Analysis for janie, 8 February 2005

This is how you described the room:

the room is decorated with various antiques a four post bed with mesh curtains hanging down when I look around the room from my warm bed it is familiar, inviting, and comforting. The room is filled with family pictures, with some framed art and a variety of furniture there is an armoir and a dressing table filled with my things and things that had belonged to others in my family.

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 depth of description tells us that the subject has strong 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:

the forest is bright. it is a beautiful sunny day and there is plenty of light to be seen until you get under the growth of the trees. There are evergrees pine trees, oaks, quaking aspens, and red maples scattered along the hillside.

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. 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 path is clear well defined with relatively no obstructions in the way of going along. There are places on the trail that seem to be less clearly marked but you can always pick it up just around the bend from years of people going on before me.

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. 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 the path is free of obstructions indicates that the subject had no problems during adolescence.

This is how you described the water:

The water is a stream with water fast moving water. There are stones in which one can potentially cross. The water is clean and clear, you can see tadpoles and fish if you wait long enough and if you follow that stream a ways you will find it deepen and shallow in different areas, the water is cold.

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:

it is an unopened flask of bottled water. the flask is clear showing it is full and no one has drank from it. It is beautiful

The vessel, or specifically the practicality of the vessel, is how the subject approaches marriage or bonding. A container that is both decorative and practical indicates that the subject considers both romantic and pragmatic aspects of marriage.

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:

it is a skeleton key that will unlock almost anything. it is an older key with two bites in it and a bit of rust.

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). Versatile keys tell us that the subject has numerous but unfocused expectations about a career. Old-fashioned keys suggest that the subject desires a traditional 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.