Analysis for Anonymous, 19 January 2006

This is how you described the room:

The room is slightly stuffy and a bit warm. It's clean and neat but plainly furnished. All the decorative accents appear generic and impersonal.

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 items in the room are average, which tells us that the subject has the normal memories of childhood (70.82%). This room is neither comfortable nor uncomfortable; this suggests the subject had a bland, uninspiring childhood (59.56%).

You wanted to leave the room.

The subject wanted to become an adult.

This is how you described the forest:

The trees are tall evergreens, and the undergrowth is sparse. The light is filtering down through the trees gently.

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 (53.61%). Average-sized trees imply the normal influence adults have on a child: neither insignificant nor impressive (82.90%).

This is how you described the path:

The path is narrow and curving. It's soft with fallen needles and debris, and smells pleasantly earthy. There are obstructions, but nothing unsurmountable.

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 (95.85%). The visibility of the path tells us that the subject had a good idea of what to expect from adolescence (88.93%). The lack of evidence of fellow travelers suggests strong feelings of isolation at that time (71.42%). That the path is free of obstructions indicates that the subject had no problems during adolescence (81.09%).

This is how you described the water:

The trail ends at a fast moving stream, about six feet wide, but fairly shallow. It's clean clear water, and it rushes over a rocky streambed.

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 (100.00%). Fast-moving water indicates a strong, active sex drive (68.54%).

When you came to the water, you crossed it.

The subject is open to new sexual experiences.

This is how you described the cup:

There is a discarded plastic bottle left on the side of the stream, the label is worn off.

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 (99.97%).

You left the cup behind.

The subject is not interested in marriage.

This is how you described the key:

The key is small, dirty and worn, it looks like an older model car key.

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 (99.83%). An ordinary-looking key suggests that the subject desires a nondescript career (97.23%).

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.