Analysis for Anonymous C, 22 February 2008

This is how you described the room:

cool air not stuffy, big comfy bed old fashioned wood furnature big window open curtains letting sun shine in

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 items in the room are average, which tells us that the subject has the normal memories of childhood (95.02%). This comfortable room suggests a childhood that was pleasant (90.34%).

You wanted to leave the room.

The subject wanted to become an adult.

This is how you described the forest:

bright green light from canopy with sun shinging through lots of different trees all shades of brown light dark some white gey yellowy reddy brown floor mulchy leaves twigs lots of greenery ferns etc birds tweeting squirrels in branches

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 (93.40%). Average-sized trees imply the normal influence adults have on a child: neither insignificant nor impressive (94.27%).

This is how you described the path:

trodden dirt path like forrest floor fairly straitgh winding slightly round bigger trees an roots fairly narrow 1 person wide well trodden from years of people but still natural and growing at edges

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 (89.92%). The visibility of the path tells us that the subject had a good idea of what to expect from adolescence (57.60%). The strong evidence of fellow travelers tells us that the subject received a lot of support from friends and family during that potentially troubling time (98.70%). That plants are the major source of obstructions tells us that the subject’s problems arose mostly from interactions with adults (78.22%).

This is how you described the water:

small trickling freshwater stream not very deep quite fast moving in parts where a few rocks in the stream are

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 (90.75%).

When you came to the water, you crossed it.

The subject is open to new sexual experiences.

This is how you described the cup:

old metallic slightly dented tin camping mug

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 (99.44%).

You left the cup behind.

The subject is not interested in marriage.

This is how you described the key:

old fashioned key quite large about 4 inches long like an old shed or big cupboard key darkened with age

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 (99.89%). Old-fashioned keys suggest that the subject desires a traditional career (99.59%).

You avoided the bear.

In a crisis, the subject prefers the indirect, non-confrontational 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.