Analysis for Helena, 9 May 2005

This is how you described the room:

It is warm, but dimly lit and the air has a fuzzy quality to it. The decor and furniture are all mid-seventies in style. I am sitting in a beanbag chair. The walls are brown wood paneling, and the carpet is orange.

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. Few, simple furnishings tells us that the subject has few memories of that time (49.06%). This comfortable room suggests a childhood that was pleasant (98.57%).

You wanted to leave the room.

The subject wanted to become an adult.

This is how you described the forest:

It is a bright forest full of tall, thick evergreens.

The forest is growing up, and the trees are those adults with whom the subject interacted at that time. That the forest is very bright tells us that the subject had extensive freedom while growing up (73.63%). Tall trees imply that the adults had a strong influence on the subject (90.01%).

This is how you described the path:

It's narrow but easy to navigate. Clearly marked, well-traveled, but made only out of stamped-down dirt.

Adolescence is represented by the path through the forest. A narrow path suggests that the subject had limited options for emotional growth at this time (99.48%). The visibility of the path tells us that the subject had a good idea of what to expect from adolescence (99.96%). 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 (87.16%). That the path is free of obstructions indicates that the subject had no problems during adolescence (99.93%).

This is how you described the water:

It is a shallow, narrow stream. The water is cold and very clear. the bottom is covered in small stones.

The water is the subject’s sexuality. What interests us here is the clarity of the water (representing attitude) and its movement (representing libido). Clear water tells us that the subject has no issues regarding sex (99.99%). The movement of the water suggests a normal, average if somewhat playful sex drive (91.84%).

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's a silver flask full of jack daniels.

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 (55.39%).

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 fucking end of this fucking test, you douche!

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). Magical or fantastic keys suggest that the subject has unreasonably high expectations of what will result from a career (44.39%). Decorative keys suggest that the subject wants an attention-grabbing, one-of-a-kind career (48.98%).

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.