Analysis for Anonymous, 30 May 2006

This is how you described the room:

There is a large picture window with a window seat on the wall I'm facing. It looks out over a view of the ocean. French doors to the left of me open out onto a beautiful garden and allow cool sea breezes into the warm room. The sunlight illuminates the golden wood floors and the furnishings are an ecclectic and yet elegant mix. Bookshelves completely line the wall to the right of me and the wall to the right of the door behind me leading to the rest of the house. The sofas are soft and comfortable. There's a large leather reading chair to the right by the book shelves, and an antique globe. A Queen Anne style cherrywood desk sits by another window to the left of the french doors next to a beautifully decorated Chinese screen painted with large white birds. Much of the free wall space is covered with Japanese wood block prints, pastels, and watercolors. The coffee table is made of Italian inlaid wood, and elsewhere in the room are black and red colored Japanese laquer tables. The windowseat is filled with comfortable embroidered cushions, and there's an open book lying on it, as though someone had just left it there before going out to the garden. The table outside in the garden is surrounded by four chairs and set for a delicious lunch.

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 significant detail in the description of the room tells us that the subject has rich, lasting memories of childhood (100.00%). This comfortable room suggests a childhood that was pleasant (100.00%).

You wanted to leave the room.

The subject wanted to become an adult.

This is how you described the forest:

There are a mixture of trees in the forest. The dogwood are in blossom amidst oak and other leafy trees, as you go deeper in, however there are more and more pine, and redwood though there continue to be dogwood trees even where the pine have edged out every other tree. The trees create a dense shade, but it is never so dark that there isn't some little bit of dappled sunshine coming through. The birds are singing in the trees.

The forest is growing up, and the trees are those adults with whom the subject interacted at that time. Average lighting tells us that the subject received enough attention from the adults to be guided but not oppressed (93.06%). Tall trees imply that the adults had a strong influence on the subject (70.31%).

This is how you described the path:

The path is narrow but clear. It is not perfectly straight, but makes gradual bends as it wends its way. It is a small dirt path that looks like it's travelled enough that it's not completely overgrown, but not so much that it isn't covered with leaves, and sticks and pine needles and such. Easy enough to find for those who know it's there. Over it the white petals of the dogwood blossoms are scattered as they fall silently in the breeze.

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 (99.78%). The visibility of the path tells us that the subject had a good idea of what to expect from adolescence (92.20%). The lack of evidence of fellow travelers suggests strong feelings of isolation at that time (100.00%). That the path is free of obstructions indicates that the subject had no problems during adolescence (99.98%).

This is how you described the water:

It's a small river that runs through the forest to end up at the ocean which the house looked over. The water is very clear and cool. It runs slowly but steadily, and the surface is still enough that it reflects the trees that stand along its banks. Near the banks the water is fairly shallow, but at in the middle it is deep enough that a swimmer would not be able to touch the bottom. When you look into the water there are little glints of fishes swimming in it, and some sort of swallow-like fly catching bird dives and skims along the surface after insects. Here and there white petals and the occasional pine cone that have fallen from the trees, float along the surface. The water looks cool and inviting.

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 (68.57%). The presence of life in or around the water indicates a strong desire for children (66.25%).

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's a very simple but beautifully made wooden cup with a perfectly rounded bowl and a smooth, curving handle. It's carved from a single piece of some sort of very beautiful tropical wood, something like koa wood perhaps.

The vessel, or specifically the practicality of the vessel, is how the subject approaches marriage or bonding. A container that is both decorative and practical indicates that the subject considers both romantic and pragmatic aspects of marriage (60.77%).

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's a large, old fashioned looking key. It's made of a very ordinary looking metal and is attached to a long blue ribbon. I don't know what it unlocks, but I'd like to find out.

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 (98.99%). Old-fashioned keys suggest that the subject desires a traditional career (78.84%).

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.