The Secrets of the Cube

1. Revealed! The Secrets of the Cube

2. The Dessert: • Your view of Reality • Your perspective on life • Your psychological landscape • “The dessert is your life.”

3. What does it mean? • Words that you use to describe your desert may also be words that you feel describe your life. • A lush hospitable dessert with lots of water or oases indicates optimism. A desert that is harsh and forbidding indicates pessimism. • The way you see your desert can become a self-fulfilling prophecy.

4. Desert Decor • Palm trees – sources of support, shelter, nourishment • Water – emotional nourishment • Mirages – “life illusions” enjoy fantasy or mystery, perhaps disapointments in your past, people who have tricked you • Dunes – suggestive of sensuality • Mountains – Spirituality, transcendent experiences

5. Palm Trees • sources of support, shelter, nourishment • Suggests a trust that the world will provide • Could suggest a “money tree” • More palm trees can suggest affluence of faith in the abundance of the universe

6. Water • Water – emotional nourishment • A presence or feeling of love • Excess of water, like an ocean, can indicate a “life’s a beach” attitude

7. Mirages • “life illusions” enjoy fantasy or mystery, perhaps disapointments in your past, people who have tricked you

8. Dunes • Suggestive of sensuality • Soft pillowy curves of flesh • Can signify a happy love life • See the world as welcoming and motherly

9. Mountains • Spirituality, transcendent experiences • Snow capped peaks can indicate a spiritual perspective • Cliffs and gullies can indicate strong mood swings or someone who seeks an eventful challenging life.

10. Nothing • A desert with no “extras” can indicate extreme self-reliance • May indicate that you don’t ask for or expect help • You may choose to “go it alone”

11. The Cube • Your identity • Self-portrait • Ego • Personality traits • An image of you in the world * Remember that your cube is a snapshot of you in life at this time; it may change over time or in response to life experience.

12. Spinning • Usually signifies being busy • Can signify confusion • Lots of nervous energy

13. Turning • Indicates several different sides or moods • Can indicate indecision • Bored with sameness • Enjoyment of variety

14. Sitting on the Sand • Firmly “grounded” in reality • Rooted • Stubborn, opinionated • loyal

15. Buried in the Sand • Can indicate seeking concealment • “undercover” • Avoiding attention • Lying in wait to ambush someone

16. Only one side showing • Showing a public face • Desire to control how one is seen • Public poise • May indicate unusual self-control • Compartmentalizes life • Conceals emotion

17. Corner facing • Energetic • Active • Dynamic and pioneering • Slices through red tape, breaks new ground • Can be an exhausting person that is tireless and great fun

18. Hovering above the ground • Intuitive, impulses • Keeping options open • Gap between cube and ground can signify intuitive leaps in association • Reluctance to settle down

19. On top of a hill or cliff • Noble, uncompromsing • Isolated, bitter • Trapped like a cat in a tree • May hold yourself to high standards • Lone crusader mindset

20. Balancing on one point • Perfectionist, driven • Solo performer • stress, • Aspiring, ambitious

21. Balancing on edge • Between worlds, “on edge” • Resourceful , adaptable • Split, rootless, precarious • Overlooked • Mindset may be dominated by a “then and now” view

22. “It’s a pyramid.” • May make a major contribution while taking minimal credit • Unsung heroes • Controlled emotions

23. Size Small Large Confidence Egotism Generosity Adventurousness Self-importance • Humility • Selflessness • Timidity • Undervaluing self • Realism

24. Texture • Air – someone with permeable or non-existent boundaries • Transformer – someone whose ideas advance humanity • Clay – earthy, cool, sensitive to outside influences • Cloud – purity, somewhat disembodied • Cystal – spiritual

25. Texture (continued) • Diamond – incisive mind, someone who sheds light on things • Dice – gambler, risk-taker in life • Fabric – sensuous, woven of many influences • Jewel – precious • Gold – adored child, self-indulgent • Silver – self-esteem hard-won through spiritual quest

26. Texture (continued) • Steel – introverted, almost indestructable • Iron – primitive, powerful • Copper – sexy, warm temperamental • Titanium – ahead in time, futuristic thinker • Plastic – flexible, useful, possibly fake • Plexiglass – candor, toughness • Rubik’s cube – ingenuity, versatile, clever • Stone – associated with craftsmanship • Water – emotional, deep-feeling, intuitive

27. The Ladder • Represents your support network , your wise advisors, your family and friends. • The proximity to the cube and position indicate the closeness and type of relationship. • The number of rungs (steps) indicate the size of your support group.

28. Ladder Details • Branches – funky, alternative, “Green” friends • Step ladder – duality, can lean on the ladder or stand on its own • Broken ladder – can indicate divorce or divided family • Leaning on the cube – you like to be close and involved with others, possibly overly social • Ladder stands on its own – you like people who are self-sufficient • Ladder far away from cube – you may be a loner or very private person

29. Ladder Details (continued) • Lying down – low expectations, hanging out, slackers • Ladder shorter than the cube – dominance, leadership, influence • Shorter than the cube – admiration, service, humility, opportunism

30. The Horse Represents your spouse, ideal spouse or future spouse.

31. Horse Details • Arabian – elegant, high strung, underlying endurance • Black – dark-haired or dark complected lover, someone with “black moods,” powerful romantic bond • Brown – normality, warmth, familial • donkey – affectionate exasperation, been with in a long time • Pegasus – flying horse, you are taken away to a fantasy romance, flight attendant

32. Horse Details • Gray – cool, mature, a person who is poised or reserved • Mare – motherly, sensitive, nurturing • Multiple horses – a roving eye . . . • Mustang – street wise, tough, scrappy • Palomino – golden blonde, California type, casual • Pony – a pet, cute, lovable, not particularly useful

33. Horse Details • Stallion – bold, dominant, assertive, stong mate • Thoroughbred – competition, a model type, professionally on a fast track • Unicorn – purity enchantment, innocent and otherworldly • White – idealization, knight or damsel on a white horse • Saddled or bridled – you like control in your relationships

34. The Storm Represents trouble and stress in your life. The storm swirling immediately over the cube means immediate and pressing problems. Storms that are looming in the distance represent more distant, not immediate problems or stress.

35. Storm Details • Clouds – depression or apprehension • Rain – sadness, greif, discouragement • Wind – opposition, opportunity • Thunder – conflict, anger, noisy person in your life during angry times • Lightning – breakthrough, possible inspiration or enlightenment, friction of conflict • Tornadoes – unpredictable violence, trauma that strikes suddenly with no warning

36. Sandstorms – confusion, painful, overwhelming, you may feel humiliated, mocked, buried under problems • Rainbows – hope , relief, success • Storm coming closer – problem headed your way, but chance to prepare • Inside the cube – inner turmoil, cry for help, most frightening place for the storm to be • Out of sight – good fortune, denial, “out of sight, out of mind”

37. The Flowers These represent your children, future children, creative projects, or idealized children.

38. Flower Details • By the base of the cube – “under your wing”, a common place for young children • On top of the cube – you are supporting the children, • Growing all over the cube – dependent, your pride and joy • Inside the cube – possibly pregnant, filled with longing for a child, overprotective of children

39. Flower Details • Cut flowers in a vase – disconnected, on display, adopted children • In an oasis – well-provided for, in a safe place • Near/on the ladder – your children are your friends • On the horse – your partner’s prize • Eaten by the horse – a demanding partner, not enough emotional nourishment for your partner

40. Flower Details • In patches – someone with many different interests or projects • In a field – a leader with many followers

41. Remember: • The cube is simply an intrapersonal communication tool for you to use as a source of information, not a definitive answer. Its only power is in your interpretation. • Keep the secrets of the cube! Don’t reveal the details unless you “cube” someone. • Have fun with this new tool.