Analysis for Brumby, 24 March 2004

This is how you described the room:

I am slightly confused as I feel as if I am being ripped away from one world and then plunged into another. I can still feel the warmth of the first world encompasing my body, yet my face and arms are cold. This frigidness makes me cringe and huddle up into a ball before I realize that it is not the only thing pulling on me. There is a noise, a horrible noise. The wailing of Banshees would be easier upon the ears. There I see something familiar, but horrifying; a red eyed demon sitting on a dresser bleeting at me.

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. A very uncomfortable room suggests a highly traumatic 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:

The forest has a gloomy air. The canopy formed by the trees allows such little light and creates an evil atmosphere. The terrible visibility makes the forest seem darker and larger more like a jungle than a forest. It is hard to see. At first it seems that everything is blurry, but after accustomating one realizes that the forest itself is pixilated.

The forest is growing up, and the trees are those adults with whom the subject interacted at that time. Average-sized trees imply the normal influence adults have on a child: neither insignificant nor impressive. A very dark forest tells us that the subject felt considerably oppressed by the attentions of the adults.

This is how you described the path:

There is a well worn path through this forest. It is old and, at least once, well traveled as it has been worn over six feet into the forest floor. The trail was poorly formed meandering and winding through the forest; it obviously was forged and not planned. The trail changes is shape throughout he forest, being narrow at one spot and wide at another, but always a prominent site.

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. 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:

The path leads toward a river that also transverses this ominous forest. The river cuts the path in two and the only means of crossing is old trees that have fallen across the river landing on eich side of the path. The river looks blue, so blue it is almost artifical. A waterfall can be heard off in the distance giving power to the flow of the water. Numerous fish can be seen in the water, but there are darker shapes. Things that look like they shouldn't exist, but do anyway.

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. 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:

There is a small decantur that has been left near the river. It has the mark of the church on it and was intended for some religeous ceremony. However, it is far from its home and there is no explanation as to how it reached this bank.

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 must have been dropped by someone. This is a well traveled path, but there are many things to be wary of and someone could easily loose an item attempting to flee. The key seems ornate, but from a medieval or renassance period. The only possible thing that this key could open is a treasure chest, but there are no chests nearby. As to which chest it is entirely uncertain.

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 that allow access to treasure or other valuable things indicate that the subject is fixated on gaining wealth through a 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 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.