Analysis for Billy Ray Safford, 14 April 2008

This is how you described the room:

It was warm, there was 1 bouning log in the stove so i went out side to get some wood for the sove. when i went out side it was 26 out and it was snowing juust a little. so i gabed 6 peices of wood and went back in side. theres is 2 deer heads on the wall and 1 elk head. i have a chare and a couch they bothe have checkard paterns on them. I through 2 peaces on the fire and went to the cichen and made me 2 eggs 3peices of backen and 2 peices of toast. when i was done i went and got ready to go hunting and when i was ready i made sure the lites were off and the stove was stoked up for the day so when i got home it would be wourm when i get home from bear hunting. be fore i took of i called my wife to tell her were im going and how long i we'll be gone.

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 (99.80%). This comfortable room suggests a childhood that was pleasant (75.95%).

You wanted to leave the room.

The subject wanted to become an adult.

This is how you described the forest:

Tere are pine and lodg pole a round me and it is dark and dense in the trees

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 (78.49%). Tall trees imply that the adults had a strong influence on the subject (91.10%).

This is how you described the path:

the trale is narow and not we'll traveld and it runs rite through the forst

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 (67.21%). The visibility of the path tells us that the subject had a good idea of what to expect from adolescence (88.84%). 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 (62.25%). A few, scattered obstructions indicate the occasional problem in adolescence, but nothing consistent nor insurmountable (55.96%).

This is how you described the water:

it is a rive it is runiong really slow it is cind of narrow and there is a bridge made by falen trees and boards

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 (98.09%). Slow, gently moving water suggests a passive, restrained, calm sex drive (91.56%).

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 can emty and crushed so i piced it up and put it in my back pack

The vessel, or specifically the practicality of the vessel, is how the subject approaches marriage or bonding. That the container is refuse or damaged suggests a cynicism about the institution (98.43%).

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 small it is selver and looks like a padlock key

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 (94.43%). An ordinary-looking key suggests that the subject desires a nondescript career (94.68%).

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.