Analysis for Driven To Think, 12 January 2006

This is how you described the room:

I open my eyes and find that I am in a dark, red painted room in a huge italian collum style bed. I am covered with brown velvet throw and I am completely naked. There are candles and flowers everywhere.

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. The depth of description tells us that the subject has strong memories of childhood (96.36%). This comfortable room suggests a childhood that was pleasant (86.54%).

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 tropical. There is alot of undergrowth and it looks like no one has ever visited this place before. It is daytime, but the forest is so thick, the shadows so many that only daybreak type light flowes through their branches.

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 (60.80%). Average-sized trees imply the normal influence adults have on a child: neither insignificant nor impressive (95.04%).

This is how you described the path:

The path that may lead out of the forest is barely visible. I can barely see it. Could it be that I am the only one ever here?

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 (99.70%). Poor visibility of the path tells us the subject was often confused by the changes brought on by adolescence (100.00%). The lack of evidence of fellow travelers suggests strong feelings of isolation at that time (100.00%). That the path is free of obstructions indicates that the subject had no problems during adolescence (83.38%).

This is how you described the water:

It is a huge rushing river, like one you might see in the Amazon. It must lead to a Waterfall.

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 (97.91%). Rushing, violent water indicates a powerful, vigorous, and quite possibly compulsive sex drive (92.84%).

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 is a silver gobblet, tarnished and abused, but once was beautiful and cared for.

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 (49.72%).

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 skeleton key, brass with a celtic type emblem on the end. It must unlock the door to the room of my fantasy.

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 (91.89%). Old-fashioned keys suggest that the subject desires a traditional career (82.13%).

You confronted the bear.

In a crisis, the subject prefers the direct, no-nonsense 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.