Analysis for Jill, 15 January 2006

This is how you described the room:

the room has wood floors, a maroon couch, and a single lamp. Possibly one window, so it is bright. There are minimal decorations, white walls, a wooden door and it is shut.

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 (89.85%). An uncomfortable room suggests a childhood that was devoid of happiness (79.39%).

You wanted to leave the room.

The subject wanted to become an adult.

This is how you described the forest:

it is a dark forest, with evergreen trees and dark branches of smaller trees.

The forest is growing up, and the trees are those adults with whom the subject interacted at that time. A very dark forest tells us that the subject felt considerably oppressed by the attentions of the adults (68.90%). Tall trees imply that the adults had a strong influence on the subject (91.92%).

This is how you described the path:

there is a path, but you can only see to a certain point and then it turns into the brush, it looks like people have travelled on it but not very many.

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 (93.61%). Poor visibility of the path tells us the subject was often confused by the changes brought on by adolescence (95.10%). 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 (85.65%). That the path is free of obstructions indicates that the subject had no problems during adolescence (85.97%).

This is how you described the water:

it is a river, moving very fast, the water looks clean but you cannot see to the bottom.

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 (99.98%). Slow, gently moving water suggests a passive, restrained, calm sex drive (47.79%).

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 leather pouch with a strap on it, so you can carry it, and the leather is soft and velvety.

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 (99.96%).

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 looks like an ordinary house key made of brass. It probably unlocks a door to a home.

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 (99.97%). An ordinary-looking key suggests that the subject desires a nondescript career (98.59%).

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.