Analysis for Dashiell, 27 April 2007

This is how you described the room:

Round room. Lots of windows, sunlight streaming in - waking me. Big, comfy bed, pillows. Temperature just right for sleeping under soft blankets. Looks like a castle tower room, stone walls. Lots of pastel colors, especially yellow. Definitely a girls room.

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 (92.50%). This comfortable room suggests a childhood that was pleasant (97.94%).

You wanted to stay in the room.

The subject did not want to grow up.

This is how you described the forest:

Thousands of trees. Tall pine trees. Carpet of pine needles. It is shady, but light enough to see very well.

The forest is growing up, and the trees are those adults with whom the subject interacted at that time. A semi-dark forest tells us that the subject felt somewhat oppressed by the attention the adults gave (62.99%). Tall trees imply that the adults had a strong influence on the subject (99.63%).

This is how you described the path:

The path is easy to see and navigate in spots, and is unmarked or difficult in others. It is wide enough for 2 people to walk abreast. It is seldom used, which seems odd, because it is a beautiful walk.

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 (91.41%). The visibility of the path tells us that the subject had a good idea of what to expect from adolescence (94.12%). The lack of evidence of fellow travelers suggests strong feelings of isolation at that time (94.52%). That the path is free of obstructions indicates that the subject had no problems during adolescence (96.60%).

This is how you described the water:

A wide waterfall that cascades into a clear pool that is warm enough to swim in, and cool enough to be brisk and refreshing. The water from the pool flows off over rocks to a slow moving stream.

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 (68.07%).

When you came to the water, you crossed it.

The subject is open to new sexual experiences.

This is how you described the cup:

A drinking horn. Organic. More decoration, I think, than functional in modern times.

The vessel, or specifically the practicality of the vessel, is how the subject approaches marriage or bonding. A decorative container indicates that the subject views marriage as a romantic adventure (47.31%).

You took the cup but left it empty.

The subject is interested in marriage, but sex won’t be a significant part of that relationship.

This is how you described the key:

The key is very old, iron, and ornate. I think it unlocks an old garden gate.

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 (99.02%). Old-fashioned keys suggest that the subject desires a traditional career (99.43%).

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.