Inkblot Gallery
Plate 4
A roughly triangular blot, point up, with the two lower comer regions resembling boots or pet.
Naughty bits: two penises (on either side of blot, near top of triangle); vagina (on center line near top
of blot).
Plate IV is the father card. At first glance it is a difficult blot to see as a single image. The boots are fairly conspicuous; between them is the apparent head of a dog or Chinese dragon. Many subjects see the blot as an animal skin. After a few seconds, though, most can see it as a standing figure seen from below.
The boots become the feet, enlarged because of the unusual perspective. The arms and head, at the top, are smaller. Common descriptions are bear, gorilla, or man in a heavy coat. Bad descriptions are monster or attacking bear or gorilla-Rorschach theorists equate your description of the figure with your perception of your father or male authority figures.
Hermann Rorschach
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