Analysis for Meter-Maid, 26 March 2004

This is how you described the room:

It is an old shack with broken out windows. The temperature is very cold and I find myself huddled in a ball in the far right corner of the small square hut.

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. Few, simple furnishings tells us that the subject has few memories of that time.

You wanted to leave the room.

The subject wanted to become an adult.

This is how you described the forest:

I step out of the dank structure into a heavily wooded pine forest. I can tell it's not quite dark, but the sun is starting to go down behind the 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. A semi-dark forest tells us that the subject felt somewhat oppressed by the attention the adults gave.

This is how you described the path:

I look around the area and notice what seems to be a small deer path heading up the hill to my left. I start heading down the path and am leary of my surroundings.

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 lack of evidence of fellow travelers suggests strong feelings of isolation at that time.

This is how you described the water:

As I travel for some time it is now dark. I come to a clearing where there is a small stream running across the path. It looks refreshing and I stop my journey for a cool drink of water. It is very crisp and fullfilling and I start to relax.

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:

As I cross the creek I notice a well used water flask laying upon the bank of the creek. It seems to have been tost into the brush and I become more allert. I wonder what may have happened here that someone would leave such a good flask just lying in the woods.

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:

As I travel cautiously along the path I come accross a key. I do not touch it, but examine it on the ground and the surrounding area. The key seems to be an ordinary key with no special attributes, however, it looks to have been stepped on and ground into the dust. I feel as though there has been foul play abroad and I am uneasy. I continue down the path.

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