The Bear Bear is the epitome of the protective mother. She represents your hidden strength. Bear says to look inward in order to know ones self. Her medicine awakens the power of the unconscious. Bear’s cycle of power is the spring and summer. Bears are considered to be a highly desired ally and spirit helper because of its fearless power. It is believed that the power of Great spirit lives though the bear. The bear holds the teachings of introspection. When it shows up in your life pay attention to how you think, act and interact. Use discernment in all that you do and discriminate with care. Bear teaches you how to make choices from a position of power. In some traditions bear is the spirit keeper of the West. The place of maturity and good harvest. The gifts that bear offers to those with this totem are strength, introspection and knowledge. Bear teaches the importance of appearance by gathering inner strength and presenting it outwardly. Unlike other animals who are active during a specific time of day, the bear is active both day and night. This symbolizes its connection with solar energy, that of strength and power, and lunar energy, that of intuition. It enhances and teaches those with this totem how to develop both within themselves. Bear can sometimes be too quick to anger and too sure of it own power. While they have little to fear they can forget caution, which is an important trait to have. If bear is your totem be careful that you dont throw your caution to the wind. Being unaware of your limits in certain settings can be disastrous. There are several types of bear including the Grizzly, Brown, Black, Kodiak and Polar. Bear has played a prominent role in many Native cultures. Because of this a constellation was named for it, Ursus Major, The Great Bear. Some tribes prayed for medicine dreams that would show bear to be their guide. Others felt the bear was too powerful a medicine and would only hunt them if it meant not starving. Bears are amazingly fast. The grizzly and black bear can reach speeds of up to 35 to 40 mph. And all bears can climb and are therefore associated with trees. Trees are a powerful and ancient symbol, as is the bear, and both are links to the Heavens and the Earth. Trees are also a symbol of knowledge, fertility and growth. During the winter bears spend several months sleeping in dens without eating, a condition that resembles hibernation. The more fat their bodies have stored up the deeper the sleep. Bears live on this fat throughout the winter. It teaches us how to go within and find the resources necessary for our personal survival. People with bear as their totem will find this cycle of semi-hibernation very natural during the winter months, during which time they may give birth to new ideas or projects that will take root in the spring. Bears also have a great fondness for honey. Honey, the natural sweetness of life, is usually found in hives, located in trees. Again, this reinforces the connection between the bear and trees. Use this as a reminder to go within to awaken the power, bring it out into the open and taste the sweetness of life. youtube/watch?v=0H6LRu9cLaI&feature=youtu.be
Posted on: Wed, 22 Oct 2014 15:41:08 +0000
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