Analysis for Anonymous, 19 February 2005

This is how you described the room:

It has almost entirely blank walls, just one door, and one small window. Thanks to the low number of openings in the walls, it is comfortably warm. A single desk indicates that it is sometimes used for work. Small objects cover some places.

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

You wanted to stay in the room.

The subject did not want to grow up.

This is how you described the forest:

Made of oaktrees and beech-trees standing closely to each other, the forest is dark and somewhat creepy. It has an air of calmness, but also of subtle threat. It is quieter than one would normally expect a forest to be, making one wonder why this is so.

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:

The path is often enough used to leave it free of vegetation, and clearly more even than the surroundings. It would be easy to see in another environment, but the high amount of old leaves on it and around it, combined with the general darkness of the forest, make it difficult to follow.

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.

This is how you described the water:

It is a very narrow creek. The water in it flows with a soft, gentle splash. It is perfectly clear, and about knee-deep in the middle.

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:

It is a vacuum flask. The surface is apparently made of plastic. The top, wich is also a cup, lies directly next to it, but it seems to be clean.

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 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 simple key for simple, old-fashioned locks. Actually, it is so old that one wonders wether it might be from an earlier historical era. It seems to open an old, rustic doorlock.

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. Old-fashioned keys suggest that the subject desires a traditional 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.