Analysis for Hannah, 13 January 2006

This is how you described the room:

The room is pleasantly cool; there is a large glass sliding door in one wall. The walls are painted a creamy yellow and the furniture is brightly coloured and soft. The floor is wood and there is music playing.

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 (66.48%). This comfortable room suggests a childhood that was pleasant (98.51%).

You wanted to stay in the room.

The subject did not want to grow up.

This is how you described the forest:

The trees in the forest are tall and verdant, with healthy dark brown trunks and beaituful green leaves which make fascinating patterns of dark and light. The Sun shines through in places, lighting my way.

The forest is growing up, and the trees are those adults with whom the subject interacted at that time. Average lighting tells us that the subject received enough attention from the adults to be guided but not oppressed (88.28%). Tall trees imply that the adults had a strong influence on the subject (97.09%).

This is how you described the path:

The path is about a meter wide and made of yellow pebbles. It is perfectly clear and obviously well looked-after.

Adolescence is represented by the path through the forest. A wide path indicates that the subject had numerous options for emotional growth at this time (99.64%). The visibility of the path tells us that the subject had a good idea of what to expect from adolescence (100.00%). 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 (99.70%). That the path is free of obstructions indicates that the subject had no problems during adolescence (98.40%).

This is how you described the water:

The river is wide, deep and dark. The water is slate grey and choppy, churning at the bank at my feet. It rises and falls as though there is a great wind whipping it, and the spray that comes off it is very cold.

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 (99.97%). Rushing, violent water indicates a powerful, vigorous, and quite possibly compulsive sex drive (92.67%).

When you came to the water, you went around it.

The subject is not interested in new sexual experiences.

This is how you described the cup:

The vessel is a dark brown earthenware bottle with a rustic cork stopper. It has been glazed and so is shiny, and has a pleasing rounded bottom. It looks perfectly natural lying in the grass.

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 (99.86%).

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 dull goled colour and has many complicated forks at the unlocking end. It is the size of my palm and has a decorative handle with small red jewels set in it. It seems to unlock something precious, like a jewellery box.

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 (86.07%). Decorative keys suggest that the subject wants an attention-grabbing, one-of-a-kind career (100.00%).

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.