Bear

Bear energy is very powerful and feminine, giving access to dreams and the subconscious.

People who have the bear as a totem are inquisitive and careful, often they are scholars or inventors. Bear energy gives first of all strength and confidence, no matter what adversity you have to deal with. Bears are able to act and willing to determine the course of events themselves.

Inner vision and intuition, paired with excellent instincts characterize the bear. Bear medicine seeks harmony and balance in order to promote healing. When people were not aware of hibernation, it was thought that bears would die in autumn and reincarnate in spring. Hence, they had to overcome death.

The bear is the „speaker of the animals“. Having it as a totem brings great power. From the point of view of shamanism, the soul splinters in the event of great traumas. In such cases, the shaman must retrieve the fragments. Often he finds them in the cave of the bear, where it nourishes and protects them.

Bear energy stands for introspection, healing, communication with the mind of others, death and rebirth, dreams, magic and mysticism, wisdom and the ability to be alone.