Analysis for Anonymous, 28 February 2008

This is how you described the room:

Warm, old fashioned, victorian, red

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 (61.45%). This comfortable room suggests a childhood that was pleasant (74.03%).

You wanted to leave the room.

The subject wanted to become an adult.

This is how you described the forest:

Bright, green, trees, bushes, happy

The forest is growing up, and the trees are those adults with whom the subject interacted at that time. That the forest is very bright tells us that the subject had extensive freedom while growing up (74.78%). Average-sized trees imply the normal influence adults have on a child: neither insignificant nor impressive (85.55%).

This is how you described the path:

wide, open, well traveled, clerly marked

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 (98.37%). The visibility of the path tells us that the subject had a good idea of what to expect from adolescence (97.89%). 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 (95.14%). That the path is free of obstructions indicates that the subject had no problems during adolescence (96.63%).

This is how you described the water:

small lake, bright, clear, blue

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 (93.22%). Slow, gently moving water suggests a passive, restrained, calm sex drive (86.39%).

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:

white, gold rimmed, victorian, filled with water

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 (85.42%).

You left the cup behind.

The subject is not interested in marriage.

This is how you described the key:

Old fashioned, gold, big, heavy

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 (69.24%). Old-fashioned keys suggest that the subject desires a traditional career (88.80%).

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.