Analysis for Anonymous 8, 21 January 2007

This is how you described the room:

The room is very warm and sunny, due to the large, but unobtrusive windows. There is a couch and many nondescript intricate bojects and papers on the walls. There is a carpet. The door is closed.

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 (54.09%). This comfortable room suggests a childhood that was pleasant (68.33%).

You wanted to stay in the room.

The subject did not want to grow up.

This is how you described the forest:

The trees have thin trunks, allowing one to see deep into the forest. There is light through the leaves since the trees are deciduous and it is late spring or early summer. The forest is very green, with rich brown soil smell alluding to a water source.

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 (79.89%). Average-sized trees imply the normal influence adults have on a child: neither insignificant nor impressive (99.85%).

This is how you described the path:

The path is just a field of open meadow, with few obstructions. It appears as if I am the only one to have travelled this way in a long time. The wind blows gently.

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 (89.09%). Poor visibility of the path tells us the subject was often confused by the changes brought on by adolescence (87.40%). The lack of evidence of fellow travelers suggests strong feelings of isolation at that time (85.81%). That the path is free of obstructions indicates that the subject had no problems during adolescence (98.62%).

This is how you described the water:

The water is very cold and clear. It seems like melted snow. The water is a shallow creek, only a few inches deep, the bed covered with smooth pebbles and sparse plant life.

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 (99.97%). The movement of the water suggests a normal, average if somewhat playful sex drive (81.67%).

When you came to the water, you crossed it.

The subject is open to new sexual experiences.

This is how you described the cup:

The cup is metal, covered with chipped enamel. It is blue with white flecks in the paint. The bottem is beginning to rust.

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 (88.07%).

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 gold colored. It is much heavier than I expect. There are teeth on one side and a shallow groove. It has a rounded head. It appers to unlock a very heavy padlock.

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 (99.64%). An ordinary-looking key suggests that the subject desires a nondescript career (88.69%).

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.