Analysis for Wayne, 17 April 2005

This is how you described the room:

The room is warm, but the curtains are still pulled. The light still manages to get through the curtains and bathes it in a yellow tinge. The room is sparsely decorated with little in the way of furnishings. There is a generously sized bed and a set of side cabinte drawers either side, and only a mirror placed on the wall.

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. An uncomfortable room suggests a childhood that was devoid of happiness. 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 dark with very large trees the stand either side of the trail. They extend so far that i cannot see their tops and this is what I conclude has caused the significant amount of darkness.

The forest is growing up, and the trees are those adults with whom the subject interacted at that time. Very tall trees imply that the adults had a significant and substantial impact on the subject’s life. 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 enough, and there is lttle on it that would cause an obstacle. The path itself is lined by lush garss on either side, and is made up of small borwn crushed pieces of stone.

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 few, scattered obstructions indicate the occasional problem in adolescence, but nothing consistent nor insurmountable.

This is how you described the water:

The body of water is a river. The water lever is not particularly high and it is not fast flowing. It is not so wide as to not be able to be easilt crossed, and appeares to have a large number of boulders and rounded rocks protruding from the rivers surface.

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:

The drinking vessel is an old stainless steel mug. It appears to have been here for some time as it is dirty and covered in slight undergrowth. It has some patches however that are still uncovered and the gleeming steel can be seen quite clearly.

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:

The key is a plain silver coloured metal key. It is flat and only has teeth on one side. It is rounded at its top to the size of a 20 cent piece and looks as though it would fit into a padlock of some sort. The key is clean and appears to have only recently been dropped by someone else who has used this 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 jumped over it.

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