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Your view of Reality
Your perspective on life
Your psychological landscape
“The dessert is your life.”
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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.
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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
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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
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Water – emotional nourishment
A presence or feeling of love
Excess of water, like an ocean, can indicate a
“life’s a beach” attitude
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“life illusions” enjoy fantasy or mystery,
perhaps disapointments in your past, people
who have tricked you
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Suggestive of sensuality
Soft pillowy curves of flesh
Can signify a happy love life
See the world as welcoming and motherly
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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.
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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”
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.
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Usually signifies being busy
Can signify confusion
Lots of nervous energy
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Indicates several different sides or moods
Can indicate indecision
Bored with sameness
Enjoyment of variety
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Firmly “grounded” in reality
Rooted
Stubborn, opinionated
loyal
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Can indicate seeking concealment
“undercover”
Avoiding attention
Lying in wait to ambush someone
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Showing a public face
Desire to control how one is seen
Public poise
May indicate unusual self-control
Compartmentalizes life
Conceals emotion
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Energetic
Active
Dynamic and pioneering
Slices through red tape, breaks new ground
Can be an exhausting person that is tireless
and great fun
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Intuitive, impulses
Keeping options open
Gap between cube and ground can signify
intuitive leaps in association
Reluctance to settle down
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Noble, uncompromsing
Isolated, bitter
Trapped like a cat in a tree
May hold yourself to high standards
Lone crusader mindset
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Perfectionist, driven
Solo performer
stress,
Aspiring, ambitious
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Between worlds, “on edge”
Resourceful , adaptable
Split, rootless, precarious
Overlooked
Mindset may be dominated by a “then and
now” view
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May make a major contribution while taking
minimal credit
Unsung heroes
Controlled emotions
SMALL
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Humility
Selflessness
Timidity
Undervaluing self
Realism
LARGE
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Confidence
Egotism
Generosity
Adventurousness
Self-importance
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Air – someone with permeable or nonexistent boundaries
Transformer – someone whose ideas advance
humanity
Clay – earthy, cool, sensitive to outside
influences
Cloud – purity, somewhat disembodied
Cystal – spiritual
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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Lying down – low expectations, hanging out,
slackers
Ladder shorter than the cube – dominance,
leadership, influence
Shorter than the cube – admiration, service,
humility, opportunism
Represents your spouse, ideal spouse or future
spouse.
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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
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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
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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
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.
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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
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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”
These represent your children, future children,
creative projects, or idealized children.
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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
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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
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In patches – someone with many different
interests or projects
In a field – a leader with many followers
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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.