Interpreting Your Tree

People have different personalities. They receive, think, respond to ideas or elements depending on how they are made of. Saint Paul said on his letter to the Romans, "For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do."

Who are you for yourself?
What are you to others?
Can we become somebody for someone?
Can we become difference makers?

Here is a psychology test that I got from Mr. Fernando Trinidad that you can try for yourself. Get a sheet of paper (average size), draw your own tree then scroll down to see what you are made of.



The Size of Your Tree
· It indicates how you see your place in the world.
· The more space you take, the more you may be unsure of where you end and the rest of the world begins.
· People who draw small trees may be unwilling to expand their horizons fully.
· People who draw bigger trees may be bursting with ideas, talents, and energy they need to express fully.


The Base of Your Tree
· The lack of a base may mean you feel insecure deep inside and tend to be out of touch with your energy source.
· When some ground is shown, there a sense of self.
· Roots and ground show a firm base in reality, both inner and outer.


The Location of Your Tree
· Left-sidedness means a tendency to hold on to the past and withdraw from the present and the future.
· Centrally placed trees are drawn by people who live more in the present than the past and the future.
· Right-sidedness shows an inclination to escape from the present by always looking ahead of the future.


The Trunk and Top of Your Tree
· It symbolizes the body.
· Any marking on it are related to bodily awareness.
· The top of the tree represents the head or mind.
· People who relate to the world mostly through their intellects usually draw tall thin trees.
· Balanced trees are drawn by people aware of their intellectual, emotional and physical lives.
· Thick trunks with smaller tops are often drawn by those who are more interested in physical and emotional matters than in using their brains to the best effect.

Continuity/Coordination
Ø Where the trunk and branches are continuous, felt messages are getting through from the body to the head, although sometimes we may be unconscious of them.
Ø Branches chopped off usually mean being held back or frustrated by outer events.
Ø Chopped off branches aren’t a disaster – they can sprout new growths, as trees do.
Continuity / Aberrations
· If a line separates the top of the tree from the trunk, thoughts are often disconnected from feelings.


Branches of Your Tree
· Bare branches mean ideas haven’t yet been given expression
· Growth may be dormant for all kinds of reasons - usually because the tree hasn’t yet decided to break into leaf.


Leaves of Your Tree
· Leaves show there is satisfaction and growth.


Flowers and Fruits
· Flowers and fruits speak for themselves and show an abundant life full of interest and energy.
· Too many fruits and flowers may mean a need to prove one’s self.


Things Fallen Off
· Things fallen off are losses or endings.

Others
· Other additions are of personal significance.


So, what are you made of?