Analysis for Anonymous, 10 March 2008

This is how you described the room:

The room is little and warm. There is a little bed in the room. There is a big dresser to the left and a small dresser in front of the bed. The room is bright.

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 (56.52%). This comfortable room suggests a childhood that was pleasant (78.50%).

You wanted to leave the room.

The subject wanted to become an adult.

This is how you described the forest:

There a very tall pine trees. The forest is dark.

The forest is growing up, and the trees are those adults with whom the subject interacted at that time. A very dark forest tells us that the subject felt considerably oppressed by the attentions of the adults (71.23%). Tall trees imply that the adults had a strong influence on the subject (95.83%).

This is how you described the path:

The path is big. There are many obstructions. The path is wide. It is well-traveled. It is clearly 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 (88.46%). The visibility of the path tells us that the subject had a good idea of what to expect from adolescence (97.10%). 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 (89.68%). That the path is free of obstructions indicates that the subject had no problems during adolescence (94.06%).

This is how you described the water:

It is a medium sized lake. It moves slow.

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 (76.33%). Slow, gently moving water suggests a passive, restrained, calm sex drive (97.00%).

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 is a new bottle of beer.

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 (73.31%).

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:

A skeleton key. It unlocks something unknown.

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). Magical or fantastic keys suggest that the subject has unreasonably high expectations of what will result from a career (23.32%). Old-fashioned keys suggest that the subject desires a traditional career (53.83%).

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.