Analysis for Anonymous, 9 April 2008

This is how you described the room:

The walls are green. The windows are trimmed with maroon. It is warm. The room has been lived in. It is a few years old. The walls are blank. There is a bed and a night stand with a lamp on it and a door to a closet

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 significant detail in the description of the room tells us that the subject has rich, lasting memories of childhood (40.20%). This comfortable room suggests a childhood that was pleasant (87.65%).

You wanted to stay in the room.

The subject did not want to grow up.

This is how you described the forest:

The forest is bright and sunny. There are oak trees with tons of green leaves. The trees are close together but the light is able to get through to the ground. The sunlight is barely visible. It is warm.

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 (64.43%). Average-sized trees imply the normal influence adults have on a child: neither insignificant nor impressive (89.71%).

This is how you described the path:

The path is a hard dirt path. It has grass and acorns on the side. It is easily navigated and is very narrow. It is abandoned and seclusive. The path is clearly marked.

Adolescence is represented by the path through the forest. A narrow path suggests that the subject had limited options for emotional growth at this time (94.23%). The visibility of the path tells us that the subject had a good idea of what to expect from adolescence (99.89%). The lack of evidence of fellow travelers suggests strong feelings of isolation at that time (73.37%). That the path is free of obstructions indicates that the subject had no problems during adolescence (99.95%).

This is how you described the water:

The water is a stream and is moving moderately. The stream is clear and you can see rocks and pebbles in the bottom of it. The stream is shallow, and not very wide.

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 (74.29%).

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 beer bottle. It is trash. It has been there for a few days. It is brown and makes me feel uncomfortable.

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 (99.28%).

You left the cup behind.

The subject is not interested in marriage.

This is how you described the key:

The key looks like the key to my house. It is a modern key and is gold in color. It is newer. It is a key to something precious, like someone's home or special box. Something precious is stored in the thing that the key unlocks.

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 (99.77%). An ordinary-looking key suggests that the subject desires a nondescript career (99.67%).

You avoided the bear.

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

When you came to the wall, you turned around and walked back along the path.

The wall represents death: by avoiding it altogether, the subject shows complete denial about the possibility of death.