Analysis for Shadow D, 28 January 2006

This is how you described the room:

It is cool, the room is slightly dark, there is a single chair in the middle of the room with chains on it. There is one window, and the sun is shning through it to a small table with a paddle on it.

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 (82.51%). This comfortable room suggests a childhood that was pleasant (54.82%).

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 a forest filled with oaks and clear underneath. The sun seems to be shining through the leaves but still its a warm soothing light, not harsh.

The forest is growing up, and the trees are those adults with whom the subject interacted at that time. A well-lit forest tells us that the subject had considerable freedom at this time (83.60%). Average-sized trees imply the normal influence adults have on a child: neither insignificant nor impressive (58.10%).

This is how you described the path:

the path seems to be an old wagon trail that hasnt been used in many years.

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 (79.80%). Poor visibility of the path tells us the subject was often confused by the changes brought on by adolescence (79.39%). The lack of evidence of fellow travelers suggests strong feelings of isolation at that time (97.58%). That plants are the major source of obstructions tells us that the subject’s problems arose mostly from interactions with adults (61.62%).

This is how you described the water:

The stream I come upon is shallow and not very wide, I see fish in it, the trickle of water over the rocks down the stream seems to relax me.

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%). The movement of the water suggests a normal, average if somewhat playful sex drive (51.17%). The presence of life in or around the water indicates a strong desire for children (75.92%).

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 an old canteen covered in brown leather.

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 (99.91%).

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:

They key is an old skeleton key, it looks like it goes to a large dooor, perhaps one near by.

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 (99.73%). Old-fashioned keys suggest that the subject desires a traditional career (99.93%).

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.