Analysis for Whosthat_girl, 10 January 2005

This is how you described the room:

The room is light and airy. The walls are a lightly colored beige. There are french doors which are open and white drapes that blow in a gentle breeze. There is a beautiful bed which is plain and very comfortable. In the right rear corner there is a dresser which has a picture on it. It is a natural oak wood and looks to be an antique. Along the left side of the wall are a few pictures of flowers. All the pictures are black and white.

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 significant detail in the description of the room tells us that the subject has rich, lasting 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:

It is night time here. The moon is shining brightly and offering the only light to guide me. The trees are tall, but do not tower over me. They are intimidating, but I am determined to go through. They are pine trees and offer a comforting and familiar scent.

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 very dark forest tells us that the subject felt considerably oppressed by the attentions of the adults.

This is how you described the path:

The path is clear and plain. Not many obstructions, but a few. The path is not too narrow, but not wide enough for a car of any sort.

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 narrow path suggests that the subject had limited options for emotional growth at this time. A few, scattered obstructions indicate the occasional problem in adolescence, but nothing consistent nor insurmountable.

This is how you described the water:

The water is soft and quiet. It is peaceful. There are rocks which I can clearly see under the cool water. It is moving but gently. It seems to me that it is a stream.

The water is the subject’s sexuality. What interests us here is the clarity of the water (representing attitude) and its movement (representing libido). Slow, gently moving water suggests a passive, restrained, calm 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:

This is a crystal flask. It is like nothing I've ever seen before. It appears shiny and I see a prism cast by the sun shining through the trees.

The vessel, or specifically the practicality of the vessel, is how the subject approaches marriage or bonding. A decorative container indicates that the subject views marriage as a romantic adventure.

You took the cup and filled it.

The subject is interested in marriage, and sex will be a significant part of that relationship.

This is how you described the key:

The key is not small, but not too big. It appears to be silver. But it is a little dirty. There is a beautiful decoration at the tip of it. I think it must unlock a house of some sort.

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. 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 jumped over it.

The wall represents death: by jumping over it, the subject not only acknowledges death but has come to accept its finality.