Analysis for David Stout, 31 January 2006

This is how you described the room:

The walls are forest green and light cascades dimly across the floor from the multi-tiered chandelier's crystalline suface. The fireplace radiates heat throughout the room filling it with a comfortable and serene warmth. Sunlight slices in through the burgundy stained glass window and illuminates my face.The vauge shape of oak trees is visible out the window.

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 (61.99%). This comfortable room suggests a childhood that was pleasant (88.29%).

You wanted to leave the room.

The subject wanted to become an adult.

This is how you described the forest:

The forest has gargantuan trees, oak, elm, redwood, birch, and ebony, are abundant and spaced sporadically. Light sprays the ground and instills life into newly sprouted lily of the valley.Their perfume saturates the air with such sweetness never experienced by anyone before.

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 (99.11%). Average-sized trees imply the normal influence adults have on a child: neither insignificant nor impressive (99.21%).

This is how you described the path:

The path is well worn and has hoof and paw prints pressed heavily into the soil. The path is twisted and contorted as to be very pleasing to the eye. A sign is suspended from a low branch and in large friendly letters instructs you to remove your shoes before proceeding.

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 (53.66%). The visibility of the path tells us that the subject had a good idea of what to expect from adolescence (93.15%). The lack of evidence of fellow travelers suggests strong feelings of isolation at that time (92.83%). That plants are the major source of obstructions tells us that the subject’s problems arose mostly from interactions with adults (92.12%).

This is how you described the water:

A spring bubbles up from the bottom of a pool and shimmers as it runs over the bank. The water gurgles through a stony bed into the distance. The water is cool, sweet, pure, and perfectly clear. A deer approches to wet its throat and without fear bends down to drink.

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 (97.70%).

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:

There is a large glass in the grass next to an ancient oak tree gnarled with age.

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 (79.32%).

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 small and made of cast iron with an intricate engraving of a grizzly in its center.

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 (42.68%). Decorative keys suggest that the subject wants an attention-grabbing, one-of-a-kind career (90.99%).

You confronted the bear.

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