Art Therapy: Draw 5 Things

Bismillah.

So I decided to try art therapy. Got it from here: http://www.creativecounseling101.com/house-tree-water-sun-moon-animal.html

The instruction is to draw 5 things on a paper: house, tree, animal, water and sun/moon. Doesn't matter how you'd draw it, just make sure to have those five things. Here's how mine turned out:

I used Paper by 53 app on my iPad mini. So supposedly the art counselor would look at your painting and ask you questions, but since I don't have one...let me just describe my painting on my own.

First, my house. A house in the painting supposedly represents your own self. My house's small but cozy and comfy, the one you would call home. It'll fit for me only for now, but if there would be another person to live in there, I won't renovate the house to make it bigger. If you won't be comfortable living together with me in there, then you are welcomed to leave. However, visitors are happily welcomed. See, the door and windows are always open during the day, hell, there's no door at all. There are no curtains whatsoever, the windows are very effective for wind flow. But at night there is a door and I'll close it tight and lock it for privacy, while leaving the windows open to enjoy the night sky. Those windows will be closed only when I'm not home. The inside of my house is simple with just a few necessary furniture, a bed, chair, small table, small rack/cupboard, and one picture hanging on the wall or a vase of fresh small flowers on the table. My house is made of wood because...come on, who would build a concrete house in the middle of the forest? I'd like to enjoy nature as much as I can. What do you think? Would you like to visit this kind of house someday?

Second, the water represents a 'mother' figure. My water is the river, flowing fast, but still gentle and not that deep. Safe for me to take some drinking water, or catch fishes, or wash things or myself, or even get to the other side. The water is clean and clear, and surely it is an essential part of the house. Or else, how am I going to live in the middle of the forest? The river is the source of water for the whole forest, right?

Third, the sun is the 'father' figure. My sun is not drawn whole, because for me, the whole sun might burn me too much. Therefore my sun is sort of just peeking to watch over the whole thing. Therefore its rays can be accepted and enjoyed, which would make it feel warm and comforting. If you drew a moon, the explanation's something about intuition. You can go to the link I provide you above to learn more.

Fourth, the tree. It represents the interpersonal relationships one has or does not have. Notice that my tree is a forest! Wow, that's a lot of trees. My house is surrounded by the tree. And by my house there are two trees which stand firm and sort of protect the house. All other trees serve the same function, hiding the house from the outside world and protecting it. My house doesn't have a door, remember? The trees are healthy, evergreen and provide shade, some fruits, firewoods and other benefits. The trees do not grow too close together, thus providing easy navigation in between them. There are no dangerous animals living in there, even if there were, the animals wouldn't disturb me or they are tame. The house is on the left side of the forest, the area is much more familiar, whereby the other side of the river seems foreign and scary the more you go deeper. 

Last but not least, the animal. Supposedly represents your 'ego'? I don't understand this part. The page told me to find the meaning in DreamDictionary, in which I did read one in Dreammoods website. At first I was having a doubt on what animal should I put in my drawing. I was considering not to put any. V-shaped birds are lame, besides, it's not even a sunset. Birds in nest? Too noisy with their chirping. Cat/dog? Nope, too cumbersome to draw. Besides, how are they gonna find their food? Or even if there are dogs/cats, most probably they are lost inside the forest or found another owner. Other animals? I'm not familiar with them, so no. Damn, but I should drawn at least one animal. So I picked fish, just because it could be my source of food. Those fishes are not going anywhere. Because they are MY food. Haha. So my fishes are sort of trapped in a cage. Consider I'm keeping them in a pond. Because that translation in that website said that I have an emotion that has been repressed, or will be revealed.

Anyway, that's it. Whatever it is, I actually enjoyed the drawing process. Putting in details into it was a dreaded but somehow addicting activity for me. It looks messy, isn't it? Heh. Whatever. I've drawn myself a cute little house in the middle of nowhere.