Analysis for Lin-Z Millett, 26 March 2004

This is how you described the room:

The room is empty. And I mean empty...baren...very cold. There is nothing about but the cot-like bed I am laying on. The walls are hinted with stains of percipitation. I want out.

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. No furnishings at all tells of either a complete absence of memories from that time or active suppression of said memories.

You wanted to leave the room.

The subject wanted to become an adult.

This is how you described the forest:

It is very bright, suprisingly enough. I walk through to find that tall pines make up the canopy of the forest.

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. That the forest is very bright tells us that the subject had extensive freedom while growing up.

This is how you described the path:

The narrow trail weaves in and out of the many trees...I like it this way. It is hardly visible, but somehow very well-travelled. The scenery makes me want to stay and take it all in, but urges me forward to see what's next.

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. A narrow path suggests that the subject had limited 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 plants are the major source of obstructions tells us that the subject’s problems arose mostly from interactions with adults.

This is how you described the water:

A quiet, cool stream is just ahead. I stop to stare...it is beautiful. The bridge it old but sturdy and runs just over the small width of the flowing water. Shrubberies and greens overflow over the banks with wild flowers spotted here and there.

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 very worn. The flask is covered with a small cap and has a greenish-brown woven coat. It is ripped just at the edges, and looks very old fashioned.

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 but left it empty.

The subject is interested in marriage, but sex won’t be a significant part of that relationship.

This is how you described the key:

The key is very small, it fits in my shirt pocket. The key is so wildly designed with engraved roses and vines, it almost looks surreal and fantasy-like. It reminds me of The Secret Garden.

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). Magical or fantastic keys suggest that the subject has unreasonably high expectations of what will result from 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.