Analysis for Anonymous, 26 January 2006

This is how you described the room:

It is very cold and dark. The walls are covered with blood and dirt.

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 (28.86%). A very uncomfortable room suggests a highly traumatic childhood (36.59%).

You wanted to leave the room.

The subject wanted to become an adult.

This is how you described the forest:

It is a dark cold forest. The trees are dead-looking and there is snow on the ground.

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 (62.87%). Tall trees imply that the adults had a strong influence on the subject (97.59%).

This is how you described the path:

There is no distingishable path, just one set of foot prints that often is forced to climb over dead trees.

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 (97.28%). Poor visibility of the path tells us the subject was often confused by the changes brought on by adolescence (99.44%). The lack of evidence of fellow travelers suggests strong feelings of isolation at that time (99.01%). That plants are the major source of obstructions tells us that the subject’s problems arose mostly from interactions with adults (88.61%).

This is how you described the water:

It is frozen with dead fish susspended in the ice.

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 (54.62%). The movement of the water suggests a normal, average if somewhat playful sex drive (37.27%). The presence of life in or around the water indicates a strong desire for children (88.20%).

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 drinking flask, but it has been flatened.

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 (61.16%).

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 an antique key. The handle looks like a vine or celtic knots. It is slightly rusty, but might open a gate, or castle.

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 (99.77%). Old-fashioned keys suggest that the subject desires a traditional career (99.96%).

You confronted the bear.

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

When you came to the wall, you turned around and walked back along the path.

The wall represents death: by avoiding it altogether, the subject shows complete denial about the possibility of death.