Analysis for Cyn, 11 January 2006

This is how you described the room:

The room is a rather odd shape. The walls do not appear plumb. The temperature is comfortable although it could be warmer. The colors are muted earth tones that seem to blend together towards the bottoms of the walls. It is simply furnished. There is a sitting area which a sofa flanked by over sized chairs and end tables. A coffee table that is bare. The end tables have nondescript lamps. There is an entertainment center with the usual, a TV and stereo arrangement. The walls are bare of pictures or decorations. There is an off kilter window with plain vanilla shades.

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 (65.01%). This room is neither comfortable nor uncomfortable; this suggests the subject had a bland, uninspiring childhood (55.51%).

You wanted to leave the room.

The subject wanted to become an adult.

This is how you described the forest:

It is a dense pine tree forest. Standing at the edge of it, I am in light but looking into the forest I can see it is dark.

The forest is growing up, and the trees are those adults with whom the subject interacted at that time. A semi-dark forest tells us that the subject felt somewhat oppressed by the attention the adults gave (99.32%). Tall trees imply that the adults had a strong influence on the subject (99.89%).

This is how you described the path:

There is a barely discernable but apparently well worn path.

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 (80.17%). Poor visibility of the path tells us the subject was often confused by the changes brought on by adolescence (93.15%). 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 (57.56%). That the path is free of obstructions indicates that the subject had no problems during adolescence (57.87%).

This is how you described the water:

There is a stream. A rapidly moving wide ribbon of water flowing over natural formations of rock and fallen trees.

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 (99.96%). The movement of the water suggests a normal, average if somewhat playful sex drive (56.11%).

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 flask is silver and shaped like an old style canteen.

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 (88.12%).

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 large brass key. The handle is an ornate design that I do not recognize. I think it is to a door.

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 (99.40%). Decorative keys suggest that the subject wants an attention-grabbing, one-of-a-kind career (55.30%).

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.