject was under more parental control later in adolescence.

This is how you described the path:

the tral is wide at parts and narrower at some. it is clear of obstuctions and well traveled, it is clearly marked

Adolescence is represented by the path through the forest. That the path is free of obstructions indicates that the subject had no problems during adolescence. 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. The visibility of the path tells us that the subject had a good idea of what to expect from adolescence.

This is how you described the water:

it is a flowing river that runs through the forest. the sun shines through the trees on the the water making it sparkle. the water is clean and fresh

The water is the subject’s sexuality. What interests us here is the clarity of the water (representing attitude) and its movement (representing libido). Clear water tells us that the subject has no issues regarding sex. The movement of the water suggests a normal, average if somewhat playful sex drive.

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 a flask with a long handle attatched to it

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 small in size and resembles a house key. i am guessing that it is someones house key that soneone has lost when wlaking through the forest

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). An ordinary-looking key suggests that the subject desires a nondescript career. Having the key open a house, car, or other commonplace use tells us that the subject has no extraordinary expectations about a 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.

See another test from 2004